GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Yukon Births

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find birth information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the birth section of the Yukon Guided Research page.

How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Territory-wide birth registration began in 1896. General compliance didn't begin until 1925. To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Yukon Civil Registration- Vital Records. To order birth records 1898 and onward, contact:

Yukon Health and Social Services - Vital Statistics P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Telephone: (867)-667-5207 Website NOTE: Birth records are confidential for 100 years from the date of birth. Only the person on the certificate or an immediate family member may order a birth certificate during this restricted period (see Restrictions for more details).

Additional Records with Birth Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for birth events may not have been created at the time of the birth. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Tips for finding births
Successfully finding birth records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Search parents. Search for the parents, if known, as the child's first name may not be on the birth record.
 * Search given name. Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search state. Search using the state name only instead of by county.

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