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

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

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1800s:  Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959  at FamilySearch

How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Territory-wide birth registration began in 1896. General compliance did not begin until 1930. To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Yukon Vital Records.

To order birth records after 1898, contact:


 * Yukon Health and Social Services - Vital Statistics Government of the Yukon Vital Statistics Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Phone: 867-667-5207 Email: [mailto:vital.statistics@gov.yk.ca vital.statistics@gov.yk.ca] Website

NOTE: Birth certificates are confidential. Only the person named on the certificate, a parent, or someone with written permission can order a birth certificate.

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 marriages
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 given name. Search by given name by leaving out the last name.
 * Search for bride. Search by the bride’s name rather than the groom’s name.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate year of marriage or the county the marriage took place in.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search state. Search using the state name only instead of by county.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start The Yukon became a separate territory in 1898. Some birth records began in 1896 when the Yukon was part of the Northwest Territories. Birth registration continued when the Yukon Territory took over the responsibility in 1898. Vital records in the Yukon were systematically kept in 1925.