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

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

Images Only (Browsable Images)
Currently, there are no browsable-only collections.

How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Territory-wide death registration began in 1899. General compliance did not begin until 1930. To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Yukon Vital Records.

To order death records after 1899, 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: Death certificates can be issued to any person who orders one; the Registrar will determine if the reason is valid.

Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.

Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death 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 (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
 * 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 territory. Search using the territory name only instead of by smaller locality.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start
 * 1899 Registration of deaths began.
 * 1925 Vital records began to be kept more systematically.
 * 1930 General compliance occurs.