If you are applying for a New Brunswick Death Certificate to support a separate application such as Estate Settlement, Immigration, or Native Status, it is important to check with the organization requesting the document to ensure you obtain the correct document type. Changes cannot be made once an order has been placed.

Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, cheque or money order – Please make the cheque or money order payable to ‘Vital Certificate Processing Services’.

Certificates ordered with regular service average 15 to 20 business days to be processed and delivered.

Service times listed above are approximations and are not guaranteed. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will significantly delay processing time.

• Death Certificate – $95.00 each

• Courier Service – reduces wait to 10 to 15 business days (does not include cost of certificate) Pricing: $16.50 to NB, NS, or PE / $33.00 to all other Canadian destinations / $45.00 to USA / $85.00 to international destinations

• Expedited and Courier Service – reduces wait to 3 to 5 business days (does not include cost of certificate) Pricing: $66.50 to NB, NS, or PE / $83.00 to all other Canadian destinations / $95.00 to USA / $135.00 to international destinations

Fees include all taxes, search, shipping and processing charges.

If no record of the death is found by the New Brunswick Vital Statistics Agency, fees will be applied to the search cost and will not be refunded by the Agency.

All death certificates in New Brunswick are mailed or couriered directly from the New Brunswick Vital Statistics Agency.