Skip To Navigation
Skip To Content
Tell us what you think
Website feedback
You will need to purchase a Marriage Licence from a registry agent in Alberta. A marriage licence is valid for three months from the date it is issued and is only valid to be married in the province of Alberta.
Marriage Licence | Contact
Registry Agents | Contact
You will receive a Registration of Marriage form along with your Marriage Licence. The registration must be completed and signed at the time of the marriage and then submitted to Vital Statistics by the marriage officiant within two days.
Registration of Marriages
At the end of your wedding ceremony, the person who performed the ceremony will give you a Marriage Statement. You can use the Marriage Statement as temporary proof of your marriage until you order an official Marriage Certificate through a registry agent.
Certificate of Marriage (Large)
Certificate of Marriage (Small)
Marriage Certificate
A marriage officiant is a registered clergy (for a religious ceremony) or a marriage commissioner (for a civil ceremony) with the legal authority to perform marriages within the province of Alberta.
Application for Temporary Appointment as an Alberta Marriage Commissioner
Marriage Commissioner Listing
Marriage Commissioners | Contact
Marriage Officiants
Special Event Liquor Licence for Private Functions
Temporary Marriage Commissioner Appointments
Marriage Ceremony Requirements
If you plan to have your wedding outside Alberta, you must purchase your marriage licence, certificate and any other marriage documents from the province/territory/country where your wedding will take place. The Alberta Government registers only marriages that occur in Alberta. If you are planning to marry in another country, you may wish to contact the consular office of that nation for information.
Federal Service - Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Consular Offices)
If you have been divorced, you will have to provide a Certificate of Divorce in order to be eligible to remarry.
Certificate of Divorce (Decree Absolute) | Contact
If you wish to adopt your spouse's last name after marriage, no legal name change is required. Your Marriage Certificate is sufficient proof of name change.
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Moving | Contact
Driver's Licence | Contact
Married Last Name
Federal Service - Passports, Visas and Other Documents | Contact
If your marriage plans include moving, you'll want to contact Canada Post to have your mail forwarded. You may also want to check out Service Alberta's How to Change Your Address page.
How to Change Your Address
Moving To or Around Alberta
Federal Service - Canada Post
