New Brunswick Death Certificates | Official Government Issued

Welcome to the New Brunswick death certificate application page of VitalCertificates.ca.

Required as legal proof of death, to settle the estate of the deceased and to apply for pension and insurance benefits, New Brunswick death certificates can be ordered by proceeding to step 1 below.

  • Complete, print and sign the application form
  • Fax, scan and email or mail your completed and signed form
  • Scan & Email: newbrunswick@expresslegal.ca
    Fax: 1-866-265-6300
  • Receive your certificate by mail or courier

Who Can Apply For a New Brunswick Death Certificate?

This site is available for use by the legal profession and general public to obtain New Brunswick Government approved and official certificates of death issued by the government agency as an independent authorized agent.

Original or replacement death certificates may be released to:

  • A spouse, child, parent or sibling of the deceased; or
  • The executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased;

Fees & Processing Times

New Brunswick Death Certificate – $75.00 each

Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, cheque or money order – Please make cheque or money order payable to “ExpressLegal”

Certificates average 15 to 20 business days to be processed and delivered.

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

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

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

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

Death Certificate

Contains the individual’s full name, gender, date of death, place of death, place of birth, resident province, state or country, registration number, and date of registration.

Do you require the status of your submitted application?

If you have not received your ordered death certificate within the time expected, please call toll-free at 1-888-762-8600.

It is important to us that your privacy is protected and the personal information you provide us is collected, used and disclosed only for the purposes of that which you have authorized us. The information provided to us in your application is collected, used and disclosed solely for the purpose of requesting the documents which you require from the respective government agencies. Your personal information will only be submitted to the agency to which you directly authorize us to do so at the time your application is submitted. All information submitted is strictly confidential and will not be passed on in any other form for any commercial purpose. Download Our Privacy Policy.