Marriage Regulations
Regulation- Registration
- R-045-2017
- Source
- Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
- Under
- Marriage Act
This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.
- s.4 amended by R-010-2025,s.2 in force April 1, 2025
- s.7 amended by Marriage Act
The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, under section 49 of the Marriage Act and every enabling power, orders as follows:
For the purposes of subsection 7(3) of the Act, the following eligibility criteria are prescribed:
(a) the person must be an adult;
(b) the person must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
(1) A statutory declaration of an intention to marry referred to in subsections 14(1) and 23(1) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of the party making the declaration;
(b) the full name of the other party to the intended marriage;
(c) the community in which the party resides;
(d) the age of the party;
(e) an affirmation of the party’s belief that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage.
(2) A statutory declaration of an intention to marry, by a party unable to swear personally before an issuer or registered cleric who is to effect publication of the banns, referred to in subsections 14(2) and 23(2) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of the party making the declaration;
(b) the full name of the other party to the intended marriage;
(c) the community in which the party resides;
(d) the age of the party;
(e) an affirmation of the party’s belief that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage;
(f) the reason why that party is unable to appear before the issuer or registered cleric.
(3) A statutory declaration respecting the death of the previous spouse of a party to an intended marriage referred to in subsections 15(5) and 23(2) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of the person making the declaration;
(b) the community in which the person resides;
(c) the name of the deceased spouse;
(d) the date of the death of the deceased spouse;
(e) the circumstances by which the death of the deceased spouse came to the person’s attention.
(4) A consent to the intended marriage of a minor referred to in paragraph 16(a) and subsection 23(2) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of the person(s) making the consent;
(b) the community in which the person(s) resides;
(c) the full name of the minor;
(d) the age of the minor;
(e) the relationship of the person(s) to the minor;
(f) the full name of the other party to the intended marriage;
(g) an affirmation of consent to the intended marriage.
(5) A statutory declaration in place of consent referred to in section 18 and subsection 23(2) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of the party making the declaration;
(b) the community in which the party resides;
(c) an affirmation of the party having attained 18 years of age;
(d) the full name of the other party to the intended marriage;
(e) the community in which that other party resides;
(f) an affirmation of that other party having attained 19 years of age;
(g) the reason why otherwise requisite consent is not necessary.
(6) A marriage license referred to in subsection 20(1) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the full name of each party to the intended marriage;
(b) the community in which each party resides;
(c) a notice that the license is subject to the absence of legal impediments to the intended marriage;
(d) an authorization to perform or solemnize
(7) A certificate of the publication of banns referred to in subsection 25(2) of the Act must contain the following information:
(a) the name and address of the registered cleric who effected publication of the banns;
(b) the religious body to which that cleric belongs;
(c) an affirmation of the dates when and the location where the publication of banns took place;
(d) the full name of each party to the intended marriage;
(e) the community in which each party resides.
(1) A statutory declaration described in subsections 2(1) to (3) and (5) shall be signed by the person making the declaration and the person authorized to take affidavits or administer oaths before whom the declaration is made.
(2) A consent described in subsection 2(4) shall be signed by
(a) the person or persons making the consent; and
(b) two adult witnesses to the making of the consent.
(3) A marriage license described in subsection 2(6) shall be signed by the issuer.
(4) A certificate of the publication of banns described in subsection 2(7) shall be signed by the registered cleric who effected publication of the banns.
(5) After a marriage is performed by a marriage commissioner or solemnized by a registered cleric, the applicable marriage license shall also be signed by that commissioner or cleric.
(1) The application fee for a marriage license is $77.
(2) The fee paid for a marriage license shall be distributed in the following manner:
(a) in the case of an issuer who is a member of the public service of the Northwest Territories, the issuer shall send $77 to the Registrar General;
(b) in the case of an issuer who is not a member of the public service of the Northwest Territories, the issuer shall
(i) retain $38.50, and
(ii) send $38.50 to the Registrar General.
The fee that a marriage commissioner is entitled to receive for performing a marriage is $75.
REPEAL
(1) The Marriage Forms Regulations, established by regulation numbered R-050-91, are repealed.
(2) The Fees Regulations, established by regulation numbered R-065-2003, are repealed.
COMMENCEMENT
These regulations come into force on the day on which the Marriage Act, S.N.W.T 2017, c.2, comes into force.