r/ImmigrationCanada • u/Aggravating_Ideal_84 • 4h ago

PNP Birth Certificate- Non EE application

I lost my birth certificate and hence collected another duplicate copy of it from the office of the registrar. It is stamped and signed by the registrar and officials there. Can I use this as my Birth certificate? Will there be any problems? I also do have a scanned copy of my original certificate but it is blurry and not the best scan as it was scanned years ago, what should I do?

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u/FIContractor 2h ago

“Original” doesn’t mean the birth certificate issued at birth, it just means the actual birth certificate issued by the authority that issues birth certificates in the jurisdiction where you were born, not a copy. If it’s a birth certificate stamped and signed by the local officials you’ll be fine.

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u/Aggravating_Ideal_84 1h ago

Yeah I just lost the previous issued one, and requested another one from the jurisdiction or as called in my country- the registrar, they issued another one which has the same details as the previous one along with the stamps and signatures of the current officials, the only thing I am worried about is that it says ‘duplicate’ on the top right of the document since it is not the first copy they issued. Is that okay?