Has anyone gotten DEC to issue a birth cert for a pre-1900-born ancestor?
I posted this in the “Canadian Citizenship” sub and the moderators took it down. I do want to know the answer!
Is anyone aware of a case where DEC has issued a birth certificate for someone born before 1900, either in response to an ask for IRCC or requesting without an IRCC ask? I saw a post somewhere from awhile back mentioning that someone submitted a request for an ancestor born in the 1800s, and their order is processing. I understand the communications up until now have usually directed folks to BaNQ for folks born during this time.
I am considering taking my certified BaNQ record to DEC to ask for a birth cert for my 1852-born ancestor. At the very least, I’ll get a letter stating that they cannot do this to cover my bases with the IRCC. But was curious to see if we have any cases of someone getting a birth cert?
Posted Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC