Licence to Marry

If you are a member of the Order of Ministry of the United Church of Canada (diaconal and ordained) not currently licensed to perform marriages in the Province of Ontario who has been called or appointed to a pastoral charge in one of the Presbyteries of Hamilton Conference please contact Janet Macaulay (jmacaulay@hamconf.org) to request an application package.  This package includes a letter of authorization from the Executive Secretary of Hamilton Conference and an application form from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario.  You are required to complete the application and send it, along with the letter of authorization and a copy of your commissioning/ordination certificate or call/ appointment form, directly to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay.

If you are not a member of the Order of Ministry seeking a licence to marry, please review the Hamilton Conference Marriage Policy.

Authorization to Solemnize Marriages Policy

Application form for authorization to solemnize marriages

Temporary Licence to Marry

Ministry Personnel Outside of Ontario:
If you are ministry personnel in good standing from outside Ontario and have been asked to perform a wedding within the bounds of Hamilton Conference, you may apply for a temporary, one-time licence to marry for that specific wedding.  Please contact Janet Macaulay (jmacaulay@hamconf.org) with the following information to request an application package:

This package includes a letter of authorization from the Executive Secretary of Hamilton Conference and an application form from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario.  You are required to complete the application and send it, along with the letter of authorization and a copy of your ordination certificate or call/ appointment form, directly to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay.

Retired Ministry Personnel:
If you are retired ministry personnel in good standing within Hamilton Conference and are not a Presbytery-recognized Voluntary Associate Minister (link to VAM policy) with an active licence to marry and have been asked to perform a wedding within the bounds of Hamilton Conference you may apply for a temporary, one-time licence to marry for that specific wedding.  Please contact Janet Macaulay (jmacaulay@hamconf.org) with the following information to request an application package:

This package includes a letter of authorization from the Executive Secretary of Hamilton Conference and an application form from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario.

You are required to complete the application and send it, along with the letter of authorization and a copy of your ordination certificate directly to the Office of the Registrar General in Thunder Bay.