The Township of North Huron is pleased to offer non-religious, civil marriage ceremonies presided over by a legal Civil Marriage Officiant.
In the Province of Ontario, a civil marriage may be performed by a judge, justice of the peace, and a Municipal Clerk, or their delegate. The Township of North Huron Municipal Clerk has delegated their authority to legal, trained, and local Marriage Officiants who offer civil marriage services. A civil marriage ceremony is non-denominational and follows the requirements of the Marriage Act, R.S.O. 1990 for the Province of Ontario.
If you are planning on having a North Huron Officiant perform your marriage ceremony, please refer to the Civil Marriage Information & Planning Package by clicking below:
Civil Marriage Information & Planning Package
The fee for Civil Marriage Ceremonies is set out in the Township's Fees and Charges By-law. The fee is payable to the Township of North Huron by cash, debit, credit card or cheque and will be required to be paid at the time of confirmed booking to reserve your date and time with the desired Officiant. Please note that the fee for a Civil Marriage Ceremony does not include the cost of the marriage license, which is an additional cost set out in the Township of North Huron Fees and Charges By-law.
North Huron Civil Marriage Officiants
North Huron Civil Marriage Officiants are available to perform a civil marriage ceremony at any reasonable time and place of your choice. Scheduling a civil marriage ceremony should take place at least four (4) weeks prior to the intended date. Efforts will be made to accommodate your desired ceremony date and time.
A list of North Huron’s Civil Marriage Officiants and information about them is available below. Once you have determined your desired Officiant, couples must complete and submit the Civil Marriage Officiant Booking Form to begin the booking process. The couple is encouraged, while booking the Officiant, to advise of any accessibility requirements that may need to be taken into consideration by the Officiant.
Within two (2) days of submitting the booking form, Clerk’s Department staff will contact both the Marriage Officiant and couple to confirm availability and arrange for the payment of fees.
A civil marriage ceremony booking is considered “booked” once payment has been received in full and Clerk’s Department staff have confirmed the availability of the requested Marriage Officiant.
The following individuals are authorized to perform civil marriage ceremonies, under the delegated authority of the Municipal Clerk:
Alice McDowell |
Emily Phillips |
Margaret Speer |
To book a North Huron Marriage Officiant for your ceremony, please complete and submit the Marriage Officiant Booking Form.
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