Correcting errors on certificates

What is the process?
Where an error is discovered on a birth certificate the person requesting the correction shall inform the Senior Legal Assistant, Records Section.

who may request correction of an error?

• The mother of the child
• The father of the child
• A relative who must be of the age of majority and at least five years older than the child
• Any person having knowledge regarding the error.

Documents required:

• The erroneous certificate
• Identification card of person requesting the correction
• Sworn affidavit attesting to the correction of the error