Vital Statistics Agency (VSA) – Burnaby (Vancouver)

Provincial office that records and issues certificates for births, deaths, marriages, adoptions, and divorces in BC, and provides change of name and gender marker changes on birth certificates. Order certificates online, by mail, or in person at the Burnaby office. Fees apply for most certificates. Residential school survivors, their families, and those affected by the Sixties Scoop can reclaim an Indigenous name at no cost, including with Indigenous language characters.