Births, deaths, marriages and care

Getting married

How to get a marriage licence or certificate and how to change your name.

Death and bereavement

Learn about what to do after a loved one dies.

Register a birth

Register a baby under the age of 1 and apply for a birth certificate, a social insurance number and Canada child benefits.

Birth certificates

Get a copy of an Ontario birth certificate online.

Child care

Find out more about child care, including what programs are available, how to get funding and how to know if a program is licensed.

Child benefit

Learn about financial support for low-income families with children under 18 years old.

Housing

Find affordable housing

Learn about programs to help you have a safe and affordable place to call home.

Find your local Service Manager

Find your local service manager to see what housing supports are available in your community.

Change your address

How to update your Ontario ID cards when you change your home address.

Consumer rights

Learn about your consumer rights when you buy a home, hire a mover, start a renovation, and more.

Condo Guide

What to know before you buy a condo, including your rights and responsibilities as a condo owner.

Tax credits and benefits

Benefit and tax credit programs related to housing.

Renting in Ontario

Rental rights

Learn about your rights as a landlord or tenant in Ontario.

Rental housing enforcement unit

Learn about what is an offence under the Residential Tenancies Act and how to report one.

Standard lease

Learn about Ontario’s standard lease.

Residential rent increases

Learn about the rules for rent, including rent increase guidelines and resolving issues about rent control.

Renting commercial property in Ontario

Learn about commercial lease agreements, how to end a tenancy and where to get help to resolve a conflict.

Construction

Ontario Building Code

Learn more about the building code, including qualification and registration, available training, dispute resolution, recent code developments and more.

Land use planning

Tools that can help support local planning and economic development for municipalities.

Land registration

Register, store and manage deeds, mortgages and plans of survey at 1 of Ontario’s 54 Land Registry Offices.

Infrastructure projects

Search infrastructure projects across the province, including new or improved roads and bridges, schools, hospitals and community centres.

Communities

Municipalities

The names of all 444 Ontario municipalities.

Social Assistance

Learn how to get financial and employment assistance if you don’t have enough money for things like food and housing, or if you have a disability and are in financial need.

Adoption

Learn about adoption, how to adopt a child, and get services and support to help you and the child you are adopting throughout the adoption process.

Indigenous children and youth

Get information about services and programs for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth.

Early child development

Learn about programs that can support your child’s growth and development from the time they’re born until they start school.

Youth in Ontario

Learn about programs, services and support to help you develop skills to achieve your goals and build your future.

Children with special needs

Get information about support for your child’s special needs related to their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, language or behavioural development.

Adults with developmental disabilities in Ontario

Learn about developmental services and find services and support for people who have a developmental disability and are older than 18.

Women’s social and economic opportunity

Promoting women’s economic independence and fighting against gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse.

Contact us

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Helping to improve outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals who need support, and advancing the interests of women across Ontario.

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Working with local governments and partners across Ontario to build safe and strong urban and rural communities with dynamic local economies, a high quality of life and affordable and suitable homes for everyone.