Birth Certificates

Vital Records

Certified copies of vital records for individuals who were born or deceased in Canaan can be purchased at a cost of $15.00 for one copy and $10.00 for each additional copy when ordered at the same time. This fee is payable whether or not a record is found. According to NH State Statute, a person making a request for a vital record must be a member of the person's immediate family or have a 'direct and tangible interest' in the record.

PLEASE NOTE--Effective January 1, 2005 all individuals requesting a certified copy of a record (Pursuant to RSA 5 C-16) must present positive identification, including, but not limited to, a driver's license, passport or other picture identification, or in the absence of acceptable picture identification shall complete the form Documentation Evidence for Individuals not Possessing and Acceptable Picture Identification.