900 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, M2-49, Toronto, ON, M7A 1Y5
Listed In: Provincial Government
The Office of the Registrar General of Ontario maintains records and issues certificates for major life events, such as births, deaths and marriages.

By katherine joness on July 13, 2007 Verified by Email
Mom: I need you to drop off this form so I can get an emergency birth certificate (mom's are born too, weird)
Me: Sure, mom. Will do.
*Kat waits for 10 minutes in line, not too bad for a gov't office*
Me: Hi, I am dropping off these forms for my mom.
Man: Okay, let me look at this *stamp, chage order of forms, stamp stamp..stamp*
Man: Please proceed to section B, here is your number.
Me: (to self) Section B? WTF? Im just dropping off a form.
10 minutes later
Man 2: Number 319.
Me: Im dropping of these forms
Man 2: hmmm *shuffle, shuffle, reaarange* okay, well *stamp, stamp, stamp* Your all set.
Me: (in shock that this has now taken 35 minutes) Is there a Tim Horton's in the building?
Man 2: Yes, but you dont have security clearance.
True Story.
By Office of the Registrar General
since when do you need security clearance to get into tim hortons??? TEE TEE WHY EL
By Office of the Registrar General
my god i know your pain. one word, marriage licence/marriage certificate. takes 6-8 weeks or months? i'm not sure i still haven't gotten it but i'm thinking months. and teh security thing for the timms, is priceless

By katherine joness on July 13, 2007 Verified by Email
Mom: I need you to drop off this form so I can get an emergency birth certificate (mom's are born too, weird)
Me: Sure, mom. Will do.
*Kat waits for 10 minutes in line, not too bad for a gov't office*
Me: Hi, I am dropping off these forms for my mom.
Man: Okay, let me look at this *stamp, chage order of forms, stamp stamp..stamp*
Man: Please proceed to section B, here is your number.
Me: (to self) Section B? WTF? Im just dropping off a form.
10 minutes later
Man 2: Number 319.
Me: Im dropping of these forms
Man 2: hmmm *shuffle, shuffle, reaarange* okay, well *stamp, stamp, stamp* Your all set.
Me: (in shock that this has now taken 35 minutes) Is there a Tim Horton's in the building?
Man 2: Yes, but you dont have security clearance.
True Story.
By Office of the Registrar General
since when do you need security clearance to get into tim hortons??? TEE TEE WHY EL
By Office of the Registrar General
my god i know your pain. one word, marriage licence/marriage certificate. takes 6-8 weeks or months? i'm not sure i still haven't gotten it but i'm thinking months. and teh security thing for the timms, is priceless