It appears that [In Quebec] church records are all you can expect prior to 1994 Take a look at Marlene Simmons Web Site http://www.virtuel.qc.ca/simmons/attach1.htm Here is a clipping from the site Quote HOW TO COLLECT QUEBEC RECORDS There are a few basic things you should know about how Quebec deals with its vital records. This is just a quick overview, and I've suggested a great book at the end of these notes if you'd like to look deeper into some of the history behind this subject. Prior to January 1, 1994, there was no full civil registration of births, marriages or burials in Quebec such as we see elsewhere in North America. Instead, the churches were all required to keep two copies of their registers, one of which was to be kept at the church, the other depositted annually at the office of the District Protonotary (which was often at the regional courthouse). The copy depositted at the courthouse became the civil register of vital records. End Quote ++++++++++++++++= On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:37:47 -0700, Neil Lepper wrote: >Looking to see if anyone knows when Quebec required civic registration for >BDM. Looking for information that could be on a death certificate, that >might not be on record with the church, in 1915 and 1919 in Megantic Co. >Quebec. >