Certificate Requests
Please refer to this page to request a Congratulatory Certificate or Military/DND Civilian Certificate.
The Executive Council Office coordinates and administers the Premier’s Congratulatory Message Service. Official greetings from the Premier are sent to Nova Scotians across the province each year to commemorate significant birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
In addition, notification is sent to the following upon request and if the eligibility criteria is met:
Federal
- Prime Minister of Canada
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
- Member of the Legislative Assembly for the recipient's constituency
- Member of Parliament for the recipient’s constituency
Greetings from the Governor General and The King are now issued directly by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General and requests must be submitted online: https://www.gg.ca/en/contact-us/birthday-anniversary-greetings
Eligibility
The table below indicates the birthdays and anniversaries which qualify for congratulatory messages, as well as the official documents that may be required for verification. Congratulatory messages are only available upon request and not processed automatically folowing the initial request:
Birthday | Anniversary | |
His Majesty King Charles III King of Canada |
100th(Available annually after 100) | 60+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Governor General of Canada | 90+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
50+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Prime Minister of Canada | 65+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
25+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | 80+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
50+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Premier of Nova Scotia | 65+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
25+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia |
65+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
25+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
Member of Parliament | 65+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 100) |
25+ at five year intervals (Available annually after 70) |
To receive a congratulatory message, please complete the online form available through Request a Congratulatory Message.
Six weeks notice is required. Requests submitted with less than the six weeks notice may not be processed by the celebration date.
Contact:
Premier's Congratulatory Message Service
Executive Council Office
Barrington Level, One Government Place
1700 Granville Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5
Telephone: (902) 424-3692
Fax: (902) 424-4309
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 1617
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2Y3
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