Congratulatory Message Request for B.C. Residents

The Congratulatory Messages Program is pleased to coordinate congratulatory messages for significant birthdays and wedding anniversaries on behalf of residents of British Columbia. While we are pleased to accept requests which arrive late, we cannot guarantee that the messages will be sent by the celebration date. Requests will be accepted 6 months in advance of the occasion date or no more than 6 months after occasion date. B.C. residents are eligible to receive messages from the officials listed below. Please note that only requests for messages from The Queen require proof of eligibility.

Request message from:	Birthday	Anniversary
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Ensure proof is attached)	100th (minimum) Interval: Every year	60th (minimum) Interval: 5 years and then every year after the 70th
Governor General of Canada	90th (minimum) Interval: 5 years	50th (minimum) Interval: 5 years
Prime Minister of Canada	75th Interval: 5 years	25th Interval: 5 years
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia	90 +	50 +
Premier of British Columbia	75 +	25 +
Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia	75 +	25 +
Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.)	75 +	25 +

Please read carefully to ensure your request is processed.

• In the celebrant information section, please write the celebrant’s name as you would like it to appear on the congratulatory message (Prefix is mandatory for Governor General message). Space is limited to 36 characters (including spaces).
• Celebrant‘s home address (this is required even if you would like the message sent to an alternate address).
• Requestor name, phone and email address. We may contact you to clarify message details.
• Proof of birth or marriage is required to receive a message sent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for residents of Canada celebrating a 100th birthday or more, and to couples celebrating a 60th wedding anniversary or more. Please include a copy (not the original) with your completed form.
  • Acceptable proof of birth: Birth certificate, a sworn affidavit as to the proof of birth by a notary public, or a letter from a priest or a rabbi.
  • Acceptable proof of marriage: Marriage certificate, certification of the date of marriage by: a priest, minister or rabbi or by the provincial Registrar’s Office, or a sworn affidavit as to the proof of marriage by a notary public.
• Please check our Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) if you have further questions.
• Please contact us to have a copy mailed or faxed to you. The form is also available electronically:
  • PDF (91 KB - Adobe Acrobat required) format that can be printed, filled-in manually, and then mailed or faxed.

For further instruction/clarification, please mouse over the [?] or [X].

Step 1: Celebrant Information Please complete all the required fields (marked with red asterisks) before proceeding.

	* Occasion:			Please pick one: Birthday Anniversary
	* Years/Age: [?] For birthday years must be 75+. For anniversary, years must be 25+.			[Ineligible value - hover for details] For a Brithday or Anniversary the recepient must be of the appropriate age to be eligible for a message.
	* Occasion Date [?] Please indicate the date of the occasion using the current year NOT the actual year of birth or year married. Requests will be accepted 6 months in advance of the occasion date or no more than 6 months after the occasion date.:			January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 [X] The date of this occasion is outside of the eligable range. The eligible range for messages is 6 months before or from today.
	Date of Reception [?] Please indicate if a party or reception is being held prior to the occasion date and the messages are required for an earlier date.:			January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 [X] The date of reception is outside of the eligable range. The eligible range for messages is 6 months before or from today.
	Please do not write in all caps. * Name of Celebrant [?] As it should appear on certificate. Space on our certificates is limited to 36 characters TOTAL (including spaces) for birthday greetings and 31 characters for anniversary greetings. [X] The total length of the requested name exceeds the allowed length of the certificate .			Prefix [?] Messages from the Governor General of Canada require a prefix.: None Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Dr. * First Name: * Surname:
	* Gender:			Select: Male Female
	* Additional Celebrant [?] As it should appear on certificate. Space on our certificates is limited to 36 characters TOTAL (including spaces) for birthday greetings and 31 characters for anniversary greetings.[X] The total length of the requested name exceeds the allowed length of the certificate .			Prefix [?] Messages from the Governor General of Canada require a prefix.: None Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Dr. * First Name: * Surname:
	* Gender:			Select: Male Female
	* Home Address [?] The celebrant's home address is required in order to request greetings from the appropriate MLA. Please do not enter the delivery address (if different from the celebrant address) here.
* City: Province: [?] The Office of Protocol will only process message requests for current residents of BC. Please see FAQs for further information. * Postal: [Lookup]
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Step 2: Choose Congratulatory Message(s) Please complete all the required fields.

These are the messages the celebrant is eligible for based on the age/years married.
Please select the messages you wish to receive. To review the eligibility criteria please click here.

Proof to Follow (Needed to request a greeting from The Queen.)

No Yes

No Yes

Please note that only requests for messages from The Queen require proof. See our 'Frequently Asked Questions' page for the types of proof that are accepted. We will require a photocopy (NOT the original) of the proof to be sent either via email to Protocol@gov.bc.ca, by fax to (250)356-2814 or via regular mail to the address provided below:

Attn: Congratulatory Messages
Office of Protocol
9422 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9V1
Please be sure to clearly indicate the name of the Celebrant(s) and the Occasion Date on the certificate copy.

Occasion: Brithday Anniversary Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II [?] Requests for Congratulatory Messages from The Queen require proof of birthday (example - birth certificate) or marriage (example - marriage certificate). Copies of documents can be sent to the Office of Protocol. [X] You must acknowledge that you will follow up with proof in order to receive a message from the queen. See details to the right. No Yes No Yes Governor General of Canada [?] In order to request a message from the Governor General of Canada you must specify a prefix for all celebrants. No Yes No Yes Prime Minister of Canada No Yes No Yes Lieutenant Governor of BC No Yes No Yes Premier of BC No Yes No Yes Leader of the Official Opposition of BC No Yes No Yes Recipient's M.L.A. [Look up MLA]Click here to find your M.L.A. based on your postal code (will open a new windows, provided by the Legislative Assembly of BC site). No Yes No Yes

Do you wish to receive Federal messages in French: No Yes

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Step 3: Requestor/Delivery Information Please complete all the required fields before proceeding.

	* First Name [?] The Office of Protocol may need to contact you in order to clarify message details.: * Surname: Email address [X] If you choose to supply an email please ensure it is valid and you re-typed the email correctly.: Re-type Email: * Phone: * Delivery Address [?] Please indicate whether you would like the message sent to the celebrant's home address or to a different delivery address. : Please Choose: Use Celebrant Address C/O Address Below * C/O: Prefix: None Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Dr. * First Name: * Surname: * Delivery Address: * City: * Postal/Zip: * Province/State: * Country: Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor (see Timor-Leste) Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe United States of America
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