Special Greetings & Certificates

Representative of the different levels and branches of government will send special congratulatory greetings and/or certificates to people celebrating significant birthdays, wedding anniversaries, or other events.  If you or someone you know will soon be celebrating a special birthday or anniversary, or commemorating a special event, you can request special greetings by calling either our Timmins office at (705) 268-6400 or our Kapuskasing office at 705-335-6400.

NOTE: The recipient or requestor must live in Timmins – James Bay Riding (Timmins, Kapuskasing, Hearst and communities in-between; also the James Bay Coastal Communities), scroll requests will only be processed if the recipient is a resident of Ontario.

Here is the criteria:

Gilles Bisson, your Member of Provincial Parliament, will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • Any birthday or wedding anniversary; or
  • Any celebratory occassion.

Requests for the MPP’s greetings must be submitted as early as possible.

Your Member of Parliament (Carol Hughes, Charlie Angus, etc..) will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • Any birthday or wedding anniversary; or
  • Any celebratory occassion.

Requests for the MP’s greetings must be submitted as early as possible.

The Queen will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • a 60th wedding anniversary and all subsequent anniversaries; or
  • a 100th birthday and all subsequent birthdays.

Requests for The Queen’s greetings must be submitted at least three (3) months in advance and requires proof of date of birth or marriage, whichever is applicable (a copy of the birth certificate or marriage certificate is required).

The Governor-General will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • a 50th wedding anniversary and all subsequent anniversaries; or
  • a 90th birthday and all subsequent birthdays.

Requests for the Governor-General’s greetings must be submitted at least three (3) months in advance.

The Prime Minister of Canada will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • a 25th or 50th wedding anniversary and all subsequent anniversaries in 5 year intervals; or
  • a 65th or 70th birthday and all subsequent birthdays in 5 year intervals.

Requests for the Prime Minister’s greetings must be submitted at least two (2) months in advance.

The Premier of Ontario will send a congratulatory letter on:

  • a 40th wedding anniversary and all subsequent anniversaries; or
  • an 80th birthday and all subsequent birthdays.

Requests for the Premier’s greetings must be submitted at least two (2) months in advance.  Please note that congratulatory letters will not be issued more than once every five (5) years..