{"id":"e101","name":"City of Toronto - Marriage Services (Marriage Licences & Wedding Chambers)","type":"institution","typeLabel":"Public institution","tags":["city hall wedding","civil ceremony","engagement","getting married","marriage","marriage licence","nikah","wedding","wedding chamber"],"what":"The City issues Ontario marriage licences ($180) at Toronto City Hall and North York Civic Centre and rents civic-centre wedding chambers ($136.85 for 30 minutes) where couples hold a ceremony with their own officiant and two witnesses.","languages":["English"],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":"n/a","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"website":"https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/","contact":{"route":"Online marriage licence application then in-person appointment; email Marriage Services or call 311","url":"https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/applying-for-a-marriage-licence/","email":"marriage@toronto.ca"},"welcomes":[],"now":"Site quote: 'The cost of a marriage licence is $180 (HST does not apply).' Preparing-to-get-married page (30 Sep 2026) says the City is 'now piloting offering civil wedding ceremonies' at North York Civic Centre; pilot fee not published. Chambers seat 40 (North York), 22 (Scarborough) and 25 (York).","sources":["https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/applying-for-a-marriage-licence/","https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/step-2-planning-the-big-day/wedding-chambers/","https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/preparing-to-get-married/","https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/getting-married/"],"verified":"checked","approach":"Public institutions work through programs and forms, not favours. 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