Old Age Security Regulations

16 If the Minister has not received sufficient evidence or information in support of an application to determine the relationship between the applicant and their spouse or common-law partner, the applicant or their representative shall allow the Minister access to the following documents:

• (a) in the case of spouses,

  • (i) an official copy or extract of the record of marriage issued by a competent authority or a certified copy of one, or

  • (ii) if the Minister has sufficient reason to believe that an official copy or extract of the record of marriage or a certified copy is not available,

    • (A) a statutory declaration setting out information as to the marriage, and

    • (B) other evidence of the marriage; and

• (b) in the case of common-law partners,

  • (i) a statutory declaration setting out information as to the relationship of the common-law partners, and

  • (ii) other evidence of the relationship.