According to the paperwork it says.

Birth Certificates: The certificate must show that it is an extract from official records and must bear the seal of the issuing authority. The certificate must state the names of both parents. Canadian Commemorative certificate and short-form or wallet-size certificate are not acceptable for visa purposes. Please bring a photocopy if you need your original back.

Unobtainable Birth Certificates: in rare cases, it may be impossible to obtain a birth certificate because records have been lost or destroyed through war. In such a case, secondary evidence may be submitted for consideration, such as baptismal certificate, hospital certificate, school records, and/or a notarized affidavit from a close relative, preferable your parents.

My spouse's birth certificate does not contain her parents names. Do you think I would be okay with the birth certificate and a notarized affidavit from her parents?

Is her Birth Certificate unobtainable?

If not, they are pretty easy to get- and they usually cost about $15- 20.

What province was she born in?

I would be getting that BC right away if it doesn't have the correct info. they are normally easy enough to get, unless you have extraordinary circumstances. Not knowing isnt a good enough reason. Sask. only took a week to get mine.

Where was she born? If in Canada, she'll need to get the "long form" from whatever province she was born in since those are not "unobtainable".

In B.C., I ordered mine as well as my kids over the phone and got them in a few days in the mail. I think they were $35.00 each.

Sorry I forgot to add she was born in the UK

She has the short form of the UK birthcertificate, I checked online and found an internet services that for a few obtains birth certificates in the UK. I wonder if these sites are trustworthy.

check out the UK forum on here or contact a UK consulate in canada for info??????

Andre's birth certificate ONLY had his mother's name on it. We've had no problems.

Both good suggestions. I wouldn't hesitate to use an online service, you didn't say where in the UK she is from, but I see there are even some Gov. sites for ordering the certificates.

Contact the Home Office, www.homeoffice.gov.uk/. They should be able to set you up and are very quick in their responses.

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/births/o...cates/index.asp is the website you need. It's the General Register Office.