Marriage to a Ohioan

This page describes how to marry in Ohioan and how to sponsor your Ohioan spouse for permanent residence in Canada.

If you want to bring your American spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page.

 

Processing Time

If you file a Canadian sponsorship application for your American spouse or partner, this application takes an average of 15 months (as of June 2016). If you are sponsoring your American spouse “inland,” the process will take over a year and half.

Please see our pages on family sponsorship for more information on the processing times of these applications.

 

Ohio’s Marriage Basic Requirements

In Ohio, as with all US States, you need to apply for a marriage license and register your marriage with the local (county) authorities. The cost varies, and other requirements may as well.

The legal age to marry in Ohio is 16, but anyone between the ages of 16 and 18 intending to marry will need to provide proof of parental consent and marriage counselling.

The marriage license fee depends on the county, so make sure you contact them before showing up.

You will need to make sure you have the right documents for the county you are marrying in. Take your passport and all of the documents you brought with you from Canada with you to the Probate Court. Your Ohioan spouse needs to present their passport, birth certificate and proof of single status.

There is no waiting period for the marriage license, it will be valid the moment it’s issued.

Once the license is issued, you will have 60 days to marry.

Unlike other states, you need to apply for the marriage license in the county the Ohioan resident lives in.

 

Documents required from the Canadian Spouse

• Statement in Lieu of Certificate of Non-Impediment to Marriage Abroad
• Original valid Canadian passport
• Original birth certificate
• Original death certificate of deceased spouse if widowed
• Original divorce decree or annulment papers if divorced

 

Documents required form the American Spouse

• Original valid driver’s license
• Original birth certificate
• Original death certificate of deceased spouse if widowed
• Original divorce decree or annulment papers if divorced
• Social Security Number

Once you have your marriage license, you have 60 days to have the marriage ceremony.

If one or both of you are under 18, you are required to provide both written consent from a parent and a letter from your pastor or marriage counselor attesting that you have had counselling.

 

Family Members

Having children does not affect the application for a Marriage License in Ohio.

 

County Probate Courts

County	Probate Court Address	Phone Number	Cost	Method of Payment	Hours	Appointment Needed?
Adams County	110 West Main Street West Union, Ohio 45693	937-544-2921	$50.00	Cash or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Allen County	Allen County Probate Court Fourth Floor, Courthouse 301 North Main Street Lima, Ohio	(419) 223-8502	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 9:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Ashland County	Ashland County Courthouse 142 West 2nd Street Ashland, Ohio 44805	419-282-4242	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Ashtabula County	25 West Jefferson Street Jefferson, Ohio 44047	(440) 576-3451	$45.00	Cash or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–5:00PM	None needed
Athens County	230 East Ninth St. 10th Floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2145	513-946-3577	$45.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Auglaize County	201 South Willipie Street Suite 119 Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895	419-739-6778	$63.00	Cash or check	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Not needed
Belmont County	101 West Main Street St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950	740 699 2144	$43.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–5:00PM	Call to confirm
Brown County	510 East State Street P.O. Box 379 Georgetown, Ohio 45121	(937) 378-6549	$50.00	Cash or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–54:00PM	None needed Warning: Dress Code No Shorts No Sleeveless Tops No Flip Flops No Revealing Clothing
Butler County	101 High Street Hamilton, Ohio 45011	(513)887-3294	$40.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Carroll County	119 South Lisbon Street, Suite 202 Carrollton, Ohio 44615	(330) 627-2323	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Champaign County	200 North Main Urbana, OH 43078	(937) 652-2108	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Clark County	50 E Columbia Street, 5th Floor Springfield, Ohio 45502	(937) 521-1845	$45.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	Book your appointment here
Clermont County	2379 Clermont Center Drive Batavia, OH 45103	(513) 732-7243	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Clinton County	46 S. South Street Wilmington, OH 45177	937-382-2280	$45.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Columbiana County	260 West Lincoln Way Lisbon, OH 44432	(330) 424-4071	$55.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–3:30PM	None needed
Coshocton County	426 Main Street Coshocton, Ohio 43812	(740)622-1837	$52.00	Cash, check or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Crawford County	112 East Mansfield Street Bucyrus, OH 44820-2386	(419) 562-1896	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Cuyahoga County	1 Lakeside Avenue Room 146 (1st Floor) Cleveland, Ohio 44113	(216)443-8920	$60.00	All methods accepted $2.95 fee for credit and debit	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:15PM	Book your appointment here
Darke Count	Probate Clerk’s Office 300 Garst Avenue Greenville, OH 45331	(937) 547-7345	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 7:30AM–4:30PM	Book your appointment here
Defiance Count	221 Clinton Street, Third Floor Defiance, Ohio 43512	(419) 782-4181	$40.00	All methods accepted $3.95 fee for credit	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	None needed
Delaware County	3rd floor of the Hayes Building 140 North Sandusky St. Delaware, OH 43015	(740) 833-2680	$41.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Erie County	323 Columbus Avenue, Second Floor Sandusky, OH 44870	(419) 627-7525	$43.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Fairfield County	Juvenile/Probate Court 224 East Main Street Third Floor Lancaster, Ohio 43130	740-652-7464	$40.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Fayette County	2nd Floor 110 East Court Street Washington Court House, Ohio 43160	(740)-335-0640	$45.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Franklin County	373 South High St., 23rd Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-6311	614-525-3108	$65.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	None needed
Fulton County	210 South Fulton St. Wauseon, OH 43567	(419)337-9242	50.00	Cash or check	Monday–Friday: 9:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Gallia County	18 Locust Street Room 1293 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631	(740) 446-4612	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Geauga County	231 Main Street Suite 200 Chardon, Ohio 44024	440-279-1830	$73.00	Cash, banker’s check or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:15PM	None needed
Greene County	45 North Detroit St. Xenia, OH 45385	(937) 562-5280	$65.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–3:30PM	Book your appointment here
Guernsey County	801 Wheeling Avenue D-200 Cambridge, Ohio 43725	(740) 432-9230	$50.00	Cash or check	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Hamilton County	230 East Ninth Street, 10th Floor Cincinnati, OH 45202	513-946-3589	$65.00	Cash or credit card (additional fee)	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Hancock County	308 Dorney Plaza Findlay, Ohio 45840	419-424-7079	$43.00	Cash or check	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Book your appointment here
Hardin County	One Courthouse Square, Suite 210 Kenton, OH 43326	(419) 674-2230	$43.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Harrison County	100 West Market St. Cadiz, OH 43907-1132	(740) 942-8868	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Henry County	660 North Perry St., Suite 203 Napoleon, OH 43545	419-592-7771	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	None needed
Highland County	114 Governor Foraker Place Hillsboro, OH 45133	937-393-9982	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Hocking County	138 West Chestnut Street Lancaster, Ohio 43130	740-385-3022	$60.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Holmes County	1 East Jackson Street, Suite 203 Millersburg, OH 44654	(330) 674-5881	$56.00	Cash, check or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–5:00PM	Call ahead
Huron County	Juvenile Division 2 East Main Street, Room 101 Norwalk, OH 44857-1534	(419) 668-1616	$57.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	None needed
Jackson County	350 Portsmouth St Jackson OH 45640	(740) 286-1401	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Jefferson County	P.O. Box 549 301 Market Street Steubenville, Ohio 43952	(740) 283-8593	$58.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–5:00PM	Call to confirm
Knox County	111 East High Street Mount Vernon, OH 43050	740-393-6798	$45.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Lake County	Lake County Courthouse West Annex 25 North Park Place Painesville, OH 44077	(440) 350-2626	$62.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	None needed
Lawrence County	1 Veterans Square Ironton, OH 45638-1585	(740) 533-4343	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–5:00PM	Call to confirm
Licking County	1 North Park Place Newark, Ohio 43055	(740) 670-5812	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Logan County	140 North Main Street Bellefontaine, OH 43311	433-112-801	$55.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Lorain County	Justice Center 225 Court Street, 6th Floor Elyria, OH 44035	440) 329-5175	$57.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Lucas County	700 Adams Street, Suite 200 Lucas County Court House Toledo, Ohio 43604	(419) 213-4775	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	First come first serve
Madison County	Madison County Courthouse Room 205 1 North Main St. London, OH 43140	(740) 852-0756	$38.00	Cash or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–3:30PM	Book your appointment here
Mahoning County	120 Market Street Youngstown, Ohio 44503	330-740-2310	$43.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	None needed
Marion County	100 North Main St. Marion, OH 43302-3089	(740) 387-7614	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Medina County	93 Public Square Probate and Juvenile Court Medina, OH 44256	330-725-9703	$62.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Meigs County	100 East Second Street Courthouse Probate/Juvenile Division Pomeroy, Ohio 45769	740-992-3096	$40.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Mercer County	101 North Main Room 307 Celina, OH 45822-1796	(419) 586-1249	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Miami County	Miami County Safety Building 201 West Main St. Troy, OH 45373	(937) 440-6050	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Monroe County	101 North Main St. Room 39 Woodfield, OH 43793-1099	(740) 472-1654	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Montgomery County	41 North Perry St. 2nd Floor Dayton, OH 45422-2155	(937) 225-7590	$75.00	All methods Additional fee for Credit or Debit	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Morgan County	19 East Main St. McConnelsville, OH 43756-1197	(740) 962-3371	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Morrow County	48 East High Street Mount Gilead, OH 43338	(419) 947-5575	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Muskingum County	401 Main Street Zanesville, Ohio 43701	(740) 455-7113	$40.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:15PM	None needed
Noble County	300 Courthouse Square Caldwell, OH 43724-1243	(740) 732-4045	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	None needed
Ottawa County	Third Floor, Courthouse 315 Madison Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452	(419) 734-6830	$50.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Paulding County	115 North Williams St. 2nd Floor, #202 Paulding, OH 45879-1204	(419) 399-8256	$50.00	No personal checks	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Required: Call (419) 399-5370 Note: Dress requirements
Perry County	105 North Main St New Lexington, OH 43764-0167	(740) 342-1118	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Pickaway County	207 South Court Street Circleville, Ohio 43113	(740) 474-3117	$45.00	Cash, credit or debit	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–3:30PM	None needed
Pike County	230 Waverly Plaza Suite 600 Waverly, OH 45690-1386	(740) 947-2560	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Portage County	203 West Main Street P.O. Box 936 Ravenna, Ohio 44266	330 297-3870	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–3:30PM	Call to confirm
Preble County	Courthouse 101 East Main St. Eaton, OH 45320-1791	(937) 456-8137	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–3:30PM	Call to confirm
Putnam County	245 East Main St # 301 Ottawa, OH 45875	419-523-3012	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Richland County	50 Park Ave. East Mansfield, OH 44902	(419) 774-5583	$60.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–3:45PM	None needed
Ross County	2 North Paint St Suite A Chillicothe, OH 45601	740 774-1177	$40.00	Cash or Credit Card	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Appointment Required. Call to book your appointment.
Sandusky County	100 North Park Avenue Suite 224 Fremont, Ohio 43420	(419) 334-6211	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Scioto County	602 7th St. Portsmouth, OH 45662-3998	(740) 355-8306	$50.00	Call extension 8369 to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call extension 8369 to confirm
Seneca County	108 Jefferson Street Tiffin, Ohio 44883	(419) 447-3121	$50.00	Cash, check or money order	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Complete this form first
Shelby County	100 East Court St Sidney, OH 45365	937-498-7263	$76.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	None needed
Stark County	110 Central Plaza South Suite 501 Canton, Ohio 44702-1413	(330) 451-7755	$42.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:15PM	None needed
Summit County	209 South High Street Akron, Ohio 44308-1616	(330) 643-2346	$50.00	Cash, check or credit card (additional fee for credit card)	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:00PM	Complete this form first
Trumbull County	Courthouse 161 High Street Warren, OH 44481	(330) 675-2521	$44.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Complete this form first
Tuscarawas County	101 East High Avenue New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663	330 365-3266	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm
Union County	128 South Main Street Suite 109 Marysville, OH 43040	937-645-3029	$40.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	None needed
Van Wert County	108 East Main St. Van Wert, OH 45891	(419) 238-0027	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Vinton County	100 East Main Street McArthur, OH 45651	740-596-5480	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:00PM	Call to confirm
Warren County	570 Justice Drive Lebanon, Ohio 45036	513-695-1771	$48.00	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	None needed
Washington County	Courthouse Annex 205 Putnam St. Marietta, OH 45750	(740) 373-6623	$42.15	Cash ONLY	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–3:30PM Closed Noon to 1PM	None needed
Wayne County	07 West Liberty Street Wooster, Ohio 44691	330-287-5577	$45.00	All methods	Monday–Friday: 8:00AM–4:30PM Closed Noon to 1PM	None needed
Williams County	One Courthouse Square 2nd Floor Bryan, OH 43506	419-636-1548	$40.00	Cash or Credit Additional fee for credit	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	None needed
Wood County	Second Floor One Courthouse Square Bowling Green, OH 43402	419-354-9230	$40.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	You must submit this form at least one business day prior to going to the Courthouse
Wyandot County	109 South Sandusky Ave. Room 34 Upper Sandusky, OH 43351-1435	(419) 294-1727	$50.00	Call to confirm	Monday–Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM	Call to confirm

Note: All courthouses are closed for government holidays.

 

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Wedding Food

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Religion

Religious Bodies	Tradition	Family	Congregations	Adherents	Adherents per 1,000 Ohioans
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	881	1,992,567	172.7
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1,893	496,232	43.0
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant		1,420	468,412	40.6
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	566	223,253	19.4
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	668	171,951	14.9
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	466	141,311	12.2
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	366	117,783	10.2
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	560	109,232	9.5
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	286	98,102	8.5
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	176	91,223	7.9
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	366	85,226	7.4
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	184	68,642	5.9
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	285	62,230	5.4
Amish Groups, undifferentiated	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	432	59,103	5.1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	129	58,605	5.1
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	224	53,489	4.6
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	182	51,486	4.5
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	171	45,904	4.0
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	402	44,859	3.9
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	57	44,027	3.8
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	120	41,258	3.6
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	60	33,408	2.9
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	35	29,042	2.5
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	223	28,224	2.4
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	26	27,806	2.4
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	113	25,097	2.2
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	139	24,655	2.1
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	67	21,376	1.9
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	117	20,900	1.8
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	40	18,065	1.6
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	14	16,767	1.5
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	29	16,116	1.4
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	99	15,723	1.4
Hindu, Traditional Temples	Other	Other Groups	10	14,982	1.3
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	80	14,978	1.3
Hindu, Indian-American Hindu Temple Assoc.	Other	Other Groups	14	13,173	1.1
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	24	12,660	1.1
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	149	12,272	1.1
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	85	11,280	1.0
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	54	9,574	0.8
Buddhism, Mahayana	Other	Other Groups	25	9,329	0.8
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	39	7,876	0.7
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	25	7,388	0.6
Evangelical Friends Church International	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	49	7,188	0.6
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	12	7,102	0.6
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	24	6,687	0.6
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	38	6,588	0.6
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	35	6,297	0.5
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	25	5,310	0.5
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	4,837	0.4
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	15	4,749	0.4
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	4,727	0.4
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	11	4,626	0.4
Churches of God, General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	32	4,510	0.4
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	23	4,478	0.4
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	34	4,452	0.4
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	20	4,143	0.4
Conservative Mennonite Conference	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	24	4,116	0.4
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	23	4,088	0.4
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	34	3,700	0.3
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	10	3,661	0.3
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	37	3,573	0.3
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	44	3,256	0.3
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	20	3,105	0.3
Apostolic Christian Church of America, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	3,028	0.3
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8	2,818	0.2
Brethren Church, The (Ashland, Ohio)	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	24	2,807	0.2
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	22	2,731	0.2
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	2,715	0.2
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	6	2,645	0.2
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	16	2,431	0.2
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	42	2,234	0.2
Bahá’í	Other	Other Groups	18	2,159	0.2
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	2,107	0.2
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	24	1,913	0.2
Buddhism, Theravada	Other	Other Groups	8	1,831	0.2
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	9	1,721	0.1
Moravian Church in America–Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	8	1,672	0.1
Friends United Meeting	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	29	1,663	0.1
Macedonian Orthodox Church: American Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	4	1,540	0.1
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	23	1,525	0.1
International Pentecostal Church of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	24	1,298	0.1
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	10	1,119	0.1
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	7	934	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	5	921	0.1
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	18	866	0.1
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	6	848	0.1
Eritrean Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	820	0.1
Friends General Conference	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	22	768	0.1
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3	748	0.1
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	650	0.1
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	5	645	0.1
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	4	605	0.1
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	6	602	0.1
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	1	602	0.1
Hindu, Post Renaissance	Other	Other Groups	21	597	0.1
Evangelical Congregational Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	5	546	0.0
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	8	540	0.0
Buddhism, Vajrayana	Other	Other Groups	9	509	0.0
Midwest Congregational Christian Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	505	0.0
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	4	504	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	8	467	0.0
Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	4	431	0.0
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	205	0.0
Unaffiliated Conservative Amish Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	162	0.0
Berea Amish Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	160	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	3	149	0.0
Mennonite Christian Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	141	0.0
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	140	0.0
Pillar of Fire	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	125	0.0
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	100	0.0
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	2	95	0.0
Reformed Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	92	0.0
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting, dually aligned meetings	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	2	89	0.0
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	80	0.0
Reformed Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	70	0.0
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	68	0.0
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	65	0.0
Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	54	0.0
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	45	0.0
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	0
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	4
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	3
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	25
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	4
Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2
Bible Presbyterian Church (General Synod)	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	13
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	12
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	3
Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Other Groups	57
Church of Christ (Holiness), U.S.A	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	42
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	2
Church of God, Mountain Assembly, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	26
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	17
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	139
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	Black Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2
Elim Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1
Enterprise Baptists Association	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	24
Ethiopian Orthodox	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1
Evangelical Association of Reformed, and Congregational Christian Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	8
Evangelical Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	3
Evangelical Methodist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	1
Federation of Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	32
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	152
Grace Brethren Churches, Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	65
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	9
Hungarian Reformed Churches (Additional)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	73
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	5
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12
International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies	Evangelical Protestant		5
Jain	Other	Other Groups	4
Jehovah’s Witnesses	Other	Adventist	230
Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	Other	Spiritualist	4
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	16
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	47
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	8
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	4
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	2
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	7
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	13
Swedenborgian Church	Other	Spiritualist	3
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	2
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	19
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	124
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	21

 

List of American Consulates in Canada

Embassy in Ottawa

Consulate General in Calgary

Consulate General in Halifax

Consulate General in Montreal

Consulate General in Quebec

Consulate in General Toronto

Consulate in General Vancouver

Consulate in Winnipeg

 

US Visa Requirements

Canadian citizens do not need a visa to travel to the United States for tourism as long as you are staying for less than 3 months. However you may need a visa if you are travelling for another reason (in addition to getting married).

If you are a Canadian permanent resident, you may need a visa.

 

Calling Ohio from Canada

The country code for the US is 1, which is also the code for Canada.

To call Ohio just dial 1 – area code – local number, like you would for any long distance number in Canada.

These are some area codes for Ohio:

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• 216 Cleveland
• 234 Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Warren
• 330 Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Warren
• 380 Columbus
• 419 Northwest and north central Ohio including Toledo, Sandusky, and Ashland
• 440 Part of Northeast Ohio including parts of Cleveland
• 513 Southwest Ohio including Cincinnati
• 567 Northwest and north central Ohio including Toledo, Sandusky, and Ashland
• 614 Columbus
• 740 and 220 Central and southeastern Ohio except Columbus
• 937 Southwestern part of Ohio including Springfield, Dayton, public parts of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and areas north of Cincinnati

 

Time Differences

Ohio is on East Coast Time, the same time zone as Toronto and Montreal.

 

Calling Canada from the United States

List of Canadian Area Codes:

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in the United States

The Department of Homeland Security Traveller Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) in US is a single point of contact for individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution regarding difficulties they experienced during their travel screening at transportation hub like airports, train stations or crossing U.S. borders, including:

• watch list issues
• screening problems at ports of entry
• situations where travellers feel they have been unfairly or incorrectly delayed, denied boarding or identified for additional screening.

 

List of Canadian Consulates in Ohio

There are no Canadian consulates in Ohio. The nearest consulate is located in Detroit, Michigan. You can see the full list of Canadian consulates here.

 

Romantic, Scenic and Historic Places

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Bringing Your Gifts Back to Canada

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Sponsoring Your American Spouse to Come to Canada

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