If you were married in British Columbia, you can order an original marriage certificate through BC Vital Statistics: https://ecos.vs.gov.bc.ca/ecos/begin.do

According to the government’s website, it costs $27 to order a marriage certificate. It may cost more if you require a rush delivery.

If you weren’t married in BC and it isn’t that easy for you to obtain a new marriage certificate, there are a few ways around this:

• You can file a Notice of Family Claim seeking everything you want except for a divorce (your original marriage certificate is only required if you are seeking a divorce). Then, hopefully, your spouse will file the original marriage certificate with a Counterclaim seeking divorce. Then you can file a Response to Counterclaim and confirm that you consent to the divorce.
• There is an option in the Notice of Family Claim to file the Claim seeking divorce without the marriage certificate if it is impossible for you to get it or if you confirm that you will be able to file it before scheduling a trial in which divorce is being sought. Unfortunately, however, the courts have never approved this in my experience – even if the client was married in another country and it will be difficult, if not impossible, for him/her to get another original.

If it is impossible to obtain another original and you can prove your efforts, you or a lawyer may need to appear before a judge to request an exemption. Hopefully it will not get to this point for you, but if it does, don’t hesitate to get in touch.