TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE:
RECORDING FEES:
Effective July 1 , 2025
Per Public Act #25-168
Recording Document: (excludinq any document with a Nominee)
$70.00 for first page $5.00 for each additional page
Recordinq Nominee Documents:
$160.00 flat fee for Assignments and Releases of Mortgage where the nominee is the Grantor
$160.00 for first page and $5.00 for each additional page for all documents except
nominee as Grantor of Assignments and Releases
NEW as of 1/1/2025: Trade Name Certificate Filings Revisions
(Pursuant to Public Act 24-111, Effective 01/01/2025)
New Filing Fee = $20.00
Trade names now expire 5 years from when they are filed, unless renewed.
Trade names on file prior to 1/1/2025 expire December 31, 2029.
The Town Clerk's Office is responsible for maintaining land records, vital records (birth, death, and marriage certificates), issuing sportsmen licenses, dog licenses, and numerous other statute-required duties.
The Town Clerk's office is also responsible for the recording and safe-keeping of all land records pertaining to real estate transactions in the Town. We maintain the permanent records of Town meetings, elections, and Boards and Commission meetings. We are also involved in all Town elections and referenda and issue absentee ballots.
Marriage Licenses
For Marriage licenses, you must call 860-546-9377 for an appointment. Please see the FAQ document for more information.
Land Records
Our land records are available on line at SearchIQS.com.
NEW!!! Infodex now available for our land records back to Volume 42. Grantor/Grantee indexes on line dating back to 1905.
Fraud Alert -
IQS Subscription Available free to residents to Notify Property Owners of New Transactions
The Canterbury Town Clerk is providing a free tool, through our Land Records Company, to help property owners protect one of their most valuable assets.
With Fraud Alert, you can sign up to receive alerts whenever a document, such as a deed or mortgage, is recorded under your name. Documents can be viewed online at https://searchiqs.com or at the Clerk’s Office. This is a vendor-sponsored service and all questions regarding this function should be directed to IQS at 800-320-2617.
Sign up now at https://searchiqs.com/fraudalert/?CC=CTCAN
Please note: there may be other property owners in town that share the same name.
Vital Records
The cost to obtain a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage certificate is currently $20.00 for each record.
Elections
See legal notices for Democratic and Republican parties below
Interested in who is on our boards and commissions? New November 2025 list below.
Sportsmen Licenses and Fees
2025 Licenses are now available online and in the office. Please bring your old license or driver's license. The DEEP initiated a Trout and Salmon stamp (2018) which costs $5.00 in addition to the fishing license fees. If you are 65 years of age or older, you are entitled to a free inland/marine fishing license and a firearms license (if you have had one within the last 5 years).
Dog Licenses
Licenses are renewed in June of each year. If your dog's rabies certificate has expired, please bring the new certificate with you in order to obtain a license. If your dog is spayed/neutered, we must see verification from the vet. Puppies require a license at 6 months of age.
Fees:
Spayed or neutered: $8.00
Not spayed/neutered: $19.00
Late fees after June 30th: Individual = $1.00 per month. Kennels = $1.00 per dog/per month
NEW: Kennel owners must now complete a registration form. The cost is $51.00 for up to 10 dogs; and $102.00 in excess of 10 dogs per State statutes.
Transfer Station
Stickers are available April 1st at a cost of $80.00 per sticker. To obtain a sticker for access to the transfer station, you MUST present your CURRENT Canterbury Motor Vehicle Registration in the Town Hall front office and fill out a Transfer Station Resident Application. For more information, please visit the Solid Waste Transfer Center page.
Directions
1 Municipal Drive
Canterbury, CT 06331