The Council is the tribunal authorized by the Coptic Orthodox Church to adjudicate applications for remarriage, grant or refuse permissions to remarry and all related family affairs.

Starting November 2019 , the council is presided by H.G. Bishop Boulos of the Diocese of Ottawa, Montreal and Eastern Canada, comprised of members of clergy Hegomenus Fr. Shenouda Doss, Fr. Raphael Bichara and additional lay counseling members (lawyer and psychiatrist). The Council Sessions will be held when the need arises.

In order to administer the petitions of those seeking the Church’s blessing and permission for remarriage, the OMECDCC has established this website with relevant contact and application information.

The Council seeks to apply the teachings of the Holy Bible and Church Law and cannons while protecting the rights and dignity of each person without discrimination and in full confidentiality and professionalism.

Please read the following instructions carefully before you fill in the attached application

The application consists of the following main parts:
1. Counseling Priest Report

2. Applicant Information

3. Spouse Information

4. Children Information

5. Marriage & Divorce Information

6. Case Summary

7. Supporting Documents, Certificates, and Photographs

8. Declaration of Veracity

9. Authorization, Release and Waiver

10. Checklist

If you are applying for an Ecclesiastical Marriage Permit (EMP), please follow the steps below:

1. Download and Print the application from the link below.
2. Hand the page entitled “Report of the Counselling Priest” to the priest that was involved in the counselling of the marriage. Ask the priest to fill out and send his report to the OMECDCC by regular mail at the address below or by email at info@omecdcc.ca.
3. Complete the attached application in its entirety. When the application is complete, press print. In the alternative, download the PDF Application and clearly and legibly print your answers by hand.
4. An amount of $200.00 CDN paid via e-Transfer® Autodeposit to info@omecdcc.ca
5. Send your completed and printed application along with copies of the supporting documents, certificates, photographs of Applicant and former spouse, and e-Transfer receipt by regular mail to the following address:  OMECDCC 17400 Boul. Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, QC, CANADA, H9J 2V4.”

Please note that your application will remain “incomplete” and will not be studied until the OMECDCC receives the “Report of the Counselling Priest”

Incomplete applications or missing/partial fees may also result in delay of processing the case.

The applicant is responsible to notify the OMECDCC by email any change of address or contact information.