Some people who applied for birth and death certificates in Ontario have been waiting for months as the ministry responsible for issuing them faces apparent delays.

ServiceOntario, which is operated by the Ministry of Government Services, confirmed on Twitter that there is a 鈥溾�� and that applicants could face wait times of 14 and 15 weeks because of 鈥渓onger than normal processing times.鈥�

Some Ontarians report waiting for nearly twice that long.

鈥淲e have been waiting for our son鈥檚 birth certificate for almost 6 months,鈥� wrote one Windsor, Ont., woman on ServiceOntario鈥檚 . She said she requested to have the document expedited so it will arrive before a planned trip in April. 鈥淯nder no circumstances should this have taken this long. We live in a border city and we cannot cross without his certificate.鈥�

ServiceOntario has not responded to requests for comment from CTVNews.ca.

Another woman wrote to 麻豆传媒 explaining that she has been trying to get a death certificate for her mother since October. She was told that the service is experiencing a backlog, and that it doesn鈥檛 have paperwork due to the Canada Post strike. ServiceOntario has not publicly given an explanation for a processing delay.

鈥淚 have called every week since the 14 week mark to try to find out the status and I keep being told to wait,鈥� she wrote. The woman said she needs the death certificate to travel with her mother鈥檚 remains. 鈥淲e have purchased the flights to travel and I fear that we won't have the documentation in time.鈥�

ServiceOntario is also responsible for providing other documentation, including driver鈥檚 licences, plate stickers, health cards and marriage certificates.