No. It's possible to do it over the Internet. What we discovered in looking at the forms for birth registration, birth certificate, and SIN is they all ask essentially the same questions. We decided to work with our colleagues in Ontario to put together a system whereby we could coordinate this to improve the experience, so a citizen did not have to run around to two levels of government and get three sets of forms for the necessary documentation. This can be done over the Internet.
On June 15th, 2006. See this statement in context.