A legal name change can include changing the order or spelling of your given name/s, adding or dropping a name, changing your only your surname or making changes to all your names.

You’ll need to provide a sound reason for changing names. If your name change is not offensive, misleading or against public interest then you can expect to have it approved. 

Legal name change fees are set by each provincial Vital Statistics office. Some provinces charge a flat fee for any type of legal name change, whereas others may have a separate form and fee structure just for just surname or just given name changes.

Check our breakdown of costs to understand the range of application fees, plus other charges that you can expect following your name change. 

All provinces follow much the same process. start by reading through the legal name change application form for your province. Determine that you’re eligible to apply, then send off the paper form with the required identification. You may need to submit a background check and fingerprinting. Some provinces require newspaper publication.

Once the legal name change certificate is issued begin the long and painful task of getting each account, identity document and membership changed over to your new name. Doing this yourself takes months!

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Getting a legal name change certificate or amended birth certificate is only half the work. It’s your responsibility to ensure all your identification, accounts and memberships are changed over to your new legal name within a reasonable time.

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