Once your application is approved and processed, a change of name certificate with the new name will be created for each person whose name has been changed. Certificates will be mailed to you. You can change a name to a single name if you or your child`s culture has a tradition of unique names. Once the prescribed fee has been paid and an application has been accepted, Vital Statistics will issue a change of name certificate, amend the birth and marriage certificates to reflect the new name, and publish a notice of the change in The Manitoba Gazette. The Vital Statistics Office sends this information to another province if the person was born or married there, but the person is responsible for all costs related to changing birth or marriage certificates in that province. The person changing their name must arrange to change their name on other documents and records, such as a driver`s license and credit cards. To cancel a name change or change request, you must send a written request by fax to the following address: Upon marriage, in addition to the right to adopt your spouse`s surname, you have the right to legally change your surname to your spouse`s surname (or to combine both surnames with a hyphen or combination of both surnames). with a space in between), by completing Form 1 to change your last name. Unlike your spouse`s last name, this type of name change will appear on your Ontario birth certificate. You can also change your last name when you live with someone in a conjugal relationship outside of marriage.

This applies to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. You will not be charged for a name change until March 31, 2024. If you were born or married in British Columbia, your last name will change on your birth certificate and current marriage certificate if you legally change your last name. If you were born or married outside of British Columbia However, in Canada, contact your province of birth or marriage to find out how this will affect your file. Apply to legally change your name or that of your spouse or child. You don`t need to go through this process to change your last name to your spouse`s surname. You can change the name on your passport or travel document or that of your child to retrieve your Indigenous name. To ensure that your passport or travel document is machine-readable, names can only be written in letters of the Latin alphabet and in certain accented letters. An adult`s name change request will be used to change your name for reasons other than war.

This type of app allows you to change all your names, as opposed to your last name. There is a fee for this service. This type of name change changes the name on your birth certificate in Ontario. The form is available online at ontario.ca. You can also request toll-free at 1-800-461-2156 or, in the Greater Toronto Area, at 416-325-8305. There is a fee for this service. For example, if Robin Mendez and Jules Beauchemin are married or living common-law, one or both of them may continue to be known by their surname before marriage, or choose to be known as: Use the name change application form to change your name, your spouse`s name or your child`s name. $0 If you qualify, there is no fee to update a legal name with ServiceOntario.

If you wish to order an updated certificate or certified true copy, you must pay the required fee. Your proof may include your old name or new name. In addition to the form, you must submit a copy of your divorce documents (or your spouse`s death certificate), change of name certificate and birth certificate and submit them with the prescribed fee. Once the change is complete, you will receive a name change certificate. Not all name changes require a legal name change by the government. The cost of a legal name change includes a change of name certificate that lists the old and new names of everyone involved in the application. It does not contain a new birth or marriage certificate. If your or your child`s proof of citizenship does not have the new legal name, you must present proof of citizenship in your or your child`s previous name and provide one of the following: Custody order (get a court order before applying for a legal change of your child`s name) Once your application has been processed, You will receive a letter, which confirms the change.