When you get married, divorced or are widowed you can change your name without needing to apply for a legal change of name or file a notice with Vital Statistics nor does it result in a change of name to birth records.

After marriage you can choose to use one of the following surnames:

• Your birth name
• The surname of your spouse
• Your pre-marriage surname
• A double surname made up of the bride's and groom's surnames. The double surname can contain no more than two components and it may be joined by a hyphen.

After a divorce or legal annulment or after you are widowed you can choose to use one of the following surnames:

• The legal surname that you were using prior to the event
• Your birth name
• Your pre-marriage surname

To change your identification, please contact each agency directly to determine their requirements for making a change in their records.

Order a Name Change Certificate

Name Change Certificates can be ordered at any ISC Customer Service Centre, by fax, or by mail.

Register a Legal Name Change 

Information on how to submit a legal name change request.