I have had my Canadian PR card for about a year and a half now, but I would like to change my surname legally over to my married name. This would be for all documents in my name including passport and PR card. (I got married in the UK before moving to Canada).
How do I go about making this name change in Canada without any negative impacts on my citizen application in future?
I have had my Canadian PR card for about a year and a half now, but I would like to change my surname legally over to my married name. This would be for all documents in my name including passport and PR card. (I got married in the UK before moving to Canada).
How do I go about making this name change in Canada without any negative impacts on my citizen application in future?
True, but: read carefully and you see this text - 'Certificates are available for legal name changes only and not for name changes due to using a spouse’s surname after marriage. If taking your spouse’s surname, in most cases, changing your name on bank accounts, social insurance number, driver's license, and other agencies is as simple as showing your current identification and your marriage certificate.'
In short, if you want to take your spouse's name - just go and change it with the agencies/companies involved. They'll usually want to see the marriage certificate. In most provinces (Quebec the exception I think), you won't need to do the legal change-of-name process. You just do it.
AFTER you do that, you can go to IRCC with those docs (eg driver's license, other) and ask to change name on that basis.
The wrinkle is, how other countries treat this is an entirely different matter and I've no idea on that.
