Ari’s Ontario name change guide*

Last updated 2022-05-24
*For someone born in Ontario.

Changing my name was very overwhelming with all the forms I had to fill, and all the questions I had. I hope this guide will help you with changing your name. The steps listed are from the checklist I made while working through these forms. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, my contact info is on adryd.com, and I’ll happily help you through anything you might need.

Sources

This guide is heavily based on /u/blynng’s reply

• https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/5wjwmy/comment/deb9clb/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/transontario/comments/i04wew/changing_my_legal_name_and_gender_marker/
• My own experience

Before you begin

• Ask your doctor for a letter on their letterhead confirming that you are trans. Make sure to address it to the Office of the Registrar General
  • Ask your doctor for a pen signature, They will refuse a photocopied or printed signature
• Find all birth certificates in your old name. You will need to return them to be issued new ones.

The forms

• 11076E (Request for Birth Certificate)
  • Fill out with new legal name
  • Print
  • Guarantor’s statement
  • Fill out payment method
  • Sign and add dates
  • When asked about if this is your first birth certificate, select yes. The fee is waived for transgender people.
• 11155E (Application to Change an Adult’s Name)
  • Print
  • Guarantor’s statement
  • Fill out payment method
  • Sign and add dates
  • Sign and add dates at Service Ontario under oath
• 11320E (Request for Non-Publication in The Ontario Gazette)
  • Fill out with new legal name
  • Print
  • Sign and add dates
• 11324E (Statutory Declaration for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration of an Adult)
  • Fill out with new legal name
  • Print
  • Sign and add dates at Service Ontario under oath
• 11325E (Application for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration of an Adult)
  • Fill out with new legal name
  • Print
• 11331E (Payment Form for Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration) Fee waived until October 2022
  • Fill out with new legal name
  • Print
  • Fill out payment method
  • Sign and add dates

On payment forms, use the name on card in payment forms and your preferred name everywhere else

You have to get these signed under oath at an Service Ontario office with a commissioner of oaths. Find one here. The Service Ontario location may also offer to mail the papers for you.

In a few weeks time (It took about 6 weeks for me) you’ll receive the birth certificates you requested and a name change certificate.

Important stuff to do after your name change

• Update your provincial photo ID card, drivers license and health card.
  • You may have to visit a Service Ontario with a commissioner of oaths for the change of health card.
• Update bank information
  • If you anticipate receiving cheques in your old name, ask the bank to add your old name as an alias
• Update your name in the Social Insurance registry: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin/apply.html
  • You need to have proof of address and photo ID with your new name before this step
• Applying for a new passport shouldn’t be too hard, just make sure you have your old passport on hand; or else you’ll have to go to a passport office within 26 days of your next travel with proof of travel, and wait in line starting at 5 in the morning.
  • You send your actual birth certificate with the passport application. They’ll send it back
  • You need to have valid photo ID with your new name before this step