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The Government keeps a record of all registered legal changes of name that take place in Alberta and can only issue documents for these.
All certificates are certified extracts of the original legal change of name registration.
Altering and/or laminating Vital Statistics documents makes them invalid.
There is only one kind of change of name document you can order:
This legal change of name certificate includes:
Sample: Legal Change of Name Certificate (PDF, 165 KB)
The following eligibility requirements apply to legal change of name certificates:
The following can order a legal change of name certificate:
When an eligible applicant does not have acceptable ID to make the application, a designated agent may be used by a person in (1) to (4).
Next-of-kin includes:
Next-of-kin does not include:
Persons who have adopted or who have placed their child for adoption are not “next-of-kin” to biological relations.
There is a $20 government fee for each change of name certificate ordered.
Registry agents, Registry Connect and AMA have additional service fees that will vary.
For the cost of a historic record through the Provincial Archives, contact the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
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Application for Legal Change of Name Documents (PDF, 279 KB)
Take the completed application form and your acceptable ID to a registry agent.
Applications sent directly to Vital Statistics will not be processed.
Application for Legal Change of Name Documents (PDF, 279 KB)
Take the completed Statutory Declaration for Proof of Identity form (PDF, 40 KB) and your acceptable ID to a Notary Public or Commissioner for Oaths.
Complete the Statutory Declaration for Proof of Identity form in front of a Notary Public or Commissioner for Oaths.
Mail the original completed Application for Legal Change of Name Documents form and the original completed Statutory Declaration for Proof of Identity form to one of the following:
Photocopies and faxes are not accepted.
Applications sent directly to Vital Statistics will not be processed.
Once you have submitted your application to Registry Connect or AMA, it will then be submitted to Vital Statistics. Documents are usually processed within 3 business days of Vital Statistics receiving them. If information is missing or there are any discrepancies in information, your application may be delayed.
Documents cannot be picked up without acceptable ID. Documents will only be released to the person who applied for them. If someone is picking up your document on your behalf, you must provide them with a written letter of authorization and they must provide their own acceptable ID. If you have used a Designated Agent, they will also require a letter of authorization to pick up your document. There are no exceptions.
Connect with the Alberta Government Contact Centre:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-7013 (Edmonton and area)
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-422-4225
For the deaf or hard-of-hearing: TTY: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton and area)
Toll free TTY: 1-800-232-7215 (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Vital Statistics
PO Box 2023
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W7
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