Introduction
Learn more about updating personal information, records or certificates.
Birth records
If you find an error on an Alberta record, you may be able to correct it with an amendment.
Correct a birth, marriage, death or stillbirth record
A person’s sex indicator on their Alberta birth record may be amended to M, F or X.
Sex indicator amendment on an Alberta birth record
Names
Find out how to legally change your name in Alberta.
Apply for a legal change of name
Rules are in place when choosing, altering or correcting a legal name.
Restrictions respecting personal names
A father/co-parent may be added to a birth record at the time of a child’s birth or later.
How to change a child’s name if you can’t find the other party.
Contact
Connect with the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction 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
P.O. Box 2023
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W7
Courier:
Vital Statistics
Document Reception
John E. Brownlee Building
10365 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5C5