Canadian Brides - List of Places to Change Your Name

[Icis]

I haven't come across a list showing what documents need to be changed once your last name is changed. So I thought I will compile a list to my understanding:

 

1) Read up on Vital Statistics. Each province has different rules. I'm from BC so I'm posting the BC one here. http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/name/

http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/questions-marriage.html

 

2) Read up on Getting Married from Service Canada: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/lifeevents/marriage.shtml

 

3)      Order the marriage certificate - can be ordered online, in-person or by mail: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage/certificate.html

 

4)      Once the marriage certificate is received, you can start changing your name:

• Driver’s license

• Provincial Health Card - http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/carecard.html

      ***New BC Care Card starting in Feb 2013*** - BC is introducing the new Care Card that is both driver's license and Care Card

• Vehicle insurance
• SIN Card â€“ It takes about two weeks to process (http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sin/apply/how.shtml).
• Passport â€“ http://www.pptc.gc.ca/support/faq.aspx?lang=eng&id=q04415
• Canada Revenue Agency (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/nm_chng-eng.html) SIN number will be required when you phone.

• Bank â€“ Take your original marriage certificate into your bank to change your name on all accounts. If you have credit cards with them, complete all changes at once.

• Credit Cards â€“ Call the number on the back of your card.
• Loans

• Place of Employment

• House or Tenants Insurance

• Utility Companies

• Home and Cell Phone Company

• Doctor/Dentist

• Club Memberships - Costco, gym, grocery store cards, community centres, etc…
• Others - Email signatures, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.

 

Hope this helps!

[pokeyholly]

This is awesome. Thanks! Just about to start changing everything over