Ontario name change for transgender people

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In February 2004 a reader sent the following:

All info is available at:

http://www.cbs.gov.on.ca/mcbs/english/change_name.htm

Cost: $137 CAD

This government department is ridiculously slow, so apply for your name change months ahead. One FTM guy told me it took him 2 months just to get the forms from them in the mail. I am still waiting for them to process my name change, and it has been 7 months. Somebody else I know said it took about 4 months for them to process their name change.

From a reader in June 2004:

I eventually got through to a human being on the number (416) 325-8305 that the link supplies.

The phone number is really busy, if it lets you into their system wait for a voice before entering numbers - 1 then 2 then 4 then 0 it should then try to give you a name change person. If it's another busy signal then press 1 and repeat 2,4,0 ad nauseum. Eventually that line will connect and after listening to horrible musac for ages a very pleasant person will take you name and address and promise to send you the appropriate application form.

Mine informed me that the current applications are expected to be preocessed in 52 to 54 weeks!!! [see below]

Geez I don't know about RLE I will probably be post-op before they get around to me lol.

A reader wrote in May 2006:

There is now a name change wizard that allows you to answer a few questions and get the appropriate forms to change your name in Ontario.

The wizard is at this link http://www.serviceontario.ca/changeofname/default.htm, but the link that you have is still valid and will point the user to this wizard as well.

Also, the time taken to change your name in Ontario is now down from the 52-54 weeks reported in February 2004 to 6-8 weeks. I will be submitting my name change at the end of May, so I will let you know if this is true or not.

Other resources

Ontario Provice law

Precedent for transsexuals

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