Effective date of the new usual given name
The substitution of the usual given name takes effect on the day following the end of the period of publication of the notice to substitute the usual given name on the Directeur de l'état civil website. However, the substitution takes effect on the day of the change in the Québec register of civil status in the following situations where publication is not required:
- A special exemption from publication was granted.
- It is clear that the requested change relates to a change in the person's gender identity.
- The change requested is for a child under six months of age.
You will receive a letter confirming the substitution of the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth. When the substitution of the usual given name takes effect, it is the responsibility of that person or their father, mother, parent or tutor to have the usual given name changed any files held by government departments or agencies concerning that person. They will have to provide a new birth certificate as proof of the change.
If you fill out the Application for the Simplified Forwarding of Information Following a Change to the Act of Birth form, the Directeur de l'état civil can notify certain departments or agencies of the change and save you the trouble of providing this document.
Reviewed: 2023-06-28
