Under certain conditions, the law permits a person to apply for a substitution of their usual given name by another given name that appears on their act of birth.
To be eligible for a substitution of the usual given name by another given name on the act of birth, the person who is the subject of the application must have been domiciled in Québec for at least one year.
Furthermore, if you have already been granted a substitution of the usual given name, please note that you must file an application for a change of name if you wish to change your new usual given name.
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Reviewed: 2023-06-08