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LEGAL CHANGE NAME [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Private Law
CONT

A legal transition is when a transgender, gender expansive or non-binary person or their parents help them obtain updated identity documents through the legal process. That could be a legal name change and possibly a gender marker change... Some parts of the legal transition can include changing gender markers on birth certificates, social security cards, driver's licenses, or passport names. They can also have other identification pieces, such as school documents, updated to reflect their new name and their gender identity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Psychologie
  • Droit privé
CONT

[La] transition juridique [...] renvoie principalement au processus visant à changer la façon dont la documentation officielle (provinciale ou fédérale) indique le sexe d'une personne. Ce processus diffère considérablement d'une région et d'une province ou d'un territoire à l'autre, mais il peut inclure la mise à jour de documents tels que le certificat de naissance, le passeport, la carte de citoyenneté, le permis de conduire et la carte d'assurance-maladie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Forms Design
CONT

Why am I not allowed to indicate a preferred last name? To ensure that instructors and other staff are able to appropriately identify you for class attendance, grading, and other university purposes, your primary/legal last name will always appear in conjunction with a preferred first and/or middle name. Last name changes can only be changed through a legal name change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Imprimés et formules
CONT

Nom d'usage et nom de famille. Toute personne possède un nom de famille (appelé auparavant nom patronymique). Ce nom figure sur l'acte de naissance. Il peut s'agir par exemple du nom du père. Il est néanmoins possible d'utiliser, dans la vie quotidienne, un autre nom appelé nom d'usage. Ce nom d'usage ne remplace en aucun cas le nom de famille qui reste le seul nom mentionné sur les actes d'état civil (acte de naissance ou de mariage, livret de famille...).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Passport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
OBS

Terminology used by Passport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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