Who is notified about my change of name?
Most changes of name will be published in the Northwest Territories Gazette. Information that will be shared in the notice is the person’s full former and present names, the person’s date of birth, the name of the community in which the person resides and the effective date of the change. The following agencies will be notified:
- Clerk of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Maintenance Enforcement Administrator
- NWT Healthcare Registration unit, Health Services Administration
- Vital Statistics Office of the province of birth, if not NWT