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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Change of Name: Registration
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| Who Needs This
Registration? |
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Either (a) Anyone who has been
a Nova Scotia resident for at least 1 year, or (b) anyone who was born in
Nova Scotia regardless of where they now reside, who wants to acquire a
legal change of name.
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| Issuing Department
/ Agency: |
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Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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| Where can you get this Registration and / or further information? |
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Phone
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Outside of Nova Scotia: (902)
424-4381
Toll-Free in Nova Scotia: 1-877-848-2578
Hours: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except Holidays). |
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Visit
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Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Joseph Howe Building
Ground Floor
1690 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
Canada |
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E-mail
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vstat@gov.ns.ca
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Write:
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P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS B3J 2M9
Canada |
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Fax
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(902) 424-0678 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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An application form can be obtained
from the Vital Statistics Office of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.
When completed, it is submitted to the same office, where it is reviewed
and processed by Department staff.
Proof of identity through birth and/or marriage certificates in the
original form are required in support of the application.
If the person changing their name was either born or married elsewhere
in Canada, the notification of the name change is also sent to the Province
/Territory of their birth.
Once the processing is completed, the new name is added to the Change
of Name Register, and the applicant is sent notification by mail.
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| Waiting Period:
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10 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)
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| Expiry : |
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This registration does not expire.
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| Price: (No tax
is charged) |
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One Name Only: $152.02
Each additional change: $22.86
(such as marriage name, spouse's name, names of children)
Payment at the Vital Statistics Office: can
be by cash, debit card, money order or cheque (made out to the Minister
of Finance). Visa, Mastercard or American Express are accepted.
Payment by Mail: Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit card or by cheque
or money order made out to the Minister of Finance
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| Related Requirements:
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None |
| Additional Information:
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If the person changing their name
was either born or married elsewhere in Canada, the notification of the
name change is also sent to the Province /Territory of their birth. |
| Legislative Authority:
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Change of Name Act, Revised Statutes
of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 66 |
