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Re: Help: Change of Name

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Originally Posted by ThomOMalley (Post 8254136)

The thing is in Quebec they won't process a change of non for non Canadians.

Therefore for clarification my question is: has anyone have any knowledge or has gone through a change of name in Canada whilst being a permanent resident i.e. taken your spouse's last name or they took yours.

I am thinking along the lines of that since we are not Canadian citizens my spouse would have to go through a change of name in the UK (through the embassy hopefully) and then update passports etc. to reflect this change.

It makes sense to me but has anyone gone through this?????

Any constructive help would be appreciated.

My OH and I were married in Montreal. For reasons not entirely unconnected with (3) in PMM's post above, my OH wanted to take my name (which isn't much less ridiculous, but easier to spell). We were still living in the UK at the time, so she simply changed the name in her passport according to the UK system, changed the name on our joint bank account, etc etc. When we moved to Ontario there was never any question but that her name had changed.

Her mother, conversely, having been married in the mid-60s in the UK, was always, without fail, addressed by her maiden name in Quebec. After 20 years, trying to explain "no, that's not my name, it hasn't been since I got married, I have nothing whatever to do with the family whose name that is" [there's a bit of family history in there...] got too tedious and they moved to ON last summer. She's now once again known by her married name; the only difficulty was when OHIP tried to recoup medical costs through RAMQ in hte first three months after moving.

Re: Help: Change of Name

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 8253074)

I think I see the problem:

Thom O'Malley's "fiance", wants to take his name when they get married.

A "fiance" is a bloke. Therefore there will be a Mr & Mr Thom O'Malley.

They're in Quebec. Are the Quebecois tolerant of married "man-love"? That's what obviously he wants to know.

In French "Excusez-moi, mais ou peut j'acheter des tampons de la derriere?"

is this like one of those Michael Fitzpatrick gags

Re: Help: Change of Name

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Originally Posted by Beaverquest (Post 8260061)

is this like one of those Michael Fitzpatrick gags

Doesn't he drink with Ben Dover and Phil McHavarty. Or am I thinking of William Fitzwarren

Re: Help: Change of Name

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 8260426)

Doesn't he drink with Ben Dover and Phil McHavarty. Or am I thinking of William Fitzwarren

Butch, you're getting him confused with Seymour Butt

although he is partial to the odd tsing tsao with Wan Hung Lo