LEGAL TRANSITION KNOWLEDGE BASE

Information center on legal transitions in Quebec

Welcome to the Legal Transition Knowledge Base (LTKB), a resource developed by Celeste Trianon to explain the legal transition process in the province of Quebec, as well as in Canada.

Name changes can be a complicated process, and this is especially true in Quebec for trans migrants and other people facing intersectional violence. The amount of bureaucratic paperwork one must go through is also a routine struggle. Getting one’s true name on one’s IDs is often times a great relief: it can bring to a screeching halt the consistent misgendering and deadnaming that would otherwise be commonplace.

This website is directly connected to the Quebec Trans ID Clinic, a drop-in service using which you can receive on-the-spot support, accompaniment, and Commissioner for Oaths services for your change of name, of gender marker, or of any other applicable administrative procedures.

This page is mostly going to be a table of contents to point you towards the information you need. Don’t know where to begin? Start off by using the Preface (in French only) to determine which procedure(s) you’ll need!

Questions? Comments? Insults? Send an email to celeste (at/à) juritrans.ca to transmit a message.

Getting Started

Preface: What forms do I need to fill? (En français seulement)
Change of sex designation
- Change of sex designation for youth age ≤17
- Annotated Change of Sex Designation Form for Adults (PDF) (En français seulement)
Change of name (En français seulement)
- For adults (age 18+)
- For youth (age ≤17)
Switching the order of one’s first and middle names
Change of parental designation (En français seulement)
Changing your gender marker only at the federal level

Out-of-province ties

Inserting a Birth Certificate into the Quebec Registrar of Civil Status
- Ontario-born Quebec residents: Order an Ontario birth certificate
- British Columbia-born Quebec residents: Order and translate a B.C. birth certificate
- Alberta-born Quebec residents: Order an Alberta birth certificate
International Gender Marker Changes
I do not have a birth certificate
- Federal exception to change of name requirements
- Court order-assisted route
Applying your Quebec name or gender marker change abroad

I’m done. Now what?

Waiting for your name and/or gender marker change certificate
Checklist: Where do I need to change my name?
- “X” gender marker acceptance in Quebec (En français seulement)
Changing your name and/or gender marker with the Quebec government
- RAMQ (Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec)
- SAAQ / Driver’s license
Changing your name and/or gender marker at the federal level
Applying your Quebec name or gender marker change abroad