Name changes - Publication

Last revised September 06, 2022

Prior to 2003, section 12 of the Name Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 328  required name changes to be published in the BC Gazette.  This requirement was removed by the Deregulation Statutes Amendment Act, 2002, SBC 2002, c.12, s.27, effective 19 December 2002 (BC Regulation 381/02).

The publication requirement was initially introduced by the Change of Name Act, SBC 1940, c.3, s. 10. Prior to that, there were no such requirements.

There is no other public listing.  Individuals or companies may request name change information from the Chief Executive Officer of the Vital Statistics Agency. You can order copies online, by mail or by telephone.