This form is used to request an official name change.
Conditions for a Name Change
If you change your name after you have submitted an Application for Admission to York University, the name on the University’s file (surname and/or given name) cannot be modified except when a request for a name change is completed. A request for a name change must be supported by original or certified/notarized copies of the following documents, depending on the reason for the name change:
- Name change by marriage: Requires a Canadian marriage certificate; or foreign marriage certificate (must be translated into English); or divorce order or judgment.
- Name change by law: Requires a certificate or court order made under a provincial change of name act or under similar legislation.
- Return to maiden name: Requires a birth certificate and valid photo identification (passport or driver’s licence).
- Given name change: When given names need to be modified, valid photo identification (passport or driver’s licence), which provides proof of the modification, is required. These documents are not valid for other types of changes. (Eg. “My file reflects the name ‘Debbie,’ but my legal name is ‘Deborah’ and this is the name I want to appear on my diploma.”)
Deadlines and submission
This form can be submitted at any time to Academic Services, York Hall C102, or scan and email it to acadservices@glendon.yorku.ca.
If you want to change the official name that will appear on your degree, your request must be submitted prior to the application to graduate deadline. After that date, there will be a fee to request an official name change.
