Guide to changing ID
Guide to changing ID
Your Guide to Changing ID
This online tool provides information about how to legally change your name and gender marker on identity documents issued by the B.C. and Canadian federal governments.
Please note: This Guide is not legal advice. If you have legal questions, or need to consult with a lawyer or notary, please see the resources listed below.
For help finding a notary or lawyer
- Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre
- UVic Trans ID Clinic
- Victoria Youth Clinic
- PACE Society
- Rainbow Refugee
- Qmunity
- Broadway Youth Resource Centre – Resource Room
- Trans Care BC health navigators
- Other social service agencies may have commissioners for taking affidavits
For legal advice
- Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre
- Access Pro Bono Community Clinics
- APB lawyer referral services
- UVic Trans ID Clinic
- Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
- Law Students’ Legal Advice Program
- Rise Women’s Legal Centre
Other helpful resources