Hi everyone,
I am a permanent resident living in Montreal, Quebec since 2021.
In November 2025, while I was in my home country, I legally changed my last name to my mother’s last name.
I translated and notarized the legal name change document issued in my country and was able to return to Canada without any issues, even though my PR card and passport had different last names.
About a month ago, I applied to renew my PR card using my new last name. I submitted all the documents I had, except for a provincial ID showing my new name, since I currently don’t have any Canadian documents with that name.
I recently received an email from IRCC saying that I am missing a provincial ID with my new last name.
I have already contacted the Quebec government and they said they will call me back this week, but since I’m a bit tight on time I wanted to ask here as well.
What would be the best next steps? Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Thank you for your help in advance.
I am a permanent resident living in Montreal, Quebec since 2021.
In November 2025, while I was in my home country, I legally changed my last name to my mother’s last name.
I translated and notarized the legal name change document issued in my country and was able to return to Canada without any issues, even though my PR card and passport had different last names.
About a month ago, I applied to renew my PR card using my new last name. I submitted all the documents I had, except for a provincial ID showing my new name, since I currently don’t have any Canadian documents with that name.
I recently received an email from IRCC saying that I am missing a provincial ID with my new last name.
I have already contacted the Quebec government and they said they will call me back this week, but since I’m a bit tight on time I wanted to ask here as well.
What would be the best next steps? Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Thank you for your help in advance.
