Changed my name in my home country. problems renewing PR with new name

[Nadik]

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.

 

[armoured]

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.

Get the provincial document and provide that. As far as I'm aware that's in the instructions and what you should have done in the first place.

 

[alfredJones]

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.

Is there any update on ur file? Plz share the timeline

 

[Nadik]

Is there any update on ur file? Plz share the timeline

I received a new PR with my old name about two months of the application.
Regarding the change of name situation, nothing is moving. They all want different documents and I can't get a provincial ID without the etat civil's document, the the etat civil does not provide this sort of document.

 

[armoured]

I received a new PR with my old name about two months of the application.
Regarding the change of name situation, nothing is moving. They all want different documents and I can't get a provincial ID without the etat civil's document, the the etat civil does not provide this sort of document.

Are you working with a lawyer or a notary in Quebec?

[A warning to all others: the situation with legal name changes in Quebec is completely different than in other provinces. I don't pretend to know much about it, beyond that, and that it is much, much more difficult to do than anywhere else in Canada. My own opinion is that it is not something you can do on your own (as in all the other provinces and territories), but even that is just my guess because not familiar.]