How to tell your CRA of your name change?

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  1. If you change only your first name or last name, call 1-800-959-8281 to advise us of your name change.
  2. If you change your first name and last name, send the following by mail or fax to your tax centre one of the following documents:
    • a name change certificate from a provincial/territorial vital statistics department; or
    • a court order issued under an act on change of name;
    • your old and new names;
    • your social insurance number; and
    • your signature.

For a listing of all Tax Centers please visit the CRA webite at: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cntct/prv/txcntr-eng.html

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