Canada: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Canada to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 25 March 2024
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This document contains useful information about Canada which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Canada
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2024
Last updated 1218 AprilSeptember 2024
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Update history
2026-07-31 14:12
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2025-11-28 12:22
This guidance has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-09-18 15:34
Updated to reflect change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada and changes of name in Canada passports can only be done if the person is resident in Canada.
2024-04-12 16:34
Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation and to confirm change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada.
2024-03-25 11:43
First published.
Details
This document contains useful information about Canada which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Canada
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2024
Last updated 1218 AprilSeptember 2024
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
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Update history
2026-07-31 14:12
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2025-11-28 12:22
This guidance has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-09-18 15:34
Updated to reflect change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada and changes of name in Canada passports can only be done if the person is resident in Canada.
2024-04-12 16:34
Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation and to confirm change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada.
2024-03-25 11:43
First published.
Details
This document contains useful information about Canada which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Canada
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-07-31 14:12
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Names section to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport.
2025-11-28 12:22
This guidance has been updated with minor formatting changes.
2025-09-18 15:34
Updated to reflect change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada and changes of name in Canada passports can only be done if the person is resident in Canada.
2024-04-12 16:34
Updated to reflect a change in gender recognition legislation and to confirm change of name certificates are issued in each province in Canada.
2024-03-25 11:43
First published.