How to meet police record check requirements for a name change — and autofill the form with my-id.ca
Complete the name change police record check requirements without retyping your details
Changing your name in Ontario may require a police record check — and the requirements form repeats your current and proposed names, address, and identity details. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Change your name — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Requirements for a Police Record Check for a Change of Name — 002-5349
What this form is about
This form sets out the requirements for obtaining a police record check when applying for a legal name change through ServiceOntario. Confirm whether a check is required for your situation on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your current full legal name and proposed new name.
- Your date of birth and current address.
- Identity documents ServiceOntario accepts.
- Police record check results when obtained (confirm process on ontario.ca).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, date of birth, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When is a police record check required for a name change?
- Depending on your situation, ServiceOntario may require a police record check as part of a legal name change. Confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, date of birth, and address — and you can update your profile after the change is approved.
- Does my-id.ca process the name change?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit through ServiceOntario yourself.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.