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June 20, 2023


Government of the Northwest Territories Waives Change of Name Fee for Indigenous Residents of the NWT

NationTalk: The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it will waive the change of name fee for Indigenous residents of the NWT on an ongoing basis. Waiving the change of name for residential school survivors and their families advances the GNWT’s commitment to improve the lives of Indigenous residents and help further...

October 1, 2018


Northwest Territories

Fees would be waived for “all Indigenous residents who wish to correct the names on their NWT birth certificates that were affected by historical errors.” Fees for certificates under the Vital Statistics Act can also be waived in the same manner. However, names using Indigenous glyphs and diacritics still cannot be chosen. (NWT Press Release...

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