Name change requests | Medical Council of Canada

Overview

You can submit name change requests with the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) to update your name and/or signature in the following places:

Your physiciansapply.ca account
Your Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) documents

Changing your name in physiciansapply.ca

Download and complete the Name change request form. If your signature has changed, you will be required to submit a sample of your new signature on the form.
Follow the instructions on the form to collect and attach the required documentation.
Send the Name change request form and documentation to the MCC by email.

Changing your name on your LMCC documents

Prepare the following to include in your request:
1. A copy of a legal, notarized order or other name change document confirming the former name and new name. Do not send original documents because they will not be returned.
2. Your original LMCC documents (Testamur and Certificate of Registration).
Download and complete the Name change request form. If your signature has changed, you will be required to submit a sample of your new signature on the form.
Download, review, and complete the Request for replacement of LMCC documents form.
Send the package to the MCC by mail or courier.
Once the MCC receives your form, the service fee for replacing the LMCC Testamur and Certificate of Registration will be applied to your physiciansapply.ca account. Once payment is received, the MCC will begin to process your request.

The MCC reserves the right to request additional documentation if needed.

Please note that LMCC document replacements due to name changes are issued as “Duplicates of Original as Amended” whereas replacements for reasons other than name changes are issued as “Duplicates.”

Missing your original LMCC documents?

If you do not have your original LMCC documents, provide a statutory declaration (i.e., affidavit) certified by a lawyer or a notary public stating the reason why (e.g., documents lost, stolen, destroyed). The declaration must also state that if the original Certificate of Registration, Testamur, or both are subsequently located, the original(s) will be returned to the MCC by courier.