17. Waive administrative costs for five years for revision of official identity documents – CBC
Apr. 1, 2026
Summary:
Indigenous people can reclaim traditional names on passports and other federal government identification, free of charge for five years. As of 2026, seven provinces and two territories have waived fees for name changes on identity documents.
The Call to Action:
We call upon all levels of government to enable residential school survivors and their families to reclaim names changed by the residential school system by waiving administrative costs for a period of five years for the name-change process and the revision of official identity documents, such as birth certificates, passports, driver’s licences, health cards, status cards, and social insurance numbers.
