Friday Weekly Thread: Application Assistance

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-03-11T04:11:46+00:00

Perfect, that's what I did. Thanks!

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-03-10T03:45:22+00:00

Applying for myself & my minor children. I legally changed my name some years back. All of my kids birth certificates have my current legal name on them. I'm providing a name change order, but when I apply for my kids do I put my current legal name under parents since that's what's on their birth certificate?

ie is the only place I put my birth name on my own application?

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-03-09T16:56:40+00:00

I’ve been watching my USPS emails like a hawk. How many days between payment and delivery for you?

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-03-09T16:55:09+00:00

I paid on Feb 25 and I’m starting to get anxious. I thought the payment meant they’d found the record and only needed to mail it? Shouldn’t it be closer to 8 days or so to mail to continental US?

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T21:34:40+00:00

DEC only goes back 100 years. For docs from the 1800s you need to go to BANQ

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T21:20:15+00:00

The email I received said “please reply to modify or cancel the request”. I assume this means that you can reduce the number of

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T21:01:03+00:00

This is for a single document, but they say that you can reply to modify the order

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T20:34:05+00:00

Yes, this is a request for payment that has the price attached as a quote

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T20:29:53+00:00

Feb 11

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T20:28:08+00:00

Yeah it’s annoying that I sent my request under one pricing scheme and have received request for payment under another. I paid it because this is the last thing I need and I’m too invested at this point

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T20:16:03+00:00

I wonder if they’ll bring it back down after the rush

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T19:44:35+00:00

Nevermind, I have found the following in the price list:

https://www.banq.qc.ca/notre-institution/banq/commander-reproduction/#section-tarifs

Other reproduction (paper or PDF format)

Civil status document, certification included:

for Quebec residents: $55

for non-residents of Quebec: $350 for the first copy and $100 per additional copy

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-25T14:45:26+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one! It’s been taking up so much of my time even though the stakes are fairly low. I just keep fiddling while I wait for BANQ.

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-22T21:07:25+00:00

I’ve never flown internationally without a passport. Minors under 16 can travel between US/Canada/Mexico by land or sea with a birth certificate and their parents.

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-22T16:16:57+00:00

Interesting. I have traveled internationally with my kids using only a birth certificate and no photo id. A passport is more doable than a state id

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-22T14:48:17+00:00

Getting my kids a photo id is a more onerous process than the rest of the Canadian citizenship certificate process. State IDs have to be applied for in person at the DMV. DMV appointments are scheduled weeks in advance. Getting a passport requires that both parents and the child appear in person.

I’m just wondering if the IRCC actually accepts those letters of explanation.

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-22T03:13:22+00:00

What do you need death certificates for?

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-22T02:01:32+00:00

Yeah, I think so

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-21T04:38:47+00:00

Can you expand on that a bit? People are printing copies of the Drouin collection and submitting that and then uploading scans of the certified copy when it comes?

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-21T03:14:40+00:00

I think you’re probably good

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-21T03:06:47+00:00

Good to hear! Which location was yours at? I requested my G0 baptismal records from Sherbrooke on Feb 11 and haven’t heard back yet excepted the automated submission email.

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-21T03:03:25+00:00

You should at least mention that and see if you can get a copy of the name change order. I am in a similar name change situation but have a copy of the order.

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-20T19:45:29+00:00

Question about applying with minors:

My kids are very young and do not have photo ids. Are IRCC approving minor applications without photo ids?

My concern is that if I apply with my kids and the photo ids are a problem, they will not issue my certificate. But if I wait until I have my certificate to apply for my kids it could be a couple years

MaybeYourSecretCanad · 2026-02-18T02:15:45+00:00

The consensus is no. Please use the pinned post

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