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Changing Your Name? Not So Fast
December 01, 2011 posted by Steve Brownstein
Canadian Justice Minister Ross Landry has introduced legislation aiming to prevent criminals from hiding their records through a legal name change.
The Identification of Criminals Act introduced last night requires anyone who wants to change their name to submit to a criminal-record check and provide fingerprints.
Once the check is complete, the fingerprints will be destroyed, according to Landry. If a criminal record exists, it will be connected to the applicant's new name in the RCMP's nationwide registry.
