Apply to waive ServiceOntario name change fees without retyping your details

Residential school survivors reclaiming a name, their family members, and Indigenous persons changing to a single name may qualify to have ServiceOntario name change fees waived — and the application repeats your identity details. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Change your name — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Application to Waive ServiceOntario Fees for a Name Change and Related Certificates — 007-11341

What this form is about

This application asks ServiceOntario to waive fees for a name change and related certificates. It is for residential school survivors and their family members reclaiming a name, and for Indigenous persons changing their name to a single name. Confirm current eligibility on ontario.ca before applying.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full legal name and date of birth.
• Your current address and contact details.
• The name change you are requesting or supporting.
• Proof of eligibility for the fee waiver (confirm on ontario.ca).

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your name, date of birth, address, and contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.