...who would be so oblivious to the absence of their middle name in their documents?!! Again, thank you for your guidance.
I pretty much use first name/last name everyday and at work, so it took me ages to notice the middle name exclusion. Sigh!
I don't know, who could be so 'oblivious' and not notice this right away? )))
Thanks, I have father's first name as middle name (but only used in official documents such as my passport). Perhaps it was an error in transferring passport info to immigration documents (clerical error?) or I may have provided first name/last name in a form early in the process where I should have included the middle (i.e., given name that should have included middle name).
Any one of these could have happened. I know that, for example, Russian patronymics (made from father's name) are increasingly not included in the English portion of Russian passports. And IRCC tends to drop them as a result. Or if you left it out / it was not on other documents, could have happened.
Thing to keep in mind: in Canadian practice, a middle name is just an additional given name. Lots of cultures within Canada have specific practices, and where not, lots of families just have their own traditions (possibly originally from a cultural practice).
So governments and businesses here will basically only keep including names that the individual uses consistently - all of the time - with a bias to dropping middle names for most purposes.
Don't specify you want it on your driver's license (because you just write first and last)? Dropped.
Does anyone know if this should be resolved through submitting an amendment with IRCC (IMM 1436) or is it one that requires legal name change?! Would appreciate your thoughts or suggestions on the right course of action. Thanks.
There's another thread here on the same topic with a lot of discussion, sometime in the last two weeks. Short form: it's up to you what you want to do. If you start including it on all documents, you probably won't need a legal name change for most purposes. But if you want it to be perfect everywhere, you'll have to be consistent AND may need to apply for name change.
I don't see any harm in
attempting to use the form you refer to, but can't guarantee it will work. They'll probably decide whether or not to honour it based on original documents and what you provided on other forms.
That said: again, under Canadian law, your name is basically what you use all the time. People who have four or five middle names usually won't have them on any documents except the one on their birth certificate - it doesn't mean those names don't exist, they're just not used day to day. And it's not at all uncommon for people to use one name for purely social or business purposes, and another for most others (eg maiden vs married). Many use shortened or folk versions for day to day and social but a longer (somewhat more formal) legal name for eg contracts, banks, business cards, etc. A matter of taste.
If you think your 'name' is only what's on your passport, well, ok, then change that. Otherwise it doesn't matter for most purposes - you can use/include your middle name when you like and leave it out when you think not appropriate. Most people won't care. Most businesses and a surprising number of government agencies will be accommodating to some degree. IRCC is one of the more strict about the matter - but the truth is, you won't interact with IRCC all that much.
My general advice - if you've already landed, just go with what works, and try to use the version of your name you would like to use depending on the context. Note where you have issues and/or where you can't use the one you want - and particuarly whether it's something important or just a minor inconvenience. After a while, decide whether you still feel the need to change it legally based on the actual problems you face.
