One-and-the-same-person affidavit
Swear that documents in different names refer to the same person — you.
When to use this
Used when records show your name differently (after marriage, a spelling change, or across foreign documents).
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AFFIDAVIT OF ONE AND THE SAME PERSON I, [current full legal name], of the City of [city], in the Province of Ontario, MAKE OATH AND SAY (or SOLEMNLY AFFIRM) THAT: 1. I am the person named in the documents described below. 2. The name “[Name A]” and the name “[Name B]” refer to one and the same person, namely me. 3. The difference arises because [reason — e.g. marriage, spelling variation in a foreign record, translation]. 4. The documents affected are [list documents], and I make this affidavit to confirm my identity across them. SWORN (or AFFIRMED) before me at the City of [city], in the Province of Ontario, this [day] day of [month], [year]. ____________________________ ____________________ Signature of deponent Signature of commissioner ____________________________ A Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in and for Ontario
Unfilled details stay as [bracketed prompts]. Do not sign yet — sworn, affirmed or witnessed documents must be signed in front of the commissioner during your appointment. General information, not legal advice; acceptance is up to the receiving institution.
Then make it official
Once it’s filled in, book Commissioning affidavits — from $25.00 + HST — and sign it properly in front of a commissioner.
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