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Affidavits
A sworn affidavit confirming that two or more names refer to the same person — used when your documents show different spellings, a maiden and married name, or a legal name and a nickname. Fill it in online, download a ready-to-sign PDF, and notarize in Ontario.
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AFFIDAVIT — ONE AND THE SAME PERSON
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, MAKE OATH AND SAY that:
The names ______ and ______ refer to one and the same person, namely me.
The name ______ appears on the following document(s): ______.
The name ______ appears on the following document(s): ______.
The reason for this difference is: .
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
SWORN / DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
One and the Same Person Affidavit
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Your Information
Your full legal name
First version of the name (as shown on one document)
Your full address
AFFIDAVIT — ONE AND THE SAME PERSON
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, MAKE OATH AND SAY that:
The names ______ and ______ refer to one and the same person, namely me.
The name ______ appears on the following document(s): ______.
The name ______ appears on the following document(s): ______.
The reason for this difference is: .
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
SWORN / DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
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Overview
A one and the same person affidavit — also called an affidavit of one and the same person, a name discrepancy affidavit, or an "also known as" (AKA) affidavit — is a sworn statement that several names belong to a single person. The deponent swears, before a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits, that the differently-named records all relate to them.
It resolves confusion without a formal change of name, which is why banks, registries, and government offices accept it to link records that do not match exactly.
You may need this affidavit whenever your name appears differently across two documents and an organization needs proof they are the same person.
List your current full legal name, then every other name that appears on your documents, exactly as each one is written. Explain briefly why the names differ — marriage, divorce, a spelling error, translation, or common usage — and confirm that all of them identify you and no one else.
Naming the specific documents that carry each version of your name makes the affidavit far more useful to the organization that requested it.
Once you have filled in your one and the same person affidavit and downloaded the PDF, do not sign it yet. An affidavit or statutory declaration must be signed in the presence of a notary public or a commissioner for taking affidavits, who administers your oath or solemn affirmation before you sign.
Minute Notary commissions your one and the same person affidavit either online by secure video, under Ontario's remote commissioning rules (O. Reg. 431/20), or in person in Ottawa. Bring valid government-issued photo identification so we can confirm who you are before we apply the notary seal.
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