Under The Change of Name Amendment Regulations, 2025, a name change may be refused to anyone convicted of murder, specific designated substance offences or fraud, as well as those designated as dangerous, long-term or high-risk offenders. In addition, legal change of name applications in Saskatchewan will now require a certified criminal record check that includes fingerprinting. 

Read more: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2025/december/04/new-regulations-expand-list-of-convictions-preventing-legal-name-changes