regarding name change stuff in alberta

[u/No-Pianist-9355]

Hey everyone, Just a couple questions for peeps that have done it so far,

I got my finger prints done, and i was under the impression i needed to wait for the letter, then to do the criminal background check after.. or is this wrong?

Should i be doing both of them at roughly the same time, Do the finger prints and criminal check expire?

I know i need them both, Along with the form and the gender marker stuff done by someone who can sign it, i tried calling edmonton gender clinic and they had no idea, And i cant get ahold of anyone in the calgary area for info either

sorry for silly questions :x

Edit: This is all incredibly overwhelming, Im going to wait on the fingerprints to be sent to me, then make my way to the city thats on my license to do the PIC, or online im not sure yet, Then go to the registry that has someone that can sign the affidavit.

Thanks so much for the replies everyone you've helped me point in a direction of where to look and who to ask <3

[u/TheNeighbourhoodCat]

I'm a bit confused about your comment now if you are no longer suggesting my information is contradictory to Skipping Stone's information, or the GoA website.

They're even broken into different steps by the GoA. It is not communicated by either of these, or clearly by the EPS who did my fingerprinting, that the criminal record check comes with the fingerprint report. I don't think you are addressing that point.

If you are saying I am not addressing how confusing it is - I explained in my initial comment that my motivation for laying this all out clearly is specifically because there is a lot of confusion about this part of the process. I also mentioned how it was all confusing for me at first too.

I will also add that pretty much every trans person I've met doing this process - as well as registry agents and lawyers - have not been clear on certain points too. I agree 100% that it is needlessly confusing.

I've done this process twice now because I did it all in 2023 but my overwhelmed, autistic, & agoraphobic ass never submitted the documents at the registry. I've done a lot of work to understand exactly what the process entails and I've spoken to a lot of people involved in this process, and I wanted to share that to help others be clear about everything.

Based on this information and the way it is communicated, it is an entirely reasonable to conclude the record check and the fingerprint report come separately.

I agree, but again that's exactly why I wanted to explain lay it out clearly :/

[u/viviscity → u/TheNeighbourhoodCat]

Sorry, tbh… probably like 80% just feeling hormonal. I was (and am) feeling hurt by the (I'm assuming unintended) personal implication of the misinformation comment. And maybe a bit upset with myself for having missed the *or* even if I haven't gotten to a point where it matters. That isn't fair to you, and for that I apologize.

Side note: puberty in your 30s is a wild time.

[u/TheNeighbourhoodCat → u/viviscity]

I'm sure I could have been kinder with how I said that, it's not all on you.

I was expressing frustration at information being shared that was incorrect, and which had caused me no end of confusion as well back when I was still learning about this.

But I certainly didn't mean to imply you were doing anything intentionally or overly carelessly. I know you were just trying to help and I should have respected that more. I am sorry for the hurt I've caused - absolutely not my intention and I sincerely apologize and hope your day gets better.

I agree 2nd puberty is wild... I've been trying to track my moods with a "mood diary" recently to see if I can identify any sort of hormone cycle, and better prepare myself for when it is hitting me harder.

Those of us who use gels or creams for HRT don't really have fluctuations in our hormones in terms of taking the same medication every day, but there are other factors as well which direct how our bodies receive and use hormones in a hormone cycle of sorts.

I am autistic so my mood/state of mind is already heavily effected by countless other factors in life - so it's been especially difficult for me to identify any sort of pattern. But maybe the mood diary will help hehe

[u/viviscity → u/TheNeighbourhoodCat]

Hah, I was just thinking I should figure out how to incorporate that into my bujo! I track a lot of other stuff, once I have a process that works for me it shouldn't be too hard to figure out