Each academic session when you first enrol in your courses, you will be presented with the option to provide an up-to-date cell phone number as well as a preferred e-mail address for communication. If this information changes after you have enrolled, use the button below to provide an update. You can also use it to:

• change your address,
• provide new contact numbers for phone or e-mail purposes, and/or
• provide or update information regarding next of kin contact information in the event of an emergency.

Note that if you live in on-campus residence, your local address will be automatically modified through information provided by Housing at the beginning and end of your lease. If you live off campus, however, please use the student address module to inform us of your local mailing address.

Update Contact Information

The name you provided when you applied to York University is the legal name that appears in your student record, on class lists, in communications and official documents from York like transcripts and your diploma.

We encourage you to review your name on record here:

See Your Legal Name on Record

If your name on record is incorrect or your legal name changes, you should request a name change using the Name Change Request Form below. You will be required to provide two pieces of valid identification from the following list:

• Certificate of Birth (original or certified/notarized copy)
• Court Name Change (original or certified/notarized copy)
• Driver’s Licence
• Ontario Photo Card
• Passport
• Permanent Resident Card

You can also use this form if you wish to change the name that appears on your York documents. For example, if you applied to York with a name that is not the one you are commonly known by, then you can change it through this form, with documentation, or the Chosen Name and Gender Identity Profile Change form without documentation.

Student Name Change Request Form

This form is designed for students who are undertaking a name change in relation to their gender identity status and/or would like to see their chosen first name and gender correctly captured and used at York University.

Please note: Our student information system is not able to display both your legal name and your chosen name. The update to your chosen first name will be made in the student system as well as the YU-card office. Both your academic and financial record will reflect your chosen first name. When your chosen first name is updated, you will receive instructions via email on how to navigate keeping your chosen first name and still providing academic and financial records with your legal name. Should you wish to discuss how this will impact your record please indicate in the form and a member of our team to contact you.

You do not need documentation to update your chosen first name.

Name and Gender Identity Change Form

Frequently Asked Questions about Name and Gender Identity Change

Your social insurance number (SIN) provided to government financial aid agencies ensures that your application is processed accurately and efficiently. Use the button below to provide, or update if incorrect, your social insurance number:

Provide/Update Social Insurance Number