Use this Canadian after-wedding checklist to organize your marriage certificate, CRA marital-status update, name and ID changes, passport, address, banking, insurance, and other practical next steps. MapleVow turns the list into a private, province-aware tracker with progress, notes, and CSV export.
Choose your province or let MapleVow suggest it from the saved wedding location and timezone. The checklist adjusts the visible ID and health-card reminders while keeping Canada-wide steps together.
Select whether you are keeping your name, assuming a spouse’s surname, using a hyphenated name, or completing a legal change. MapleVow then hides steps that do not apply to that path.
Mark tasks as to do, in progress, or done, save private notes, and export the visible checklist to CSV when you want an offline record.
The right order depends on your province, whether either spouse changes their name, and upcoming travel. This sequence gives most Canadian couples a practical starting point; confirm current requirements with each responsible agency.
The document provided at the ceremony may not be the official certificate required for name, ID, benefit, or legal-record updates. Order the certificate through the province or territory where the marriage was registered.
Tell the Canada Revenue Agency about the change by the end of the month following the month your marital status changed. This can affect benefit and credit calculations.
Decide whether to keep your current name, assume a spouse’s surname, use a hyphenated surname, or complete a legal name change. The documents and sequence vary by province and path.
Review your driver’s licence, health card, photo card, vehicle permit, and voter information. Provincial deadlines, accepted documents, and online options differ.
If your passport name will change, review federal application requirements before booking travel. Tickets and reservations should match the name on the passport you will use.
Update banks, payroll, insurance, benefits, utilities, memberships, professional licences, emergency contacts, beneficiaries, and address records where applicable.
After the saved wedding date, the checklist appears in the “Where you are” guidance on the couple dashboard alongside photo review and guest-list export. It stays connected to the wedding instead of becoming another separate app or spreadsheet.
MapleVow organizes general reminders and links to relevant official information. It does not submit changes to government agencies and does not provide legal, tax, or immigration advice. Couples should confirm current requirements with the responsible agency or a qualified professional.
When no province has been saved, MapleVow can suggest one from the wedding venue or address and then use the wedding timezone as a fallback. You can always change the selection.
Yes. Evermore and Planner users can export the currently visible checklist, statuses, completion dates, and notes to CSV.
No. MapleVow provides an organizational checklist only. You remain responsible for confirming requirements and completing updates with each organization.
The full interactive checklist is included with Evermore and Planner. Promise and Celebration accounts can view a limited preview.
Government requirements and processing times can change. Use these primary sources before submitting a form or changing identification.
Review the current ways to report a marriage or other marital-status change to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Visit official source →Check federal passport requirements and travel-document considerations before changing a surname.
Visit official source →See how one province distinguishes the ceremony record from the official marriage certificate and explains ordering.
Visit official source →Review an official provincial example of assuming a spouse’s surname versus completing a legal name change.
Visit official source →Create your wedding now, then let MapleVow guide the practical follow-up when the celebration is complete.
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