In Quebec, the Civil Code requires parents to assign their child only one surname (either a single or compound surname) derived from their respective surnames. Compound surnames may not have more than two parts, with or without hyphens. Thus, a couple named Joseph BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY and Marie DION-ROY could give their children the surnames:
BOUCHARD
TREMBLAY
DION
ROY
BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY
DION-ROY
BOUCHARD-DION
BOUCHARD-ROY, and so on.
In Quebec, the law provides that spouses retain their respective birth names when they are married.
The above is for Quebec only, which has a completely different civil law system (a mix of common law and Napoleonic civil code), and does not apply to the rest of Canada.
I believe this is a thing in Quebec.
from https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/canadian-culture/canadian-culture-naming
In Quebec, the Civil Code requires parents to assign their child only one surname (either a single or compound surname) derived from their respective surnames. Compound surnames may not have more than two parts, with or without hyphens. Thus, a couple named Joseph BOUCHARD-TREMBLAY and Marie DION-ROY could give their children the surnames:
In Quebec, the law provides that spouses retain their respective birth names when they are married.
I didn’t know Canada has law governing names. Where I live it’s free for all. A kid even named “Karantina Covidah” by their parents for fuck sake.
The above is for Quebec only, which has a completely different civil law system (a mix of common law and Napoleonic civil code), and does not apply to the rest of Canada.
That should be child abuse lol
From what I can tell, Quebec has laws for just about everything.