How to update your name on an Ontario security guard or PI licence — and autofill the application with my-id.ca
Update your security guard or PI licence information without retyping your details
If your name or contact information changes after you receive an Ontario security guard or private investigator licence, the update application repeats your old and new details. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Security guards and private investigators — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application to Change Information and/or Change Name for Individual Security Guard and/or Private Investigator Licence — 026-0204
What this form is about
This application updates your name or other personal information on an existing Ontario security guard or private investigator licence. Confirm required supporting documents on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name (current and previous if changed).
- Your current address and contact details.
- Your licence number and expiry date.
- Proof of the name or information change (confirm on ontario.ca).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When do I need this application?
- When your name or other personal information changes and your security guard or private investigator licence needs to be updated.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and contact details so you can focus on the change you are reporting.
- Does my-id.ca process the update?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit the application through the official licensing process.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.