Is it legal for criminals to use an alias?

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In most cases yes. If a person was arrested, served time (Canadian Law) and was innocent and wants to change their name then they have a right. If the person committed the crime (you would see on some criminals records "aka John Smith; Jeff Petersen" then no, they can't change their names. The law wants to keep a bead on them.

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