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| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 28, 2009 |
| End Date | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Description | The Vital Statistics Act was passed on May 28th 2009, allowing transgender individuals to change their gender marker after undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Before then, it was not possible to change it in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
| Sources | https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/v06-01.htm |
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created by Notdog1996
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 28, 2009 |
| End Date | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Description | The Vital Statistics Act was passed on May 28th 2009, allowing transgender individuals to change their gender marker after undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Before then, it was not possible to change it in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
| Sources | https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/v06-01.htm |