Compare LGBT Rights in Canada & Christmas Island

Equality Index ?
79 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careVaries by Region
Since 2024
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2002
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