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| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. However, Saskatchewan still requires a letter from a healthcare professional. |
| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 |
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| Description | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. However, Saskatchewan still requires a letter from a healthcare professional. |
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edited by qcksws. Reverting to revision #61357: National law presides over this just put it in the description
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. However, Saskatchewan still requires a letter from a healthcare professional. | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. |
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| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/laws/stat/ss-2009-c-v-7.21/126122/ss-2009-c-v-7.21.html#versions | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Saskatchewan still requires a healthcare professional’s letter meaning varies by region still.
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | Varies by Region |
| Description | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. However, Saskatchewan still requires a letter from a healthcare professional. |
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| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/laws/stat/ss-2009-c-v-7.21/126122/ss-2009-c-v-7.21.html#versions |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Only fully in law when all provinces and territories provided it without restrictions.
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| Start Date | Apr 11, 2012 | Jul 1, 2017 |
| Description | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. However, legal gender recognition was dependent on each province and territory’s laws until July 1, 2017, when the Northwest Territories became the last to remove the requirement for surgery for legal gender recognition. |
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| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-transgender-legislation-changes-1.4206782 |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Adding comma. .
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| Description | Since 2012 Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. | Since 2012, Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Legal, no restrictions |
| End Date | 2017 | (none) |
| Description | Most provinces in canada require surgery to legally change gender, however, since 2012 Ontario has not required surgery to change gender. | Since 2012 Canada has not required surgery to change gender on documents under federal jurisdiction e.g. passports. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_Canada | https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/passport/forms/pdf/pptc643-eng.pdf |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Varies by Region |
| End Date | (none) | 2017 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | |
| Start Date | Apr 11, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Most provinces in canada require surgery to legally change gender, however, since 2012 Ontario has not required surgery to change gender. |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_Canada |