Entry #1397: Right to change legal gender in Alberta

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RegionAlberta
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateApr 23, 2014
End Date(none)
DescriptionApplication requires a letter from a psychiatrist, a commissioned for oaths letter from the applicant, and $20. The Vital Statistics Act's surgical requirement was defeated in court.
Sourceshttp://ablawg.ca/2014/05/07/4349/
Reports (1)
  • Newer law has been passed "Gender marker change does not require letter from psychiatrist. https://www.alberta.ca/birth-record-sex-amendment.aspx"

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edited by danlev

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions

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StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateApr 23, 2014
End Date(none)
DescriptionApplication requires a letter from a psychiatrist, a commissioned for oaths letter from the applicant, and $20. The Vital Statistics Act's surgical requirement was defeated in court.
Sourceshttp://ablawg.ca/2014/05/07/4349/