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| Region | Ontario |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 11, 2012 |
| End Date | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Description | It is legal in Ontario to change one's birth certificate and driver's license without surgery, provided (among other items) a signed letter from a physician or psychologist. |
| Sources | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/legal-sex-change-doesn-t-require-surgery-tribunal-says-1.1219942 http://www.ontario.ca/government/changing-your-sex-designation-your-birth-registration-and-birth-certificate |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Description | It is legal in Ontario to change one's birth certificate and driver's license without surgery, provided (among other items) a signed letter from a physician or psychologist. | It is legal in Ontario to change one's birth certificate and driver's license without surgery, provided (among other items) a signed letter from a physician or psychologist. |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Apr 11, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | It is legal in Ontario to change one's birth certificate and driver's license without surgery, provided (among other items) a signed letter from a physician or psychologist. |
| Sources | http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/legal-sex-change-doesn-t-require-surgery-tribunal-says-1.1219942 http://www.ontario.ca/government/changing-your-sex-designation-your-birth-registration-and-birth-certificate |