Entry #6233: Right to change legal gender in Nova Scotia

Current Version

RegionNova Scotia
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateSep 24, 2015
End Datenow
DescriptionSurgeries are no longer required to change one's gender marker in Nova Scotia since September 24th 2015.
Sourceshttps://transalliancesociety.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/thanks-to-a-little-girl-in-bc-gender-is-sex-in-canada/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transgender-nova-scotians-birth-certificates-1.3242382


Revision History (3)

Revision by Notdog1996. Corrected the date and description (there is no federal law governing this at all, not sure where that came from) and added a source.

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Start DateOct 1, 2015Sep 24, 2015
NoteNot required since June 3, 2015 Under the Amendment to the Vital Statistics Act. As well under Federal Law.Surgeries are no longer required to change one's gender marker in Nova Scotia since September 24th 2015.
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Not required since June 3, 2015 Under the Amendment to the Vital Statistics Act. As well under Federal Law. Surgeries are no longer required to change one's gender marker in Nova Scotia since September 24th 2015.
Sourceshttps://transalliancesociety.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/thanks-to-a-little-girl-in-bc-gender-is-sex-in-canada/https://transalliancesociety.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/thanks-to-a-little-girl-in-bc-gender-is-sex-in-canada/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transgender-nova-scotians-birth-certificates-1.3242382
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https://transalliancesociety.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/thanks-to-a-little-girl-in-bc-gender-is-sex-in-canada/ https://transalliancesociety.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/thanks-to-a-little-girl-in-bc-gender-is-sex-in-canada/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transgender-nova-scotians-birth-certificates-1.3242382

Revision by FCBSIX

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Start DateJan 1, 2001Oct 1, 2015
End DateOct 1, 2017(NONE)

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNot required since June 3, 2015 Under the Amendment to the Vital Statistics Act.Not required since June 3, 2015 Under the Amendment to the Vital Statistics Act. As well under Federal Law.
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Not required since June 3, 2015 Under the Amendment to the Vital Statistics Act. As well under Federal Law.

Ausyk created this entry.