- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
Question: "How strongly do you approve or disapprove of same-sex couples having the right to marry?"
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America)
Question: "How strongly do you approve or disapprove of [homosexuals] running for public office?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Same-sex marriage in Canada is legal.
Since Jul 20, 2005
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Canada is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Canada is legal, surgery not required.
Since 2017
Until Apr 11, 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Canada is recognized.
Since Aug 13, 2017
LGBT discrimination in Canada is illegal.
Since Jan 1, 2017
LGBT employment discrimination in Canada is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 19, 2017
Provincial human rights acts are separate, but Supreme Court precedent exists for requiring provinces to protect the same classes as the Canadian Human Rights Act. At this time all provinces protect against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Of the provinces only Ontario has explicit protection on the basis of both gender identity and gender expression in its human rights code, though several provide implicit protections on the basis of gender identity or "transsexualism" under the category of "sex" or "gender".
LGBT housing discrimination in Canada is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Canada is legal.
Since May 25, 1995
Serving openly in military in Canada is legal.
Since Oct 10, 1992
Blood donations by MSMs in Canada is banned (3-month deferral).
Going into effect Sep 30, 2022
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Canada.
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Northwest Territories (Territory)
- Nunavut (Territory)
- Yukon Territory (Territory)