- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Same-sex marriage in Ontario is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 10, 2003
Since Jun 10, 2003
Legal
Through the case Halpern v. Canada, the definition of marriage as "one man and one woman" was changed to “the voluntary union for life of two persons to the exclusion of all others” to comply with the couples' equality rights under section 15(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ontario is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Ontario, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ontario is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Oct 12, 2012
Since Oct 12, 2012
Legal, surgery not required
Ontario-born can now change their assigned gender on their birth certificate without proof of surgery. Other documents can be changed regardless of birthplace without proof of surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ontario is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Ontario is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 1962
Since Jun 15, 1962
Illegal in some contexts
Ontario's Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination and harassment because of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in housing, contracts, employment, goods, services, facilities, and membership in unions or professional associations.
The Code is enforced by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
The Code is enforced by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ontario is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 1962
Since Jun 15, 1962
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Ontario's Human Rights Code states that every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination or harassment because of gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
The Code is enforced by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
The Code is enforced by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ontario is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Since Jan 1, 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Various forms of discrimination are prohibited for protected classes including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
Same-sex adoption in Ontario is legal.
Current status
Since May 25, 1995
Since May 25, 1995
Legal
There are no laws in Canada against same-sex couples adoption children.
Serving openly in military in Ontario is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Covered by federal law, Ontario has no provincial military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ontario is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Ontario is banned.
Current status
Since Jun 4, 2015
Since Jun 4, 2015
Banned
On June 4, Ontario unanimously passed a Bill 77 "Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act" banning "any practice that seeks to change or direct the sexual orientation or gender identity of a patient under 18 years of age, including efforts to change or direct the patient's behavior or gender expression."
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This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Ontario to help improve its accuracy.
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