- 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
Suggest Public Opinion Data
By The Numbers
66%
of Ontarians would be okay with a family member marrying someone of the same-sex
86%
of Ontarians easily accepted the coming out of a family member
(Fondation Émergence, 2020)
93%
of Ontarians are comfortable around same-sex parents
77%
of Ontarians believe same-sex parents are as good as opposite-sex parents
(Fondation Émergence, 2014)
63%
of Ontarians agree legalization of same-sex marriage is a good thing
68%
of Ontarians would attend a same-sex marriage if invited
(Fondation Émergence, 2011)
History
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 recognized.
Current status
Since 2018
Since 2018
Recognized
Ontario allows residents to use an X gender marker on birth certificates, health cards and driving licenses as well as to remove the marker altogether.
LGBT discrimination in Ontario is illegal.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 1962
Since Jun 15, 1962
Illegal
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 legal.
Current status
Legal
Covered by federal law, Ontario has no provincial military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ontario is banned (3-month deferral).
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."
Equal age of consent in Ontario is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 2019
Since Jan 2019
Equal
Under federal legislation.
Legal Rights
100 / 100
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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