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== Recognition in provincial governments == | == Recognition in provincial governments == | ||
The recognition of nonbinary people by provincial governments varies across Canada. All provinces and territories have removed requirements for surgery, but many still do rely on a [[medicalization|medical model]] of transness. At this point only Alberta and Ontario have moved away from the medical model for all applicants, removing the requirement for a letter from a medical practitioner. That being said some provinces have removed have also removed this requirement, but only for those over a certain age. | The recognition of nonbinary people by provincial governments varies across Canada. All provinces and territories have removed requirements for surgery, but many still do rely on a [[medicalization|medical model]] of transness. At this point only Alberta and Ontario have moved away from the medical model for all applicants, removing the requirement for a letter from a medical practitioner. That being said some provinces have removed have also removed this requirement, but only for those over a certain age. | ||
Every province and territory has added explicit protections for "gender identity" in their human rights legislation. The majority of provinces protect "gender expression" as well. | |||
* <span style="color: #6cc">Blue(#9FF)</span> means it's friendly to nonbinary people. | * <span style="color: #6cc">Blue(#9FF)</span> means it's friendly to nonbinary people. | ||