Recognition (Canada): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:52, 2 February 2019

Transgender equality symbol.

Recognition (Canada). This is a multi page section that gives information on recognition of nonbinary gender identities in Canadian services and government. In Canada, passports and immigration documents are issued federally by the Canadian government while driver's licenses, health cards, and birth certificates are issued by the appropriate provincial government.

Recognition in federal government

In 2017, the Canadian government passed bill C-16, which added "gender identity" and "gender expression" as prohibited grounds for discrimination ^[1]. Following C-16 the government has put interim measures in place before they can issue documents without "M" or "F" ^[2]. As of February 2019, the Canadian government has not issued any documents without "M" or "F" on them. However, they have introduced a process to have an observation added to passports or a letter issued alongside immigration documents, stating that "The sex of the bearer should be read as “X”, indicating that it is unspecified." ^[2]

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 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.

Blue(#9FF) means it's friendly to nonbinary people.
Yellow(#FFB) means it's somewhat friendly to nonbinary people.
Red(#F99) means it's not friendly at all to nonbinary people.

Province	Allows X on documents?	Legal gender change requirements
British Columbia	British Columbia allows X as a gender marker on the majority of drivers licenses and on birth certificates. ^[3]	In order to obtain a change of gender, a letter from a physician is required, but no 'treatment' is required ^[4]. A legal change of name requires no medical intervention.
Alberta	Alberta allows X as a gender marker on birth certificates and drivers licenses. ^[5]	Alberta does not have any medical requirements for changing gender. ^[6]
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan does not allow an X gender marker, but can issue a birth certificate with the gender marker hidden.^[7]	Requires a letter from a physician stating that the "change of sex designation on your birth registration is appropriate"^[7]
Manitoba	Manitoba only allows "M" and "F" markers. ^[8]	Requires a letter from a health care professional confirming that they have evaluated the applicant. ^[9]
Ontario	Ontario allows "X", "F", and "M" markers on birth certificates and ID. ^[10]	No supporting documentation is required. ^[11]
Québec	Only allows "M" and "F" markers. ^[12]	For minors, a letter from a health care professional is required. ^[12]
New Brunswick	Only allows "M" and "F" markers. ^[13]	A letter from a healthcare professional is required. ^[14]
Nova Scotia	Only allows "M" and "F" markers. But will soon (Jan 2019) allow "X". ^[15]	A letter from a healthcare professional is required. Although, this will soon be waived for those 16 and over. ^[15]
Prince Edward Island	Allows "M" and "F", "X", and blank on driver's licenses. Unclear what is offered on birth certificates. ^[16]	A letter from a healthcare professional is required to change a birth certificate. ^[17]
Newfoundland and Labrador	Allows "M" and "F", "X" on birth certificates. ^[18]	If under 16, a letter from a healthcare professional is required to change a birth certificate. If under 12, two letters are required. ^[19]
Yukon	Appears to only allow only "M" and "F" despite commitments to add "X" in 2018 ^[20]	If under 16, a letter from a medical practitioner or teacher is required. ^[21]
Northwest Territories	Allows "M", "F", and "X" on birth certificates. ^[22]	If under 19, a letter from a medical practitioner is required. ^[23]
Nunavut	M or F ^[24]	Requires two letters from medical practitioners to change a birth certificate. ^[24]

Recognition by businesses and services

See recognition in services.

References

This page, licensed as CC-BY-SA 4.0, has been imported from the old nonbinary.wiki using the same or a compatible license. It is part of nonbinary.wiki's import of the original Nonbinary Wiki and is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

[1] ttp://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?billId=8269852&Language=E&Mode=1

[ircc-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/08/new_x_gender_designationcomingtoirccdocuments.html

[3] ttps://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018HLTH0079-002116

[4] ttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/birth-adoption/births/birth-certificates/change-of-gender-designation-on-birth-certificates

[5] ttps://www.alberta.ca/update-driving-documents.aspx

[6] ttps://www.alberta.ca/birth-record-sex-amendment.aspx

[sk-7] 7.0 ^7.1 https://www.ehealthsask.ca/residents/Pages/Sex-Designation.aspx

[8] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/non-binary-manitoba-advocate-1.4632892

[9] ttps://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/change_of_sex_designation.html

[10] ttps://www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-gender-and-sex-information-government-ids-and-forms

[11] ttps://www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-gender-and-sex-information-government-ids-and-forms#section-1

[qc-12] 12.0 ^12.1 http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/change-sexe.html

[13] ttps://globalnews.ca/news/4006720/nb-transgender-designation-form/

[14] ttps://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.201445.Change_of_Sex_Designation.html

[ns-15] 15.0 ^15.1 https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20180919003

[16] ttps://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/improving-diversity-and-inclusion-drivers-licences

[17] ttps://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/transgender-health-services

[18] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gemma-hickey-secures-gender-neutral-birth-certificate-1.4448562

[19] ttps://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/birth/changing_your_sex_designation/index.html

[20] ttp://www.gov.yk.ca/forms/forms/6000/yg6471_e.pdf

[21] ttp://www.gov.yk.ca/forms/forms/6000/yg6470_e.pdf

[22] ttps://www.gov.nt.ca/newsroom/news/news-release-gnwt-introduces-changes-vital-statistics-act

[23] ttps://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/changing-your-sex-designation

[nu-24] 24.0 ^24.1 https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/en/download/file/fid/11258

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Work in progress|Falkirks}}
 [[File:TransGender Equality-Symbol black-and-white.svg|thumb|Transgender equality symbol.]]
 [[Recognition (Canada)]]. This is a multi page section that gives information on [[recognition]] of [[nonbinary]] gender identities in Canadian services and government. In Canada, passports and immigration documents are issued federally by the Canadian government while driver's licenses, health cards, and birth certificates are issued by the appropriate provincial government.
 == Recognition in federal government ==
+In 2017, the Canadian government passed bill C-16, which added "gender identity" and "gender expression" as prohibited grounds for discrimination <ref>http://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?billId=8269852&Language=E&Mode=1</ref>. Following C-16 the government has put interim measures in place before they can issue documents without "M" or "F" <ref name="ircc">https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/08/new_x_gender_designationcomingtoirccdocuments.html</ref>. As of February 2019, the Canadian government has not issued any documents without "M" or "F" on them. However, they have introduced a process to have an observation added to passports or a letter issued alongside immigration documents, stating that "The sex of the bearer should be read as “X”, indicating that it is unspecified." <ref name="ircc" />
 == Recognition in provincial governments ==

Revision as of 10:52, 2 February 2019

Recognition in federal government

Recognition in provincial governments

Recognition by businesses and services

See also

References