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| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities. |
| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/gender-x-documents.html |
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Revision History (6)
edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #41451: because there is recognition of it nationally (passports) it counts as legal
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Recognized |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Recognized |
edited by vmoment_fr. Since Nunavut does not have Non - Binary recognition, it does not make sense to list this as legal.
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| Value | Recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Recognized | Varies by Region |
| Description | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities. | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. fixing date and switching the link to a link that includes the date
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| Start Date | Aug 31, 2017 | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/change-sex.html | https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/gender-x-documents.html |
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edited by Notdog1996. Adding description for other IDs
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| Description | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities. |
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| Start Date | Aug 13, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "non-binary gender isn't recognised in Nunavut. so correct status is "varies by region""
- Status is not correct "Currently, the Canadian federal government recognizes “X” and all provinces and territories do as well except Nunavut. Nunavut does not recognize or allow anyone to change their sex designation to “X”. A status of “varies by region” would be much more appropriate. Source: https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/iu/file-download/download/public/5665"
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| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | Aug 13, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender. |
| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/change-sex.html |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "It varies by region as the province of Nunavut does not recognize non binary genders"
- Status is not correct "In Nunavut, Canada Non Binary recognition is not recognized "