BRITISH COLUMBIA
Sex on a birth certificate issued in BC can be altered if 1) the sex was recorded in error at the time of birth, or 2) the person has undergone SRS.
The applicant must provide a certificate from the physician who performed the SRS; evidence that the physician is licensed in the jurisdiction where the surgery was performed; and a certificate from a physician licensed to practice in the jurisdiction where the applicant resides, stating that the person has completed SRS. (The government does not require a specific type of surgery to be performed, but that the physicians certify that the sex has been reassigned according to accepted medical standards).
Formerly, the applicant had to be unmarried; now that same-sex marriage is legal in BC, this requirement is no longer enforced. The fee to amend the birth certificate is $27.00; if a new certificate is to be issued, there is a fee of $27.00 for that service as well.
A person may change their name to one appropriate to their gender of identification without undergoing SRS or changing their legal sex assignment.
Pleasw see: BC Vital Statistics Agency for details.
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