CIC documents for Trans Persons
Resolution number:
6
November 2014
Whereas:
- Gender identity is a fluid concept;
- Refugees may be persecuted because of their gender identity;
- Migrants’ gender identity may change before and after they arrive in Canada;
- Trans newcomers to Canada experience barriers in obtaining government documents which reflect their gender identity;
- CIC policies state that its documents cannot be changed to reflect persons’ lived gender identity;
- Provincial and Territorial Human Rights Codes protect the right to gender identity and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination;
Therefore be it resolved:
that the CCR demand amendments to CIC policies such that immigration and citizenship documents reflect the gender of persons as they identify.
Subject:
Working Group:
Immigration and Settlement