Ontario - Change Gender on your Birth Registration and Birth Certificate

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Procedure

• Download the following documents:

Application for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration:
http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/007-11325E~1/$File/11325E.pdf

Statutory Declaration by a Person for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth:
Registrationhttp://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/007-11324E~1/$File/11324E.pdf

Application Form for Birth Certificate:
http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/007-11076E~1/$File/11076E.pdf

• Complete the forms.
• Mail the completed forms and other required documents (stated below) to:
  Office of the Registrar General
  P.O. Box 3000
  189 Red River Rd, 3rd Flr
  Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5W0
• Your new birth certificate will be delivered by mail within 6-8 weeks.

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Required Documents

• An Application for Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration.
• A Statutory Declaration by a Person for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration.
• A Letter signed by a practicing physician or psychologist (including a psychological associate) authorized to practice in Canada that includes the statements necessary to support your request.
• All previously issued birth certificates and certified copies of your birth registration.
• An application form for a birth certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

• Telephone

Our call centres are open Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

416-326-1234

Toll-free: 1-800-267-8097

TTY/Teletypewriter (for the hearing impaired):

416-325-3408

Toll-free: 1-800-268-7095

• Phone Directory

http://www.infogo.gov.on.ca/infogo/searchDirectory.do?actionType=searchtelephone&infoType=telephone&locale=en

Eligibility

To change your sex designation:

• Your birth must have been registered in Ontario.
• You must be at least 18 years of age.

Fees

• Changing your sex designation: $37
• A birth certificate (short form): $25
• A certified copy of your birth registration (long form): $35

Validity

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Processing Time

6 to 8 weeks.

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

If you have changed gender, you can modify it in your birth registration and birth certificate.

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External Links

• Changing your sex designation: https://www.ontario.ca/government/changing-your-sex-designation-your-birth-registration-and-birth-certificate
• Contact Information: https://www.ontario.ca/contact-us
• Ontario government: https://www.ontario.ca/

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