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Legal gender recognition

This policy domain evaluates whether people can change their legal gender markers on official documents, such as identification cards and passports. It considers the presence or absence of requirements like compulsory medical procedures, compulsory divorce, age restrictions, or a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder or a psychological opinion in order to make the change.

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The Rainbow score for each province or territory in Canada is determined by the policies and laws currently in place in that jurisdiction, across four key domains: Equality & Nondiscrimination, Family, Gender Recognition, and Civil Society. Two additional domains - Hate Crimes and Hate Speech, and Asylum - are only applicable at the federal level.