Changing Documentation
Click on the resource links below to visit any of the areas that will help you on your journey.
Legal Documentation
Need some help with your legal documents?
Check out UNB’s Trans ID Clinic! The Trans ID Clinic provides free legal information, form-filling services, and referrals in a learning space that strives to be trans-positive, non-judgemental, anti-oppressive, and inclusive.
The clinic can assist you with changing your legal sex designation and/or your legal name with regard to the following documents:
-Birth Certificate (NS, NB, PEI, NL)
-Passport
-Driver’s License
-Medicare Card
-SIN Number
-Newcomer documents
Medical Services
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Please contact your family doctor for more information.
Accessing Transition-Related Surgery in NL
Common Questions Answered
Request for Prior Approval Form
Check out the Provincial Government website for more information.
Who is Eligible for Transition-Related Surgery?
Eligibility is based on WPATH’s Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender-Nonconforming People (SOC).
It’s determined by:
TRS Surgical Readiness Assessors in NL
The providers listed above work in the province’s publicly funded health care system. Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
What’s Covered by MCP?
Breast / Chest Surgery
Genital Surgery
Genital Reconstruction
