Is non-binary gender legally recognised in Canada?
Recognized
Canada allows citizens to choose an X gender marker on federal documents.
Canada is one of 9 countries classified “Recognized” for non-binary gender recognition — 38% of the 24 with data. (Also searched as third gender, X gender marker.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Limited recognition The US currently restricts federal passport X markers due to ongoing litigation, though some states allow them.
- Iceland
- Recognized Iceland legally recognizes a third gender option on official documents nationwide.
- United Kingdom
- Not recognized The UK has no legislation recognizing a non-binary gender category.
- Denmark
- Limited recognition Denmark allows an X passport marker only for transsexual people without a legal gender change.
- Netherlands
- Limited recognition The Netherlands issues X markers only via court order, not as a general legal right.
- Belgium
- Limited recognition Belgium removes gender from identity cards but retains assigned gender in the National Registry.
Other laws in Canada
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Buying illegal (Nordic model)
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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