In addition to national and federal Canada transgender resources, below are options for provincial trans resources in Manitoba.
Legal
In 2017, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) granted residents important rights:
The option to display an ‘X’ in the sex section of driver’s licence and identification cards issued by the Department of Infrastructure: “To change the gender identifier on a driver’s licence or identification card, residents must fill out an application or renewal form and visit an NWT issuing office.”
The option to change the sex designation on a birth certificate to better reflect a person’s gender identity.
Health
NWT Health and Social Services (hss.gov.nt.ca)
- Health care for gender non guidelines transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people for the Northwest Territories (‘NWT’) [PDF]
- https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/professionals/sites/professionals/files/resources/health-care-transgender-non-binary-gender-nonconforming-people-guidelines-nwt.pdf
Resources
Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife (rainbowcoalitionyk.org)
- Includes a Youth Center.
Bibi Bilodeau (aspergirl.life)
- Founded Positive Space Nunavut