BILL NO. 35

(as introduced)

3rd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016

Private Member's Bill

An Act Respecting
Gender-Neutral Identification

The Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Chester–St. Margaret's

First Reading: October 19, 2016

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

Clauses 1 and 2 require that health cards not indicate the sex, gender identity or gender expression of their holder.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

4 (1) Any card or other evidence of insurance provided to a resident in respect of insured services under this Act must not indicate the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression.

(2) Where a resident has been provided a card or other evidence of insured services that indicates the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression and the resident requests a replacement, a replacement must be provided to the resident at no cost.

7A (1) Any card or other evidence of insurance provided to a resident in respect of insured services under this Act must not indicate the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression.

(2) Where a resident has been provided a card or other evidence of insured services that indicates the resident's sex, gender identity or gender expression and the resident requests a replacement, a replacement must be provided to the resident at no cost.

(2A) Every driver's license shall bear thereon an indicator of the sex of the holder of the license or, where the holder of the license so elects, an "X" in place of that indicator.

(2B) The Department shall issue a replacement license, at no cost to the holder of the license, if the existing license indicates the sex of the holder of the license and the holder of the license requests to have an "X" in place of the indicator of the holder's sex.