Homosexual couples can legally adopt children.

The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

The age of consent in for anal sex in Canada is 18, whereas the age of consent for acts of sex is 16.

After having a 3 month deferral for MSMs to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for MSMs to donate blood with no deferral as long as they have been tested negative for HIV, which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality.

The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.

Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Services’ proposal to reduce the blood donation ineligibility period for men who have sex with men from five years to one year.

Health Canada changed the indefinite deferral period to a 5-year deferral, effective July 22, 2013.

In 1998, Canada had no provisions regarding legal blood donations.

In Canada, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. In 2020 a whistleblower revealed that staff at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights had been told by management to censor LGBTQ exhibits, a move which was condemned by Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.

Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.

Changing legal gender is a provincial matter. Since 2017, all provinces and territories now allow their residents to change their official gender marker without surgery.

Legal recognition of sex reassignment by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.

Most provinces in canada require surgery to legally change gender, however, since 2012 Ontario has not required surgery to change gender.

Conversion therapy in Canada is banned nationwide under bill C-4(44-1) which recieved Royal Assent on December 8th 2021 and went into effect 30 days after on January 7th 2022. Two previous legislative attempts failed.

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

Bill C-16 amended the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. 

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Non-inclusion of Gender Identity in Charter.

Bill C-16 received Royal Ascent on 19 June 2017, revising the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

Federal human rights law applies directly to only federal government employment and employers which fall under federal jurisdiction.  Gender identity is only implicitly protected under interpretation of the law by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.  Attempts have been made to have gender identity and gender expression added as protected classes to both the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code, though none of these attempts so far has been successful.<br />
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Provincial human rights acts are separate, but Supreme Court precedent exists for requiring provinces to protect the same classes as the Canadian Human Rights Act.  At this time all provinces protect against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Of the provinces only Ontario has explicit protection on the basis of both gender identity and gender expression in its human rights code, though several provide implicit protections on the basis of gender identity or "transsexualism" under the category of "sex" or "gender".

Homosexuality is legal under Canadian Law.

Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.

Indefinite Imprisonment as "Dangerous Sex Offender" - origin of law was included from confederation in 1867.

“Gender identity and gender expression” were added by Bill 7, the Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act which received royal assent in 2015.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Same-sex marriage in Canada became legally recognised nationwide with the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country in the world to legalise gay marriage.

Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.

On June 10th, 2003, Ontario became the first province in Canada to legalize civil unions for gay couples. The second province to legalize it was British Columbia less than a month later on July 8th, 2003.  

LGBT soldiers are permitted to serve in the Canadian military.

The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.

The Canadian federal government now allows individuals to put "X" on their passport to indicate an unspecified gender.<br />
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Other IDs are under provincial/territorial jurisdiction. Only Nunavut currently has no legal recognition for non-binary identities.

Legal recognition of non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities.

Some provinces allowed "X" as a gender identity on drivers licenses and birth certificates. 

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