Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador offer the option not to specify gender on licences.
Residents who want to change their driver's licence can do so at any authorized issuer at no charge.on driver's licences and photo ID cards.
Saskatchewan Government Insurance said in a statement that anyone who doesn't identify as male or female can choose to mark an X on the documents. Spokeswoman Penny McCune said the government-owned company is committed to being inclusive and realizes some people don't want to be forced to identify as either male or female.
Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador already offer their residents the option not to specifyLast May, Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench ruled that the provincial government had to allow people to remove gender from their birth certificates. SGI customers who want to change their driver's licence can do so at any authorized issuer at no charge.
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