An Act to amend the Vital Statistics Information Act
Alberta's Bill 9 (Vital Statistics Information Amendment Act) is the Smith UCP government's 2024 reform of the provincial framework for legal documentation including birth, death, marriage, and gender-marker certificates. The legislation restricts the procedure for changing the sex/gender marker on official identification (driver's licence, health-care card, birth certificate) for minors under age 16, requiring parental consent and a 30-day waiting period plus medical assessment. Forms part of the controversial 2024 Alberta provincial regulations affecting transgender youth (alongside Bill 26 HCI and Bill 27 Education Amendment), the subject of Charter section 7 and section 15 court challenges filed in 2024 by Egale Canada and the Alberta Federation of Labour.
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Companion to the 2024 Bill 26 healthcare-restrictions package. Adjusts Vital Statistics rules for amending birth-record information. Has drawn strong opposition from Indigenous-rights, civil-liberties, and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations who argue it restricts access to gender-identity changes.
Issues this bill touches
- Gender Equality & Reproductive Rights
Vital Statistics Information Act amendments. Tied to controversial 2024 health-care restrictions and 2SLGBTQI+ rights.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Reviewed clause by clause by a standing committee; amendments possible.
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