Nouveau-Brunswick

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Medical care for minorsNo protections for kids

New Brunswick has no law restricting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or surgeries for minors. Across Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information data show double mastectomies on minors as young as 14. New Brunswick covers the cost through its public health plan.

National Post, 29 Sep 2023, reporting Canadian Institute for Health Information data

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Schools — names and pronounsName and pronoun rules changed

New Brunswick changed its school rule on names and pronouns, effective 1 January 2025. The change covers informal use of a student's chosen first name and pronouns, and what schools tell families. The announcement does not quote the new wording. An earlier version, from June 2023, required a parent's consent before a preferred first name was used officially for a student under 16.

Government of New Brunswick — Policy 713 revisions (19 Dec 2024)

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Government of New Brunswick — Policy 713 (8 Jun 2023)

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ID documentsStatement plus a health professional's letter

A person 16 or older, born in New Brunswick or living there for at least three months, can apply to change the sex on a birth certificate. They need a written statement of their gender identity and a statement from a health professional. A parent can apply for a child 15 or younger.

Government of New Brunswick — change of sex designation

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PrisonsMales can be housed in women's prisons

A male who identifies as a woman can be housed in a women's federal prison, even if his body is male and his identification still says male, unless a health or safety problem cannot be resolved. A federal count of 99 gender-diverse prisoners, from December 2017 to March 2020, found that 62 percent were males who identify as women. At the end of that count, 67 percent of that group were still in men's prisons. New Brunswick has no federal women's prison. Women sentenced federally from New Brunswick go to Nova Institution for Women in Truro.

CSC Commissioner's Directive 100 (in effect 9 May 2022); CSC research report R-442

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CSC research report R-442

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Key datesChanged in 2023 and 2025

On 8 June 2023, an earlier school rule required a parent's consent before a preferred first name was used officially for a student under 16. A revised rule took effect on 1 January 2025. The 2025 announcement does not quote the new wording.

Government of New Brunswick news releases

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Le Nouveau-Brunswick fait partie du Canada. Voir Canada.

Le Nouveau-Brunswick n’a aucune loi qui restreint les bloqueurs de puberté, les hormones du sexe opposé ou les chirurgies pour les mineurs. À l’échelle du Canada, les données du Canadian Institute for Health Information montrent des doubles mastectomies sur des mineurs dès l’âge de 14 ans. Le Nouveau-Brunswick en assume le coût par son régime public de santé.

Écoles. La Policy 713 a été révisée avec effet au 1er janvier 2025. Le ministère dit que la révision change l’usage informel du prénom choisi d’un élève et des pronoms, et les attentes pour la communication avec les familles. Le communiqué n’énonce pas le nouveau libellé. Un communiqué de juin 2023 citait une version antérieure qui exigeait le consentement parental avant qu’un prénom préféré soit utilisé officiellement pour un élève de moins de 16 ans.

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