Programs that maintain and, where appropriate, provide copies of birth certificates, i.e., documents which certify the date and place of a person's birth as well as his/her parentage. Available in most jurisdictions are authorized copies which are required to obtain a driver’s licence, passport, Social Insurance card and other services related to an individual’s identity; and informational copies which cannot be used to establish a person’s identity. Only individuals designated by law have access to authorized copies of a person's birth certificate.

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Programs that provide assistance for people who want to submit an application to legally change their name, gender marker or other personal identification characteristics on relevant legal and government-issued documents.

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