Trans ID Clinic
The Trans ID Clinic is a free, legal information service for those interested in the process of changing your name and/or gender marker on government issued documents. Appointments with the clinic are done virtually expect in special exceptions.
If you are at a point with your documentation that you only require notary services, please contact our lawyer supervisor Geneviève Colverson (colversonlegal@gmail.com) directly. The signing of legal documents will be done in person.
This clinic is operated by 2nd and 3rd year law students as part of the Pro Bono Students Canada program (see below).
Have a question about the clinic? email idclinic@kindspace.ca. [This email is not monitored when the clinic is not operational]
To register for an appointment, please fill out the registration form below.
Note: Appointments are available on Tuesdays between 5pm – 7pm.
Other Trans ID Clinics in Canada
The Trans ID Clinic at Kind Space is open to individuals in Ottawa and the Ottawa region, and Lanark County.
We’ve compiled a list of all the other known clinics in Canada that you can reach out to if you are in that area.
- Toronto – The 519 Virtual Trans ID Clinic: https://www.the519.org/programs/virtual-trans-id-clinic
- Hamilton – Hamilton Community Legal Clinic: Queer Justice Project Trans ID Clinic: https://hamiltonjustice.ca/en/community-justice/queer-justice/
- Windsor – Trans Wellness Ontario: https://www.transwellness.ca/id-clinic
- New Brunswick – UNB Trans ID Clinic: https://unbtransidclinic.wixsite.com/home
- Montreal – ASTT(e)Q offers a range of support services for trans people but isn’t necessarily an ID clinic: http://www.astteq.org/index.html
- Vancouver resource: – http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/care-support/transitioning/id-name-change
- UVic Gender Empowerment Centre Trans ID Clinic: https://genderempowermentcentre.ca/tag/trans-id-clinic/
Financial Support
Currently this program is only funded through the generous donations of community members. Please indicate to the Clinic volunteers if you need financial support for your application.