1. ** USE OF THE SLIDE APPROVED PROVIDING AUTHORS ARE LISTED AND IT IS CLEAR THAT SOME NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATED **
Exact data from: Ottawa, Vancouver, Halifax, Edmonton
Estimated data from: Winnipeg, St. Catharines, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary
Numbers include some prepubertal youth referred for consultation, though no hormone therapy is used prior to puberty. Referrals from prepubertal youth (consultation only) are accepted at Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg.
Referrals increased 10-fold in the past 5 years, to 1049 in 2016.
Clinics include Montreal Children’s Hospital Gender Variance Program (Montreal), BC Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic (Vancouver), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Diversity Clinic (Ottawa), Quest Community Health Centre (St. Catharines), Alberta Children’s Hospital METTA Program (Calgary), GDAAY Clinic (Winnipeg), Sick Kids Hospital Transgender Health Clinic (Toronto), IWK Transgender Clinic (Halifax), and Stollery Children’s Transgender Clinic (Edmonton).