Gender

About 90 per cent of the amendments address binary language such as “he,” “she,” “himself” or “herself,” and the remaining 10 per cent amend gender-specific terms like “aunt,” “father” or “son.”

Two-spirit, transgender and gender-diverse people in B.C. can now change gender designations on B.C. government ID without the confirmation of a physician or psychologist.

The province said terms like “he” or “she,” “brother” and “wife” have been updated with more neutral language to consider all gender identities.