P-42.2 - Act to protect persons from conversion therapy provided to change their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression

Section 1 Disposition versions

2020-12-11

1. The purpose of this Act is to protect persons from the injuries caused by any form of conversion therapy, which affects their integrity and dignity, and to prevent advertising of such therapy.

“Conversion therapy” means any spiritual or non-spiritual practice, service or treatment, including a conversion practice, intended to induce persons to change their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression or to repress non-heterosexual sexual behaviour. Any medical treatment or surgical operation arising from a person’s self-initiated process of gender affirmation and the support required for that purpose is, however, excluded. Support provided to persons in their self-initiated process of accepting, adapting to and affirming their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is also excluded.

2020, c. 28, s. 1.