Gender and sex variables and classifications

With the recent additions of gender identity and gender expression to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code as well as some sources of administrative data changing from sex to gender, it is necessary to distinguish the concepts of sex and gender within the National Statistical System. In response, Statistics Canada has released a revised variable, 'sex of person', a new variable, 'gender of person' and their related classifications.

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Title (French)	Variables et classifications du genre et du sexe
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	["0"]
Criticality Level	["general_public"]
Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{}
Contact Email	STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2018-01-25 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject	["persons"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["Classification", "Codes de classification", "Systèmes de classification", "Genre de la personne", "Sexe de la personne"], "en": ["Classification", "Classification codes", "Classification systems", "Gender of Person", "Sex of person"]}
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