To qualify to change legal gender, the person concerned by the application must be domiciled in Québec for at least one year. If the person concerned by the application was born in Québec but lives elsewhere, the person may also qualify to change the sex designation if the person shows that such an amendment is not possible in the province or country in which the person is domiciled. They may make application to the Directeur de l'etat civil for a Certificate of Change of Mention of Sex (certificat de changement de la mention du sexe), regardless of their place of birth; however, this is solely limited to a male or female sex designation, forbidding the use of a non-binary gender designator. They may also apply for a combination Certificate of Change of Mention of Sex and Name (certificat de changement de la mention du sexe et de nom). After such a certificate is issued, one's gender may be amended on a Québec birth certificate. If one was born outside Québec, the birth certificate will be designated a semi-authentic act pursuant to Article 137 of the Civil Code.
