Prince Edward Island publicly funds various gender affirming procedures and surgeries, as outlined in their Health PEI Gender Confirming Surgery Policy/Health PEI Gender-Affirming Procedure Approval Policy (2023). The Policy was updated in July 2023, adding voice surgery (for example., glottoplasty), facial feminization surgeries, tracheal shave, chest feminization, and non-surgical hair removal.
Doctors and Nurse Practitioners can offer gender-affirming hormone therapy treatments with informed consent. If a patient does not have access to a qualified doctor or nurse, they can seek out a readiness assessment through the Patient Navigator or a Trans Health Systems Navigator at Gender Affirming Care PEI. It should be noted that readiness assessments are generally not required under informed consent for gender-affirming hormone therapy—but in practice, they are still used for minors. Those who don’t have a family physician or nurse practitioner (or don’t feel comfortable discussing this with them), can self-refer to the Gender Affirming Clinic that is held twice a month at the Sherwood Medical Centre, 2nd floor, 15 Brackley Point Rd., Charlottetown. You can call 902-569-7772 or email [email protected].
Some gender-affirming surgeries are performed in PEI, however the majority are referred out-of-province. Most non-surgical procedures can be completed in PEI. All procedures must be pre-approved to be covered by Health PEI. Approval for out-of-province surgical procedures can be obtained by having a primary care provider complete and submit the Gender Confirming Surgery Prior Approval Request Form to Health PEI’s Out of Province Coordinator. Approval for non-surgical procedures can be obtained by having a primary care provider complete and submit the Gender Confirming Procedure Prior Approval Request Form to the Health PEI Gender-Affirming Clinic.
Financial Assistance for Out-of-Province Medical Travel is also available.
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