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Letters: Accessing Canadian passports for trans-identified Canadians

TESA engages in advocacy and education in three primary areas: government, outreach, and community development.

Please find below TESA's letter to the Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding problems trans-identified Canadians have accessing Canadian passports. Please also find below response letters from Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada referring TESA to other ministries.
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Letter from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

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Letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada

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