Gender-affirming Surgery For Trans People

PRINCE GEORGE — Good news for transgender people across the province, including Prince George.

The provincial government announced today that B.C. will be the first province in western Canada to offer publicly funded gender-affirming surgeries.

Reconstructive gender-affirming surgeries will be available within Vancouver Coastal Health starting next year while gender-affirming chest and breast surgeries will be available in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Burnaby, Port Moody and Victoria.

Previously, the Province says those seeking gender-affirming breast augmentation and chest construction surgeries had to travel to Vancouver or Victoria.