Canada hoping U.S. gets on board as it moves to update gender info on NEXUS cards

By Catharine Tunney · CBC News

Draft report suggests departments use 'M,' 'F' and 'X' as identifiers

In this April 9, 2009 photo, a driver holds up a NEXUS identification card at a border crossing from Canada into the United States in Blaine, Wash. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

For the past two years, the federal government has been looking into how to introduce a third gender identifier across federal departments — something beyond checking off "male" or "female" on a form.

The new plan includes displaying gender information (how someone identifies) instead of sex information (biological characteristics) unless absolutely necessary, says an interim report prepared for the clerk of the Privy Council, a copy of which was obtained under access to information.

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