But now, closing in on two years later, nothing has actually changed.

"We have a potential for change but for now nothing has been done," said Gabrielle Bouchard, the Peer support and Trans advocacy Coordinator for the Centre for Gender Advocacy.

As is, those who wish to change the sex marker on provincial identification must undergo either a hysterectomy or a vaginoplasty. It's essentially forced sterilization, said Bouchard, in addition to being a violation of a person's privacy and bodily integrity.

"In order to be administratively recognized by the state, you need to be surgically modified by the state. And that's problematic," she told BuzzFeed Canada.

"Some people do want surgeries but it shouldn't be linked with your legal identity."