Ontario becomes first province to ban 'conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ children

This is bad/ useless legislation because no such therapy existed. It could not be charged to OHIP and not approved by the Board of Therapists. Therapists are self-governing so you would just have to take your complaint to them if a therapist was trying that sort of shenanigans .

You're misinformed. While it's true that this law prohibits using OHIP funding for conversion therapy, the more important part is that it prohibits forcing minors to undergo conversion therapy of any kind, regardless of whether it's publicly funded. It was previously legal for a minor's caretaker to consent to the therapy on their behalf.

Sexual orientation and gender identity treatments

29.1 (1) No person shall, in the course of providing health care services, provide any treatment that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person under 18 years of age.

Exception

(2) The treatments mentioned in subsection (1) do not include,

(a) services that provide acceptance, support or understanding of a person or the facilitation of a person’s coping, social support or identity exploration or development; and

(b) sex-reassignment surgery or any services related to sex-reassignment surgery.

Person may consent

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is capable with respect to the treatment and consents to the provision of the treatment.

Substitute decision-maker cannot consent

(4) Despite the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, a substitute decision-maker may not give consent on a person’s behalf to the provision of any treatment described in subsection (1).

Source: Bill 77, Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act, 2015

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