If you are in an emergency, in crisis or need someone to talk to, there is help.
View Crisis ResourcesThe Gender Identity Clinic at CAMH offers specialized outpatient services for individuals and primary care practitioners across Ontario related to gender identity and gender expression, including trans, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-expansive identities.
Individuals aged 17 and older in Ontario who wish to explore issues related to their gender identity and/or gender expression, including trans, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-expansive identities.
Services may include:
Community health-care providers and other professionals seeking:
A physician or nurse practitioner referral is required.
Ask your health-care provider to complete the CAMH Adult Referral Form and submit it to Access CAMH.
Referral form: CAMH Online referral form
If you have questions about the referral process, please contact Access CAMH.
The Gender Identity Clinic at CAMH offers specialized outpatient services for individuals and primary care practitioners across Ontario related to gender identity and gender expression, including trans, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-expansive identities.
The clinic provides assessment, consultation, and short-term treatment related to transition goals, mental health, and transition-related surgery readiness. The interdisciplinary clinical team includes professionals in psychiatry, psychology, and social work with specialized expertise in trauma-informed mental health and addiction care.
The clinic provides:
The clinic does not currently provide:
Services and Treatment Options
Consultation and support may include:
The clinic does not prescribe hormones.
If you are seeking LGBTQ2S+ affirmative psychotherapy, please consult the provider directory at Rainbow Health Ontario to identify services in your region.
Clients are seen for an assessment with a member of the clinical team to discuss:
Recommendations may include:
Appointments may be offered:
If hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the primary reason for referral, referring providers are encouraged to consider initiating hormone therapy directly when clinically appropriate.
Primary care providers in Ontario can:
If a client’s sole goal is hormone therapy, referral to the clinic may not be necessary once hormones have been initiated.
If providers are unsure about prescribing HRT, the following resources may be helpful:
If there are significant medical complexities preventing hormone initiation, providers may wish to consider referral to endocrinology.
The clinic provides:
The clinic follows the WPATH Standards of Care Version 8.
Additional information regarding transition-related surgeries: Transition-Related Surgery Information (Rainbow Health Ontario)
The clinic provides training opportunities and consultation support for health-care professionals and organizations across Ontario.
This includes:
The clinic also provides practicum and residency training opportunities for students and clinicians in multiple disciplines.
Rainbow Health Ontario additionally offers:
For training opportunities: Rainbow Health Ontario Learning Network
The clinic also participates in: ECHO Ontario Trans and Gender Diverse Health Program
The Gender Identity Clinic is not an emergency or crisis service.
If you are in crisis or require urgent support, the following services are available:
If your safety is at immediate risk, call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency department.
Keep your finger on our pulse – latest CAMH news, discoveries and ways to get involved delivered to your inbox.
Please select a newsletter
Please complete the following:
Required Fields
We look forward to keeping you informed, inspired and involved in all things CAMH.
Every donation moves us closer to a future where no one is left behind.