I fully agree with everything my colleague Mr. Garrison said, and I would like to complete this by going into details.
I would like to protest the lack of clarity regarding wording in an amended Aeronautics Act, which states:
An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if (a) the passenger presents a piece of photo identification and does not resemble the photograph; (b) the passenger does not appear to be the age indicated by the date of birth on the identification he or she presents; (c) the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents; or (d) the passenger presents more than one form of identification and there is a major discrepancy between those forms of identification.
I note that items (c) and (d) could expose some transgendered, transsexuals, and gender-nonconforming Canadians to undue scrutiny and hardship in Canadian airports that could result in lack of access to air travel. Trans individuals face numerous barriers to accessing congruent government-issued identification documents with policies, regulations, and laws that are inconsistent between provincial and federal governments, as well as inconsistencies between government departments within the same stratum of government.
At this time no clearly delineated path to obtain congruent documentation exists, and barriers at one stratum--such as obtaining a congruent provincial birth certificate--affect that of another, such as having a congruent provincial birth certificate to be able to obtain a full-term congruent passport for travel outside of Canada.
According to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, all Canadians have the mobility--