Gender Identity (CACDI)
An individual’s personal experience of being a woman, man, nonbinary or how the person prefers to self-describe. People may identify with more than one gender identity or use different gender identities in different settings.
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People who identify as Indigenous may also identify with Indigenous gender identities such as Two-Spirit and/or Indigiqueer. These identities are by and for Indigenous Peoples and it is inappropriate for non-Indigenous people to use Indigenous gender identities. Indigenous Gender Identity as a separate data element is for future development with First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners. For more information, refer to Pan-Canadian Gender, Sex and Sexual Orientation Data Standard: Guidance for Data Collection and Governance.
Recommended Terminologies
SNOMED CT CA includes 446151000124109 | Identifies as male gender (finding) | or 33791000087105 | Identifies as nonbinary gender (finding) | or 446141000124107 | Identifies as female gender (finding) | or 51351000087101 | Identifies as agender (finding) | or 51361000087103 | Identifies as cisgender man (finding) | or 51371000087107 | Identifies as cisgender woman (finding) | or 51381000087109 | Identifies as gender fluid (finding) | or 51341000087104 | Identifies as Indigiqueer gender (finding) | or 51391000087106 | Identifies as transfeminine gender (finding) | or 51401000087109 | Identifies as transgender man (finding) | or 51421000087103 | Identifies as transmasculine gender (finding) | or 51411000087106 | Identifies as transgender woman (finding) | or 33801000087109 | Identifies as Two-Spirit gender (finding) |
- Man
- Nonbinary
- Woman
- My gender identity is...
- Prefer not to answer
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Gender Identity (CACDI). Accessed November 02, 2026.
