Canadian Transgender Youth Health Survey

Take the 2024 CTYHS


CTYHS 2024

The 2024 Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey is officially live.

We want to hear from the next generation of trans and non-binary Canadians. You’re the experts of your experiences, and we’re here to listen.

The Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey is a national survey of trans, non-binary, and gender diverse Canadian youth ages 14-25 that runs every five years. The study is managed by the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre with co-investigators across the country. Results help researchers identify health disparities, theorize helpful interventions, and describe trends in gender diverse health, values, identity, and experience. This research is core to developing successful advocacy and change in our social and health care systems.

To participate in the study, you must be between 14 and 25, live in Canada, and be non-binary, trans, and/or gender diverse.

The survey will be available through May 2024.


In 2014, SARAVYC ran the first Canadian Trans Youth Health survey, a bilingual survey to learn about the health of transgender youth in Canada. It was the first and largest of its kind in Canada. Five years later, in 2019, we conducted the same survey with a few additional questions. This year, we’re running it again with our colleagues across Canada.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc

Managing Director: Dr. Monica Rana

Co-Investigators: Annie Pullen Sansfaçon (University of Montreal), Daniel Metzger (BCCWH), Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhousie University), Kristopher Wells (MacEwan University), Jake Pyne (York University), Nicholas Chadhi (University of Montreal), Drew Clark (UBC), Danya Fox (UBC), Ashley Taylor (UBC), Lorraine Grieves (Trans Care BC),  Alex Abramovich (CAMH), Ailsa Craig (Memorial University), Phillip Joy (Mount Saint Vincent University), Jo-Ann Mary MacDonald (University of PEI), and Charles Furlotte (St. Thomas University)

SARAVYC Post-Docs: Ace Chan & Ley Fraser

Funding by: CIHR (Foundation Scheme) under the grant "Improving health equity for LGBTQ youth in Canada and globally: Addressing the role of families and culture", 2017-2024

2019 Reports: English / Français

2014 Reports: English / Français

The Ethics ID number for this study is H23-02569. If you have any concerns or complaints about your rights as a research participant and/or your experiences while participating in this study, contact the Research Participant Complaint Line in the University of British Columbia Office of Research Ethics. You can contact this office by e-mail at RSIL@ors.ubc.ca (with ‘Ref: H23-02569 – CTYHS24’ in the subject line) or by phone at 604-822-8598 (Toll Free: 1-877-822-8598).