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Update: March 24, 2023

As we continue to follow the Provincial government’s mandate to provide more diverse gender identity options for its constituents, the next update to our Â鶹ÊÓƵapplications is to reflect the use of appropriate names within our systems, as this is an important way of establishing norms of respect with the community.

Beginning March 30, a student's chosen name (previously called preferred) will be more prominent than a person's official or legal first name in many University-related systems and downstream applications.

Please note:

• In some cases, a legal name will still be required for proper representation, identity verification and documentation.
• Information recorded within a goÂ鶹ÊÓƵstudent profile is only used to update student records and its collection is consistent with the Â鶹ÊÓƵPrivacy Disclosure.

If you know of a student who may find this update relevant to them, please direct them to reginfo@sfu.ca for more information. 

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November 2022

Â鶹ÊÓƵhas expanded the gender identity options available to students within our application system goÂ鶹ÊÓƵ(). These expanded gender identity options are consistent with the province’s undergraduate application system  as defined in British Columbia's Gender Identity and Sex Information Data Standard.

As of December 1, current students can select man, woman, non-binary or prefer not to disclose as their primary gender description. This section will appear on student transcripts. A second section is also now available to students in which they can select cisgender or transgender. This second section is only visible to the student and otherwise only used for reporting, policy development and program improvement processes.

It’s important to note that the information recorded within the goÂ鶹ÊÓƵstudent profile is only used to update student records and its collection is consistent with the Â鶹ÊÓƵPrivacy Disclosure.

As part of SFU’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, modernizing our systems and processes to provide more gender identity options for students is a crucial step.

To find out how to update your profile, please visit the Student Centre (goSFU) Guide. This update will be available to Â鶹ÊÓƵemployees at a later date.