The British Columbia government has removed gendered language from its regulations as part of a broader movement driving similar changes in other parts of Canada and the Western world. In early March, the province announced that it had eliminated 600 instances of gendered language from regulations across 15 ministries. “Gendered words have been changed to inclusive language that acknowledges gender equity and diversity. For example, terms like ‘he’ or ‘she,’ ‘brother’ and ‘wife’ have been updated with more neutral language to consider all gender identities,” a March 10 press release read. The B.C. government’s move is part of a trend. In Alberta under the previous NDP government, the province’s Ministry of Education in 2016 issued guidelines for best practices in respecting “diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.” One indicator of this best practice was that “school forms, websites, letters, and other communications use non-gendered and inclusive language (e.g., …