Referrals can be made by health care professionals such as family doctors or other primary care providers using the fillable GDAAY referral form. This referral form is also available on Accuro titled GDAAY Referral. To download, search “GDAAY” in Accuro’s forms repository. The referral should include: 

• The youth’s name and pronouns 
• A puberty examination (with youth consent)
• If assigned female at birth, if/when menarche started 
• Who our clinic can safely contact (Ex. Both parents? One parent?) 
• Any documentation of prior developmental/mental health assessments 

The completed referral can be sent by fax or mail to: 

• Phone number: 204-787-3337
• Fax number: 204-940-1051
• Address: Manitoba Clinic, Level 7, Desk B – 820 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9

Once a referral is received, youth/caregivers will get a phone call from a social worker to discuss if they meet eligibility and what other resources they can access. Our waitlist can be long and we acknowledge this can be challenging for youth and are working to shorten it. 

Referrals go through a triage process, therefore we are unable to provide an exact wait time to those on the wait list. For example, a youth who is just starting puberty for whom blockers could prevent unwanted changes may be seen in a separate (more urgent) stream compared to a youth who has completed puberty and is interested in starting gender affirming hormone therapy.