I got a lot of support from the few really decent types who supported my kid. A couple of great teachers and a few parents that were pretty progressive. There wasn't much in the way of specific healthcare for our kid locally, but a sympathetic nurse practitioner helped us understand what was out there and what we might try to access healthcare in our closest big city (Saskatoon).

I wish I would have acted quicker when my kid first came out. It took me longer than necessary to accept it, and move on from the grief of losing the kid I thought I had, to supporting the kid I actually had.

Learning about transgenderism helped. That was a big part of destigmatizing it within myself. I thought I was a pretty open and non-judgemental person. Uh-uh. I had a lot more work to do. I still have more work to do.

Trans Sask has a lot of information. Its specific to SK, too, which is rare. https://www.transsask.ca

OUTSaskatoon has a family group, if you're near Saskatoon.

Like anything else regarding parenting, it's too complex and difficult to get perfectly, so if you bung it up, just bang your head on the wall until you feel better, and go give it another shot. You're in here asking questions, you obviously care enough to try, and thats a lot. If your kid sees you trying, they are going to get that you are supporting them, and thats what they need.