It turns out you are right, but you have to read  Bill 16 to get it - which I have now done.  The article itself is causing confusion because it does not explain the nature of the criminal code amendment. The latter amendment is to add  transgendered individuals to the list of protected groups. Only people who know this in advance will get this because the article's entire focus is on the use of pronouns which has nothing to do with the criminal code amendments.  The authors should have explained this.