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Saskatchewan: 18, or 16 with a "Consent to Marriage of a Minor" form signed and completed by the parent(s) or guardian(s) in the presence of a Saskatchewan marriage licence issuer, clergy or any person authorized to take affidavits. "If the parent(s) or guardian(s) refuse to consent to the marriage,
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or religious. Marriages may be performed by members of the clergy, marriage commissioners, judges, justices of the peace or clerks of the court, depending on the laws of each province and territory regulating marriage solemnization. In 2001, the majority of Canadian marriages (76.4%) were religious,
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Winston Blackmore and James Oler were found guilty of having multiple wives in B.C. Supreme Court last July. They returned to court to argue their convictions were null because the law itself was unconstitutional under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On Friday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri
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The minimum age of 16 for marriage, below which no marriage can be contracted, is currently contained in federal legislation that applies in the Province of Quebec only. For the other provinces and territories, the minimum age is not currently provided for in federal legislation and there is some
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These provisions were enacted in 2015. Before 2015, it was possible for children less than 16 years old to get married in some jurisdictions of Canada, with parental consent or a court order. (The legal marriage age with parental consent was possibly as low as 7 in some Canadian jurisdictions.)
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The marriage rate in Canada has been declining over the years. In 2001, there were 146,618 marriages in Canada, down 6.8% from 157,395 in 2000, but by 2020, there were only 98,355 marriages registered in Canada, which was the lowest total since 1938.
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is set by province/territory at 18 or 19, so minors under this age have additional restrictions (i.e. parental and court consent). Section 293.2 of the Criminal Code also addresses marriages of individuals under the age of 16, reading:
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the minor can apply to a judge of either the provincial or Queen's Bench court for an order dispensing with their consent. The minor may obtain the judge's order by applying to a court house in Saskatchewan."
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has been legal in Canada nationally since 2005. Court decisions, starting in 2003, had already legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories.
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one party has treated the other party "with physical or mental cruelty of such a kind as to render intolerable the continued cohabitation of the spouses" (s.8(2)(b)(ii) of the
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On March 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of British Columbia reaffirmed the constitutionality of Canada's anti-polygamy laws, upholding the July 2017 polygamy convictions of
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Ann Donegan rejected the argument, stating that Blackmore and Oler considered their lifestyles above the law when they continued to marry women in Bountiful, B.C.
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were charged with polygamy; their prosecutions were the first such cases in Canada in over sixty-five years. In 2007, an independent prosecutor in
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No person shall marry another person if they are related lineally, or as brother or sister or half-brother or half-sister, including by adoption.
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Two former religious leaders in B.C. have been found guilty of polygamy after marrying more than two dozen women over the course of 25 years.
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debate about the minimum age in common law, with some establishing the age at 12 for girls and 14 for boys, and others at age seven for all.
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Everyone who celebrates, aids or participates in a marriage rite or ceremony knowing that one of the persons being married is
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the marriage has irretrievably broken down, and the two parties have been living apart for a year (s.8(2)(a) of the
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The legislation, bill S-7, originated in the Senate and would make it illegal for anyone under 16 to get married.
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stipulates, "Marriage requires the free and enlightened consent of two persons to be the spouse of each other."
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Both parties must freely consent. Forcing somebody to get married is a criminal offence under s. 293.1 of the
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recommended that Canadian courts be asked to rule on the constitutionality of laws against polygamy. The
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has exclusive legislative authority over marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the
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is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
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at 16. Provinces and territories may set a minimum age higher than that. In Canada the
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Newfoundland and Labrador: 19, or younger wherein "special consents may be required."
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New Brunswick: 18, or 16 with an affidavit of consent signed by parents or guardians.
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are not prohibited from marrying each other by reason only of their relationship.
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Prince Edward Island: 18, or 16 with a consent form signed by parent(s).
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Yukon: 19, or younger with consent of parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
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Alberta: 18, or 16 with consent of all parents and legal guardians.
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Ontario: 18, or 16 with written consent from both sets of parents.
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is a criminal offence, but prosecutions are rare. In March 2014,
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had the highest crude marriage rate (6.5 per 1,000 people) and
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Termination of marriage in Canada is covered by the federal
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Northwest Territories: 19, or younger with parental consent.
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Julie BĂ©chard; Sandra Elgersma; Julia Nicol (2015-01-26).
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with the remainder (23.6%) being performed by non-clergy.
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Province of Manitoba - Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency
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one party has committed adultery (s.8(2)(b)(i) of the
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Quebec: 18, or 16 with authorization from the courts.
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Since 2015, federal law has set the absolute minimum
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Vol. 149, no. 3. 2015-07-17 945:"Marriage: "I do"? More like "I don't"" 2298: 1449:Toolkit, Web Experience (2016-12-20). 1423: 2020: 152:Minimum age by province and territory 113: 1951:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1891: 1794:"Divorce rates, by year of marriage" 1780:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1764:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1748:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1732:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1716:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1700:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1684:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1668:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1652:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1636:Canadian Legal Information Institute 1620:Canadian Legal Information Institute 820: 780: 1866: 205:Divorce rates in Canada per 100,000 16:Laws surrounding marriage in Canada 13: 14: 2317: 1003:Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46. 985:Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act 878:Supreme Court of British Columbia 731:Key headings of the Divorce Act: 70:Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act 2160:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1867:Lak, Daniel (January 21, 2009). 825: 785: 63: 1985: 1956: 1931: 1910: 1885: 1869:"Canada's polygamy legislation" 1835: 1785: 1769: 1753: 1737: 1721: 1705: 1689: 1673: 1657: 1641: 1625: 1609: 1587: 1542: 1518: 1491: 1467: 1442: 1417: 1392: 1368: 1344: 1320: 1304:"Marriage Licences | Marriages" 1296: 1272: 1248: 1224: 1195: 1170: 1145: 1117: 917: 770:Divorce rates in Canada by year 1892:Dowd, Allan (August 1, 2007). 1603:Department of Justice (Canada) 1426:"Apply for a Marriage Licence" 1256:"Formal Marriage Requirements" 1092: 1067: 1024: 977: 955: 937: 1: 1920:. CBC News. November 23, 2011 930: 104:. 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Index

Canada
Constitution Act, 1867
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
civil
Same-sex marriage
consanguinity
affinity
adoption
Criminal Code
Civil Marriage Act
marriageable age
age of majority
Divorce Act
divorce
Statistics Canada
Phabricator
MediaWiki.org
Statistics Canada
Phabricator
MediaWiki.org
Polygamy in North America
polygamy
Winston Blackmore
James Oler
British Columbia
Supreme Court of British Columbia
reference case
Winston Blackmore
James Oler

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