Civil Marriage Act
The Civil Marriage Act (full title: An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ) (the Act ) was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories .
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ) (the Act ) was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2017 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2016 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2015 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the Nunavut Territory and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2014 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the Nunavut Territory and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2013 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the Nunavut Territory and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2012 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the Nunavut Territory and the Northwest Territories . |
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| 2011 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces except Alberta and Prince Edward Island , as well as in the Yukon Territory. |
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| 2010 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time the bill became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian provinces and territories except Alberta , Prince Edward Island , the Northwest Territories , and Nunavut . |
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| 2009 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada . It was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1, 2005. It passed the House of Commons on June 28, 2005, and the Senate on July 19, 2005. The Act became law when it received Royal Assent on July 20, 2005. As usual for federal legislation in Canada, the Act also includes a French text of equal force to the English under the title [ Loi sur le mariage civil ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) , or in full, [ Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) . Prior to the passage of the Act, the opposite-sex common-law definition of marriage had already been struck down by courts in eight provinces and the Yukon Territory . |
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| 2008 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada . It was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1 , 2005 . It passed the House of Commons on June 28 , 2005 , and the Senate on July 19 , 2005 . The Act became law when it received Royal Assent on July 20 , 2005 . As usual for federal legislation in Canada, the Act also includes a French text of equal force to the English under the title [ Loi sur le mariage civil ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) , or in full, [ Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil ] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) . Prior to the passage of the Act, the opposite-sex common-law definition of marriage had already been struck down by courts in eight provinces and the Yukon Territory . |
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| 2007 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada . It was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1 , 2005 . It passed the House of Commons on June 28 , 2005 , and the Senate on July 19 , 2005 . The Act became law when it received Royal Assent on July 20 , 2005 . As usual for federal legislation in Canada, the Act also includes a French text of equal force to the English under the title Loi sur le mariage civil , or in full, Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil . |
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| 2006 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes ") was legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada . It was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1 , 2005 . It passed the House of Commons on June 28 , 2005 , and the Senate on July 19 , 2005 . The Act became law when it received Royal Assent on July 20 , 2005 . As usual for federal legislation in Canada, the Act also includes a French text of equal force to the English under the title Loi sur le mariage civil , or in full, Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil . |
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| 2005 |
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The Civil Marriage Act (full title: "An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes") was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1 , 2005 . It passed the House of Commons on June 28 , 2005 , and the Senate on July 19 , 2005 . The bill became law when it received Royal Assent on July 20 . The legislation legalized same-sex marriage in Canada . As usual for federal legislation in Canada, the bill also includes a French text of equal force to the English. The title in French for Projet de loi C-38 is Loi sur le mariage civil , or in full, Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil . |