Latest items for Canada
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Canada, Cyprus, Switzerland
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"9.8 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"9.8 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:31 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In Canada, the definition of a hate crime has evolved out of related Criminal Code sections, identifying “sex” as an identifiable group. The Canadian Human Rights Act also includes “sex” among a list of identifiable groups protected from discrimination. For decades, then, it has been possible to respond to violence against women and girls as a form of hate on the basis of 'sex.' So how often does this actually occur?" (para. 5-6). "Police-reported statistics from 2006-20 show that sex never comprises more than three per cent of reported hate crimes. One study focusing on 2014 compared police figures to self-reported data to show that sex-motivated hate crimes were significantly...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In Canada, the definition of a hate crime has evolved out of related Criminal Code sections, identifying “sex” as an identifiable group. The Canadian Human Rights Act also includes “sex” among a list of identifiable groups protected from discrimination. For decades, then, it has been possible to respond to violence against women and girls as a form of hate on the basis of 'sex.' So how often does this actually occur?" (para. 5-6). "Police-reported statistics from 2006-20 show that sex never comprises more than three per cent of reported hate crimes. One study focusing on 2014 compared police figures to self-reported data to show that sex-motivated hate crimes were significantly...more
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:31 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"One might argue these examples are anomalies, perpetrated by men with mental health issues. This is a common perpetrator-excusing rationale. This perception must change" (Para. 14-15). "Although the past month was full of tragedies for these women and their loved ones, three separate processes were also underway to help us move towards a better understanding and develop better responses to hate-motivated killings of women" (Para. 16). "The convicted male offender in the “Toronto Van Attack” was also sentenced for killing eight women and two men and injuring 16 others in 2018. He has said he drew his inspiration from the so-called incel online subculture of men united by sexual frustration...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"One might argue these examples are anomalies, perpetrated by men with mental health issues. This is a common perpetrator-excusing rationale. This perception must change" (Para. 14-15). "Although the past month was full of tragedies for these women and their loved ones, three separate processes were also underway to help us move towards a better understanding and develop better responses to hate-motivated killings of women" (Para. 16). "The convicted male offender in the “Toronto Van Attack” was also sentenced for killing eight women and two men and injuring 16 others in 2018. He has said he drew his inspiration from the so-called incel online subculture of men united by sexual frustration...more
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:31 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"When sentencing the man to life in prison, the judge said: '… he is a violent vindictive, calculating abuser of women, who … took his hatred to its ultimate climax …'" (Para. 17). "The convicted male offender in the “Toronto Van Attack” was also sentenced for killing eight women and two men and injuring 16 others in 2018. He has said he drew his inspiration from the so-called incel online subculture of men united by sexual frustration and a hatred of women" (Para. 18).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"When sentencing the man to life in prison, the judge said: '… he is a violent vindictive, calculating abuser of women, who … took his hatred to its ultimate climax …'" (Para. 17). "The convicted male offender in the “Toronto Van Attack” was also sentenced for killing eight women and two men and injuring 16 others in 2018. He has said he drew his inspiration from the so-called incel online subculture of men united by sexual frustration and a hatred of women" (Para. 18).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:31 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Last week, a young woman died as a result of severe burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and then set fire to her while she was on a bus in Toronto in June" (Para.1). "Police are investigating the homicide as a 'hate-motivated' act; it is not yet known what police think was the motivation. Given the victim was a woman, it has prompted many to ask: Why is violence against women not treated as a hate crime? This question is long overdue and has now been taken on by British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner inquiry into hate in the pandemic. This is the...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Last week, a young woman died as a result of severe burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and then set fire to her while she was on a bus in Toronto in June" (Para.1). "Police are investigating the homicide as a 'hate-motivated' act; it is not yet known what police think was the motivation. Given the victim was a woman, it has prompted many to ask: Why is violence against women not treated as a hate crime? This question is long overdue and has now been taken on by British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner inquiry into hate in the pandemic. This is the...more
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:31 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-LAW-2, IIP-LAW-2
"...Days before the attack, he had been released after being charged with stalking and sexual assault of unrelated women" (Para. 13).
Variables: LRW-LAW-2, IIP-LAW-2
"...Days before the attack, he had been released after being charged with stalking and sexual assault of unrelated women" (Para. 13).
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
May 12, 2023, 9:17 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'When thinking about culture change in response to the sexual misconduct crisis, the CAF leadership seems to have been incapable of examining which aspects of its culture have been the most deficient,' wrote Arbour in her report. One of the dangers of the model under which the CAF continues to operate is the high likelihood that some of its members are more at risk of harm, on a day-to-day basis, from their comrades than from the enemy,' she wrote" (Para. 3-4). "Navy veteran Dawn McIlmoyle was 19 when she was raped by a fellow sailor in 1992 while a second man looked on, laughing. 'When I came forward, they charged...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'When thinking about culture change in response to the sexual misconduct crisis, the CAF leadership seems to have been incapable of examining which aspects of its culture have been the most deficient,' wrote Arbour in her report. One of the dangers of the model under which the CAF continues to operate is the high likelihood that some of its members are more at risk of harm, on a day-to-day basis, from their comrades than from the enemy,' she wrote" (Para. 3-4). "Navy veteran Dawn McIlmoyle was 19 when she was raped by a fellow sailor in 1992 while a second man looked on, laughing. 'When I came forward, they charged...more
May 12, 2023, 9:17 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"Some members of the Canadian military face greater harm from their comrades than from the enemy, according to a new report on sexual violence in the Canadian armed forces (CAF)" (Para.1). "Called the Arbour report after its author, the former supreme court justice Louise Arbour, the 404-page document pinpoints the many failures of the CAF over the years to address misogyny, discrimination, sexual violence and trauma experienced predominantly by female members of the military" (Para. 2). "The Arbour report is the third large study commissioned to examine the sexual violence that has dogged the Canadian military for decades, including allegations of misconduct levelled against a string of senior officers" (Para....more
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"Some members of the Canadian military face greater harm from their comrades than from the enemy, according to a new report on sexual violence in the Canadian armed forces (CAF)" (Para.1). "Called the Arbour report after its author, the former supreme court justice Louise Arbour, the 404-page document pinpoints the many failures of the CAF over the years to address misogyny, discrimination, sexual violence and trauma experienced predominantly by female members of the military" (Para. 2). "The Arbour report is the third large study commissioned to examine the sexual violence that has dogged the Canadian military for decades, including allegations of misconduct levelled against a string of senior officers" (Para....more
May 12, 2023, 9:17 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-3
"'There are a lot of Ontario police chiefs that have turned around and said, ‘We don’t want this responsibility downloaded onto us,’ she said. Given the low one-in-10 rate of success at successfully prosecuting rape charges, and considering the problem of sexual violence within police ranks, she warned that the civilian system might not yield more equitable results" (Para.11).
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-3
"'There are a lot of Ontario police chiefs that have turned around and said, ‘We don’t want this responsibility downloaded onto us,’ she said. Given the low one-in-10 rate of success at successfully prosecuting rape charges, and considering the problem of sexual violence within police ranks, she warned that the civilian system might not yield more equitable results" (Para.11).
March 28, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 2. 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.
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 2. 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.
March 22, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"Regarding land, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial legislation regulates the specifics of division of property after divorce or separation, for instance the Ontario Family Law establishes that a provision on equalization of net family properties (sect. 5)" (8-9).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"Regarding land, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial legislation regulates the specifics of division of property after divorce or separation, for instance the Ontario Family Law establishes that a provision on equalization of net family properties (sect. 5)" (8-9).
March 22, 2023, 6:32 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, married/unmarried women are provided with the same rights as married/unmarried men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial and territorial legislation also include this principle, such as the Alberta Bill of Rights which stipulates the right to property without discrimination (sect. 1). Regarding land, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial legislation regulates the specifics of division of property after divorce or separation,...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, married/unmarried women are provided with the same rights as married/unmarried men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial and territorial legislation also include this principle, such as the Alberta Bill of Rights which stipulates the right to property without discrimination (sect. 1). Regarding land, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial legislation regulates the specifics of division of property after divorce or separation,...more
March 22, 2023, 6:23 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"[F]emale surviving spouses are granted the same rights as male surviving spouses to inherit land and non-land assets, as stipulated for instance by the Manitoba Intestate Succession Act (sect. 2)" (4).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"[F]emale surviving spouses are granted the same rights as male surviving spouses to inherit land and non-land assets, as stipulated for instance by the Manitoba Intestate Succession Act (sect. 2)" (4).
March 22, 2023, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Daughters are provided with the same rights as sons to inherit land and non-land assets...to inherit land and non-land assets, as stipulated for instance by the Manitoba Intestate Succession Act (sect. 2)" (4).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Daughters are provided with the same rights as sons to inherit land and non-land assets...to inherit land and non-land assets, as stipulated for instance by the Manitoba Intestate Succession Act (sect. 2)" (4).
March 22, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 5(7).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 5(7).
March 22, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), spouses have equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 5(3).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), spouses have equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 5(3).
March 22, 2023, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Law Reform Act, Secs. 46-47.
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Law Reform Act, Secs. 46-47.
March 22, 2023, 2:28 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal ownership rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Law Reform Act, Secs. 46-47.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal ownership rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Law Reform Act, Secs. 46-47.
March 22, 2023, 2:26 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Canadian Human Rights Act, Arts. 3 and 5. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 3. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Business Corporations Act,...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Canadian Human Rights Act, Arts. 3 and 5. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 3. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Business Corporations Act,...more
March 22, 2023, 2:09 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
" 'I took a financial hit because I didn’t have a pre-nuptial agreement around my pension,' said [Laurel] Price, a retired Port Perry marriage and family therapist who now teaches at Durham College. 'My husband worked on straight commission and didn’t have a pension, so I lost the equivalent of 50 per cent of my pension for the 17 years we were married (given Ontario’s property equalization scheme for divorces). In addition, women, who are usually the custodial parent, bear the brunt of their children’s expenses.' Wisely, while married, Price insisted that she and her ex-husband create a registered education savings plan (RESP) for their son, so he was able...more
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
" 'I took a financial hit because I didn’t have a pre-nuptial agreement around my pension,' said [Laurel] Price, a retired Port Perry marriage and family therapist who now teaches at Durham College. 'My husband worked on straight commission and didn’t have a pension, so I lost the equivalent of 50 per cent of my pension for the 17 years we were married (given Ontario’s property equalization scheme for divorces). In addition, women, who are usually the custodial parent, bear the brunt of their children’s expenses.' Wisely, while married, Price insisted that she and her ex-husband create a registered education savings plan (RESP) for their son, so he was able...more
March 22, 2023, 2:02 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[Family-law specialist Jason] Howie has seen couples with assets allocated to the primary income earner, while other assets, such as a house, went to the other. 'But lo and behold,' he says, 'they show up on our desks years later because the wife – and it usually is the wife – needs financial support and the husband’s retired.' This is not an uncommon issue among older divorcees, [certified financial planner Annie] Kvick says. Women are often particularly disadvantaged when it comes to grey divorce, given that men of older generations were often primary breadwinners and may have greater financial literacy to draw on as a result. 'I recall an older...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[Family-law specialist Jason] Howie has seen couples with assets allocated to the primary income earner, while other assets, such as a house, went to the other. 'But lo and behold,' he says, 'they show up on our desks years later because the wife – and it usually is the wife – needs financial support and the husband’s retired.' This is not an uncommon issue among older divorcees, [certified financial planner Annie] Kvick says. Women are often particularly disadvantaged when it comes to grey divorce, given that men of older generations were often primary breadwinners and may have greater financial literacy to draw on as a result. 'I recall an older...more
March 22, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I mainly work with women' [said Jen Lawrence, divorce coach]. 'I deal a lot with situations where the husband has a big job, she has been at home, and their duties are bifurcated. She’s been hands-off the money. So there’s not a sense of how much money one actually needs to pay for a lifestyle. The other issue is, it’s so fearful. They are divorcing pretty powerful guys, so there are issues with that. And that’s not even dealing with economic abuse, such as not allowing access to bank accounts. And I deal with that as well, unfortunately.... There is so much stigma around money that [women] feel, ‘I don’t...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I mainly work with women' [said Jen Lawrence, divorce coach]. 'I deal a lot with situations where the husband has a big job, she has been at home, and their duties are bifurcated. She’s been hands-off the money. So there’s not a sense of how much money one actually needs to pay for a lifestyle. The other issue is, it’s so fearful. They are divorcing pretty powerful guys, so there are issues with that. And that’s not even dealing with economic abuse, such as not allowing access to bank accounts. And I deal with that as well, unfortunately.... There is so much stigma around money that [women] feel, ‘I don’t...more
March 22, 2023, 11:55 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Many Canadian women don’t feel empowered to take the lead in their family’s finances...[M]any women with young families tend to pivot their attention toward caring for the family and nurturing their careers, letting their partners take the lead on financial decisions...'You tend to abdicate those other pieces away, saying, ‘I don’t want to take the reins, let’s let somebody else take the reins,’ [Ingrid Macintosh, Vice President Wealth, Head of Sales Enablement, Marketing and Digital Strategy at TD Asset Management] says. '[For] many women starting a family and focusing on their careers, those are the things that are of highest priority, and financial literacy and investing conversations, aren’t at the...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Many Canadian women don’t feel empowered to take the lead in their family’s finances...[M]any women with young families tend to pivot their attention toward caring for the family and nurturing their careers, letting their partners take the lead on financial decisions...'You tend to abdicate those other pieces away, saying, ‘I don’t want to take the reins, let’s let somebody else take the reins,’ [Ingrid Macintosh, Vice President Wealth, Head of Sales Enablement, Marketing and Digital Strategy at TD Asset Management] says. '[For] many women starting a family and focusing on their careers, those are the things that are of highest priority, and financial literacy and investing conversations, aren’t at the...more
March 22, 2023, 11:36 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"This generation of women have more money because they've been in the workforce most of their lives, but also because more of them are taking control of financial decisions...Married women dominate the female wealth pool, controlling $1.4 trillion in assets, CIBC found, based on figures from Statistics Canada. And 22 per cent of them say they make the investment decisions for their households, according to the survey by the bank. Add those married women who make financial decisions to the single, divorced and widowed women who also take care of their own assets, and 41 per cent of women have full control over their money. The figures about who holds...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"This generation of women have more money because they've been in the workforce most of their lives, but also because more of them are taking control of financial decisions...Married women dominate the female wealth pool, controlling $1.4 trillion in assets, CIBC found, based on figures from Statistics Canada. And 22 per cent of them say they make the investment decisions for their households, according to the survey by the bank. Add those married women who make financial decisions to the single, divorced and widowed women who also take care of their own assets, and 41 per cent of women have full control over their money. The figures about who holds...more
March 22, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[W]omen have generally had less access to and control over family or household resources, relative to men—both reflecting and reinforcing their unequal opportunities for full social and economic participation in the public sphere" (2).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[W]omen have generally had less access to and control over family or household resources, relative to men—both reflecting and reinforcing their unequal opportunities for full social and economic participation in the public sphere" (2).
March 22, 2023, 11:23 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Funding access helps your Canadian women-owned or women-led business capitalize on opportunities, diversify markets and grow globally... Dedicated support is provided to businesses owned or led by underrepresented groups in trade (including women and Indigenous) when applying for funding...As of 2022, CanExport funding may be used to cover annual supplier diversity certification costs for women-owned, Indigenous-owned, visible minority-owned and 2SLGBTQI+-owned companies when submitting a project within a market that recognizes certification (for example, the U.S.)" (1-3).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Funding access helps your Canadian women-owned or women-led business capitalize on opportunities, diversify markets and grow globally... Dedicated support is provided to businesses owned or led by underrepresented groups in trade (including women and Indigenous) when applying for funding...As of 2022, CanExport funding may be used to cover annual supplier diversity certification costs for women-owned, Indigenous-owned, visible minority-owned and 2SLGBTQI+-owned companies when submitting a project within a market that recognizes certification (for example, the U.S.)" (1-3).
March 22, 2023, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"While progress has been made since the launch of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) in 2018, access to capital, particularly in smaller amounts, remains a significant barrier for many women entrepreneurs seeking to start or grow their businesses. To help address this barrier, the Government of Canada allocated $55 million in Budget 2021 for the creation of a new national microloans fund. This new program is providing loans of up to $50,000 to women entrepreneurs, particularly for start-ups, underrepresented groups or sole proprietorships which may experience more difficulty in accessing financing" (4).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"While progress has been made since the launch of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) in 2018, access to capital, particularly in smaller amounts, remains a significant barrier for many women entrepreneurs seeking to start or grow their businesses. To help address this barrier, the Government of Canada allocated $55 million in Budget 2021 for the creation of a new national microloans fund. This new program is providing loans of up to $50,000 to women entrepreneurs, particularly for start-ups, underrepresented groups or sole proprietorships which may experience more difficulty in accessing financing" (4).
March 21, 2023, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Businesses majority-owned by women accounted for 17.5% of all private-sector businesses in Canada in the second quarter of 2022. They are more prevalent in service industries, such as health care and social assistance; professional, scientific and technical services; and retail trade" (2).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Businesses majority-owned by women accounted for 17.5% of all private-sector businesses in Canada in the second quarter of 2022. They are more prevalent in service industries, such as health care and social assistance; professional, scientific and technical services; and retail trade" (2).
March 5, 2023, 5:12 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Canada, marriage between two cousins is legal. Also, it is only illegal if they are not directly related by blood" (para 8). "Marriage between first cousins, also called consanguineous marriage, is not uncommon in Canada. It is the most common type of cousin marriage. In 2016, it accounted for 4% of all legal unions in Canada" (para 24). Implication of higher prevalence based on unregistered marriages causing an underestimate (VC CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Canada, marriage between two cousins is legal. Also, it is only illegal if they are not directly related by blood" (para 8). "Marriage between first cousins, also called consanguineous marriage, is not uncommon in Canada. It is the most common type of cousin marriage. In 2016, it accounted for 4% of all legal unions in Canada" (para 24). Implication of higher prevalence based on unregistered marriages causing an underestimate (VC CODER COMMENT).