Estimates of population, by marital status or legal marital Status, age and sex for July 1, Canada, provinces and territories
Legal marital status of person, category
Legal marital status refers to the marital status of the person under the law, not taking into account common-law unions. All persons aged less than 15 are considered as never married. Civil unions are included. Same-sex marriage has been legal in all provinces and territories of Canada since 2005.
Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:
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