An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes / Loi concernant certaines conditions de fond du mariage civil
Citation
S.C. 2005, c. 33
Territorial extent
Canada
Passed by
House of Commons
Passed
28 June 2005
Passed by
Senate
Passed
19 July 2005
Royal assent
20 July 2005
Commenced
20 July 2005
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons
Bill title
Bill C-38, 38th Parliament, 1st Session
Introduced by
Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice
First reading
1 February 2005
Second reading
4 May 2005
Considered in committee
16 June 2005
Third reading
28 June 2005
Second chamber: Senate
First reading
29 June 2005
Second reading
6 July 2005
Considered in committee
18 July 2005
Third reading
19 July 2005
Keywords
Same-sex marriage
Status: In force
Same-sex marriage in Canada
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
PE
NS
NL
YT
NT
NU
Legal
Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage Halpern v Canada (AG) Civil Marriage Act
Parliament
38th House · 39th House
Same-sex marriage by province
Related
Civil unions in Quebec Adult interdependent relationship in Alberta Domestic partnership in Nova Scotia Common-law relationships in Manitoba
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The Civil Marriage Act (French: Loi sur le mariage civil) is a federal statute legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time it became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian jurisdictions except Alberta, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
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.
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