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Canadians are marrying outside the country

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Dr-Fauste Site Admin Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 654	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:08 pm    Post subject: Canadians are marrying outside the country Foreign-born more likely to marry By ALLISON DUNFIELD Globe and Mail Update E-mail this Article Weddings in Canada are increasingly likely to include a person who was born outside the country, a survey has found. In one-third of all the marriage recorded in 2002, either the bride, the groom or both had been born abroad, Statistics Canada said in a report released Tuesday. That year, there were 45,619 marriages in which one or both partners were not born here, compared with 35,502 a decade earlier. "This proportion has increased dramatically from 25 per cent since the early 1990s," the agency said. Part of the reason for the increase may be due to a general boost in the proportion of the Canadian population born outside of the country, which rose to 18 per cent in 2001-- "the highest level in 70 years," the agency said. However, the number of marriages remained was nearly unchanged between 2001 (146,618) and 2002 (146,738). The largest peak in marriages occurred in 2000 to coincide with millennium celebrations, Statscan said. Nuptials decreased among most age ranges and among both men and women in 2002. The only noticeable increase was in marriage rates occurred among men 35 to 39, women of the same age range, and women ages 60 to 69. Most weddings in 2002 were held in the summer, as is typical. Statscan found that August was the most popular month, with 20 per cent of nuptials occurring then, followed by July, with 14 per cent, June, with 13 per cent and September, 12 per cent. By far, the most marriages (71 per cent) occurred on a Saturday in 2002. The national crude marriage rate was 4.7 for every 1,000 population, Statscan said. Among the provinces, Prince Edward Island had the highest rate (6.6) and Quebec had the lowest (3). Tuesday's survey does not include data on same-sex marriages as those unions first became registered in Canada in 2003.
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AliceFromMoscow WayToRussified Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 411	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:53 pm    Post subject: By the way, is that truth that canadians can marry at 14?
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Dr-Fauste Site Admin Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 654	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:43 pm    Post subject: I do believe yes, but you have to have your parents permission. But I have never seen it happens. So who is the 14 year old you are going to marry?
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ow28 Frequent Guest Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 36	Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:16 am    Post subject: Dr Fauste wrote: I do believe yes, but you have to have your parents permission. But I have never seen it happens. So who is the 14 year old you are going to marry? In Quebeq- 12 y o. %% of foreign spouses is incresing because of increasing %% of immigrants from Asia and Africa. They usually look for partners in countries of their origin.
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uday WayToRussified Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 323	Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:03 am    Post subject: It's from the globe and mail you've lost credibility.
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Jutrzenkapolska VIP Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 534	Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:37 pm    Post subject: What everyone forgot to mention is that Canada has quite a high cohabitation rate, higher than the United States.So Canadian couples in a permament relationship are less likely to have a wedding in general. Marriage isn't very popular among our neighbors up north and even when they legalized same sex marriages over there, not alot of gay couples took advantage of it. It's kind of sad, really.American gays have fought for years for the right to marry only to have it given to them and immediatly taken away, while over there in Canada there is nothing stopping them but are just like "No thanks" .
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