Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice “remains legal and persists across the country”, according to research by McGill University.
In Canada, more than 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children, usually girls, under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study from researchers at McGill University. In recent years, an increasing number of child marriages have been common-law unions.
Child marriage, defined as formal or informal (common-law) marriage before the age of 18, is a globally-recognized indicator of gender inequality because the negative consequences for health and personal development disproportionately affect girls.
While much research has focused on developing countries, in wealthier nations like Canada, child marriage practices are overlooked and understudied. [Read more…] about Child marriage is ‘legal and persists across Canada’
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