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| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2011 Nunavut became the final canadian province or territory to permit adoption by queer couples. |
| Sources | https://www.sproutfamily.ca/content-library/lgbtq2-adoption-in-canada |
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edited by jadeywadey. bad entry overall
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| Start Date | May 25, 1995 | 2011 |
| Description | Homosexual couples can legally adopt children. | In 2011 Nunavut became the final canadian province or territory to permit adoption by queer couples. |
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| Sources | http://www.adoption.ca/faqs http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/12/f-same-sex-rights.html http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1265/index.do | https://www.sproutfamily.ca/content-library/lgbtq2-adoption-in-canada |
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edited by jadeywadey. Reverting to revision #51617: that might be just ontario wait, looking into it
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edited by jadeywadey. Reverting to revision #51617: that might be just ontario wait, looking into it
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| Description | In May of 1995, an Ontario court ruled that barring same-sex couples from adopting was discrimination and therefore illegal. | Homosexual couples can legally adopt children. |
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edited by jadeywadey. adding some detail
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| Description | Homosexual couples can legally adopt children. | In May of 1995, an Ontario court ruled that barring same-sex couples from adopting was discrimination and therefore illegal. |
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| Description | Homosexual Couples can legally adopt children | Homosexual couples can legally adopt children. |
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| Description | Homosexual Couples can legally adopt children |
created by alexkillby
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-1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 25, 1995 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.adoption.ca/faqs http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/12/f-same-sex-rights.html http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1265/index.do |
Reports (1)
- Date is incorrect ""Ontario becomes the first province to make it legal for same-sex couples to adopt. British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia follow suit, also allowing adoption by same-sex couples. Other provinces are looking into the issue." (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-same-sex-rights-in-canada-1.1147516)
This is not for all of Canada, but only certain provinces"