How to divorce in a Canadian way
Why do Canadians get divorced, and how difficult is it to get a divorce?
There were 42,933 divorces in Canada in 2020, the lowest number since 1973. Pandemic restrictions and barriers to accessing court services contributed to the decline. Statistics Canada believes that the growing "selectivity of marriage" has also had an impact: more and more young people in Canada are choosing civil unions that do not require a documented divorce.
The decision to divorce is increasingly becoming mutual: statistics show that almost a third of applications are filed jointly. The average age of divorce is also steadily increasing: in 1980 it was 36.2 years, in 2020 it is about 46.
The average length of a marriage ending in divorce in Canada is 15.3 years.
According to 2016-2020 data, the highest divorce rate is in the Yukon (13 divorced couples per 1,000 marriages) and the lowest in Nunavut (only 2 per 1,000).
The most common reasons Canadians apply are:
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