five years. Section 2.2 of the Civil Marriage Act also states: No person who is under the age of 16 years may contract marriage. These provisions were enacted in 2015. Before 2015, it was possible for children less than 16 years old to get married in some jurisdictions of Canada, with parental consent or a court order. (The legal marriage age with parental consent was possibly as low as 7 in some Canadian jurisdictions.) Minimum age by province and territory British Columbia: 19, or 16 with parental consent. Alberta: 18, or 16 with consent of all parents and legal guardians. Saskatchewan: 18, or 16 with a "Consent to Marriage of a Minor" form signed and completed by the parent(s) or guardian(s) in the presence of a Saskatchewan marriage licence issuer, clergy or any person authorized to take affidavits. "If the parent(s) or guardian(s) refuse to consent to the marriage, the minor can apply to a judge of either the provincial or Queen's Bench court for an order dispensing with their consent. The minor may obtain the judge's order by applying to a court house in Saskatchewan." Manitoba: 18. Ontario: 18, or 16 with written consent from both sets of parents. Quebec: 18, or 16 with authorization from the courts. New Brunswick: 18, or 16 with an affidavit of consent signed by parents or guardians. Nova Scotia: 19, or 17 with a signed consent form. Prince Edward Island: 18, or younger with a consent form signed by parent(s). Newfoundland and Labrador: 19, or younger wherein "special consents may be required." Yukon: 19, or younger with consent of parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Northwest Territories: 19, or younger with parental consent. Nunavut: 19, or 16 with parental consent. Divorce Termination of marriage in Canada is covered by the federal Divorce Act. A divorce may be granted for one of the following reasons: the marriage has irretrievably broken down, and the two parties have been living apart for a year (s.8(2)(a) of the Act) one party has committed adultery (s.8(2)(b)(i) of the Act) one party has treated the other party "with physical or mental cruelty of such a kind as to render intolerable the continued cohabitation of the spouses" (s.8(2)(b)(ii) of the Act) Key headings of the Divorce Act: Interpretation Jurisdiction Divorce Child support orders Spousal support orders Priority Custody orders Variation, rescission or suspension of orders Provisional orders Appeals General Divorce rates in