thumb|300px|right|Jurisdictions performing civil unions in North America In Canada: Domestic partnerships in Nova Scotia (2001), Civil unions in Quebec (2002), Registered common-law relationships in Manitoba (2002), Adult interdependent relationships in Alberta (2003) were extended to same-sex couples before the enactment of the federal Civil Marriage Act which legalized same-sex marriage in Canada nationally.
thumb|300px|,right|Jurisdictions performing civil unions in North America In Canada: Domestic partnerships in Nova Scotia (2001), Civil unions in Quebec (2002) Registered common-law relationships in Manitoba (2002), Adult interdependent relationships in Alberta (2003) were extended to same-sex couples before the enactment of the federal Civil Marriage Act which legalized same-sex marriage in Canada nationally.