Is divorce legal in Canada?
Heavily restricted
Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Canada is one of 39 countries classified “Heavily restricted” for divorce — 39% of the 101 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Divorce law by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Legal Divorce is legal in every state; grounds and waiting periods vary by state.
- Iceland
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Bahamas
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Mexico
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
- Cuba
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
- Jamaica
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Other laws in Canada
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Buying illegal (Nordic model)
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.