1. RSC 1985, c C-46 [Criminal Code].
2. In addition to curtailing the provocation defence, the bill also made permanent residents and foreign nationals who practice polygamy inadmissible to Canada; provided a minimum age of sixteen for marriage; required “free” and “enlightened” consent by both parties for lawful marriage; enacted provisions that nullify previous marriages if subsequent marriages are undertaken by an individual; criminalized the solemnization, aiding, or celebration of marriages prohibited by the law, such as “forced marriage” and underage marriage; and criminalized the removal of children under the age of sixteen from Canada for marriage elsewhere.
3. SC 2015, c 29.
4. SC 2001, c 27.
5. SC 2005, c 33.