Marriage in Canada - Polygamy

Polygamy

In Canada, polygamy is a criminal offense but prosecutions are rare. As of January 2009, no person has been prosecuted for polygamy in Canada in over sixty years. In 2007, an independent prosecutor in British Columbia recommended that Canadian courts be asked to rule on the constitutionality of laws against polygamy. The Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld Canada's polygamy laws in a 2011 reference case.