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Quebec is the sole province where common-law couples with children outnumber married couples with children

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Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut 0 20 40 60 80 100 % of couples with children at home Married couplesMarried couples Common-law couplesCommon-law couples
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

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Quebec is the sole province where common-law couples with children outnumber married couples with children, % of couples with children at home
  Married couples Common-law couples
Canada 52.5 41.5
Newfoundland and Labrador 41.7 40.5
Prince Edward Island 46.2 39.3
Nova Scotia 43.0 35.0
New Brunswick 41.9 41.8
Quebec 45.2 48.5
Ontario 56.6 36.8
Manitoba 54.0 40.7
Saskatchewan 50.1 41.9
Alberta 56.6 36.7
British Columbia 50.8 30.2
Yukon 51.1 37.6
Northwest Territories 62.0 52.2
Nunavut 77.4 75.6
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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