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List of provincial/territorial legislation providing civil remedies in response to intimate partner violence
- Family Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 128 and Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011 c. 25 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
British Columbia
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- Protection Against Family Violence Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-27 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Alberta
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- Victims of Domestic Violence Act, S.C. 1994, c. V-6.02 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Saskatchewan
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- The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act, S.M. 1998, c. 41
Victims’ Bill of Rights, CCSM c V55
Residential Tenancies Act DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Manitoba
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- Children’s Law Reform Act (s. 35) and Family Law Act (s. 46) and Child and Family Services Act (s. 57.1(3)) DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Ontario
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- Domestic Violence Intervention Act, S.N.S. 2001, C. 29 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Nova Scotia
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- Victims of Family Violence Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. V-3.2 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Prince Edward Island
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- Family Violence Protection Act, S.N.L. 2005, c. F-3.1 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Newfoundland
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- Family Abuse Intervention Act, S.Nu. 2006, c. 18 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Nunavut
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- Protection Against Family Violence Act, S.N.W.T. 2003, c. 24 DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Northwest Territories
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- Family Violence Prevention Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 84 and Adult Protection Act DetailsJurisdiction(s):
Yukon
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[1] This analysis is limited to legislation dealing specifically with intimate partner violence. Remedies may be available under other statutes, including the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 as well as other provincial/territorial legislation. For example, in Ontario, the court has authority to grant a restraining order pursuant to theChildren's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12 and Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3.