Divorce Act (Canada)

Divorce Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act respecting divorce and corollary relief
Citation	R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.)
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Assented to	13 February 1986
Commenced	1 June 1986
Related legislation
First enacted: S.C. 1968-69, c. 24 Repealed and re-enacted: S.C. 1986, c. 4
Keywords
Divorce; Canada
Status: In force

The Divorce Act^[1] (French: Loi sur le divorce) is the federal Act that governs divorce in Canada. The Constitution of Canada gives the federal Parliament exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the law of marriage and divorce.