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marriage commissioner
DCHP-2 (Jul 2016)
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n. — Administration, Law
in most provinces, an official who conducts civil marriages.
Type: 5. Frequency — Though the Government of Canada is the sole authority on marriage and divorce, each province has its own laws to regulate the formal ceremony of marriage. The term is virtually exclusive to Canada (see Chart 1). All provinces and territories, except Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia appoint marriage commissioners, which explains the data in Chart 2. The criteria and duration of appointment vary by province.
See COD-2, which labels the term "Cdn (in some provinces)".
See COD-2, which labels the term "Cdn (in some provinces)".
Quotations
1908
In the event of any parties objecting to or not being desirous of adopting marriage by a clergyman or minister then, and in that case, notice must be given by one the parties in writing in a prescribed form to the marriage commissioner at least fourteen days before the intended marriage. Such marriage to be solemnized in the office of said commissioner in the presence of two credible witnesses and with open doors.
1937
Miners in this North Saskatchewan settlement gleefully anticipate the day when Howard Souch, one-man Justice of the Peace, Mining Recorder and Marriage Commissioner will be forced by popular demand to assume the added role of official Cupid.
1949
Civil marriages are those performed by a public servant or marriage commissioner. Such marriages now are performed in some parts of Western Canada.
1969
Marriage commissioner T.S. Dalby drew the line in a marriage ceremony here when the couple brought in a four-legged friend. Mr. Dalby refused to marry hippies Teresa Ann Westmacott, 21, and U.S. draft-dodger William Lee Tate, 26, of Berkeley, Calif., when they brought in Leonard, the mongrel pet of Miss Westmacott.
1988
To the opponents of self-rule, led by Banff's marriage commissioner, the potholes represent a potential $3-million repair bill that Banff taxpayers will have to pay if they decide to leave the federal fold.
1994
With 200 friends, relatives and journalists present, the couple exchanged personally written vows before a provincially licenced marriage commissioner.
2000
However, Carl Kwiatkowski, MLA for Carrot River Valley, receives additional income from his job as mayor of Porcupine Plain and from his work as a marriage commissioner.
2008
More than 1,700 public and private sector contributors provide data for the annual report, including marriage commissioners, licensors, religious representatives, funeral homes, coroners, hospitals, physicians and government agents.
References
- COD-2
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 16 Aug. 2012
