Topic-based tabulation: Legal Marital Status (6), Common-law Status (3), Age Groups (17) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 100% Data

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Legal marital status (6)	Common-law status (3)
	Total - Common-law status	Not in a common-law relationship	In a common-law relationship
Note(s) : Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta. LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED) In 2006, this category includes spouses in same-sex marriages.  Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Legal marital status	26,033,060	23,301,420	2,731,635
Never legally married (single)	9,087,030	7,187,135	1,899,895
Legally married (and not separated) 1	12,470,400	12,470,400	0
Separated, but still legally married	775,425	645,235	130,190
Divorced	2,087,390	1,460,285	627,095
Widowed	1,612,815	1,538,370	74,450