Marital Status, 1996: Divorced

Between 1985 and 1989, the number of divorces greatly increased in most of the provinces, then remained fairly stable during the 1990s. In Canada, 1.6 million persons reported being divorced in 1996 – that is, 7.2% of persons 15 years of age or older. The provinces of Newfoundland (4.0%) and Prince Edward Island (4.8%) have relatively few divorced persons. The largest proportions of divorced persons are in the provinces of Quebec (9.0%) and British Columbia (7.9%).