Note
Issued also in French under title: Rapport isolé sur les mariages forcés dans l'Ouest canadien.
Cover title.
"Submitted to Justice Canada
by
Indo-Canadian Women’s Association"--Cover.
"May 31, 2010"--Cover.
Summary
"This study has investigated the anecdotal incidence of forced marriage in Western Canada and found that not only are there a number of cases of forced marriage involving Canadians, but that according to some of the service providers interviewed, such incidents appears to be increasing. While the investigation is confined to Western Canada, its findings are likely to be relevant to other parts of Canada where forced marriage takes place.
The research shows that as forced marriage is a very sensitive issue it remains a hidden reality in Canada. Hence, it is not easy to identify. As this issue is little known, no services or preventive programs were found to exist specifically for victims of forced
marriage."--Pages 62-63.
Contents
1.
Introduction -- 1.1.
Objective of the study -- 1.2.
Forced marriage in Canada -- 1.3.
Methodology -- 1.4.
Structure of the report -- 1.5.
Methodology -- 2.
The stories -- 2.1.
Introduction to the stories -- 2.2.
Demographic data -- 3.
The themes emerging from the stories --
Findings from the Stories -- 3.1. Reasons for forced marriage -- 3.2. Force in marriage -- 3.3. Use of fraud in forced marriage -- 3.4. Choice and consent -- 3.5. Consequences of forced marriage -- 4.
Services for the victims -- 5.
List of government agencies contacted by service providers interviewed: federal, provincial and municipal -- 6.
Reflections of the service providers on forced marriage -- 7.
Conclusion.