07/29/2025
๐ง Did You Know? | Age of Majority in Canada
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐?
Each province and territory sets its own ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ the legal age when a person is officially considered an ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ. โ
๐น ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ โ Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan
๐น ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ โ British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Yukon
Anyone under these ages is considered a *minor child* ๐ง๐ฆ.
This is important for ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, especially for international students studying in Canada.
๐ At SHS Inc., we make sure our students, host families, and partners understand these key details โ because knowledge keeps everyone safe, supported, and informed! ๐ก