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TABLE 49
RELIGIOUS REPRESENTATIVES ON REGISTER
AND MARRIAGES PERFORMED BY RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2000

Religious Representatives on Register and Marriages performed by Religious Denomination

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TABLE 50
MARRIAGE COMMISSIONERS ON REGISTER
BY TYPE AND MARRIAGES PERFORMED

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2000

Marriage Commissioners on Register by Type and Marriages performed

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HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 49/TABLE 50
  • In British Columbia, marriage ceremonies can be performed by Religious Representatives or Marriage Commissioners. There were 3,021 Religious Representatives and 387 Marriage Commissioners who solemnized marriages in the province in 2000.

  • Out of every 100 marriages in 2000, approximately:
    • 43 were performed by religious representatives (9,574 marriages)
    • 57 were civil ceremonies (12,500).