Editing Polyamory (section)

==== Canada ====
In June 2018, a court in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] recognized three unmarried adults as legal parents of a child who was born within the polyamorous family they had formed; this was believed to be a first for Canadian law. The three adults included the child's mother and two men; the child's biological father was unknown.<ref>{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Michael |date=June 14, 2018 |title=3 adults in polyamorous relationship declared legal parents by N. L. court |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/polyamourous-relationship-three-parents-1.4706560 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224192515/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/polyamourous-relationship-three-parents-1.4706560 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>

In April 2021, a British Columbia Supreme Court justice declared a woman was the third legal parent in a polyamorous "triad".<ref name="Labbé 2021">{{cite web |last=Labbé |first=Stefan |date=2021-04-28 |title=B.C. judge declares woman third legal parent in polyamorous 'triad' |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-judge-declares-woman-third-legal-parent-in-polyamorous-triad-1.24312700 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828060212/https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-judge-declares-woman-third-legal-parent-in-polyamorous-triad-1.24312700 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |access-date=2021-08-28 |website=Times Colonist}}</ref>

In April 2025, the [[Superior Court of Quebec]] ruled that the province must recognize families with more than two parents. The court gave the provincial government one year to amend the [[Civil Code of Quebec|Civil Code]], and listed court rulings in five provinces and territories as precedent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lau |first=Rachel |date=2025-04-30 |title=‘Multi-parent’ families, like throuples, to be granted legal rights in Quebec |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/multiparent-families-like-throuples-to-be-granted-legal-rights-in-quebec/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}</ref>