Anecdotal Report on the Incidence of Forced Marriage in Western Canada

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Objective of the Study
  • Forced Marriage in Canada
    • Background of the Issue
    • Concept of Forced Marriage Relevant for Ethno-Cultural Communities
    • Complex Reality of Forced Marriage in Western Canada
    • Economic and Cultural Factors in Forced Marriage
    • Migration Experience
    • Intergenerational Conflict
  • Methodology
  • Structure of the Report
    • Organization
    • Stories
    • Themes
    • Services Provided
    • Views of the Service Providers on Forced Marriage
    • Conclusion
  • Methodology
    • Qualitative Research
    • Specific Methodological Procedures Used
    • Research Team
    • Project Director
    • Target Population
    • Resource List
    • Questionnaire
    • Organizations Contacted
    • Collaborative Partnerships
    • Interviewer’s Training
    • The Data
• The Stories
  • Introduction to the Stories
    • Story 1
    • Story 2
    • Story 3
    • Story 4
    • Story 5
    • Story 6
    • Story 7
    • Story 8
    • Story 9
    • Story 10
    • Story 11
    • Story 12
    • Story 13
    • Story 14
    • Story 15
    • Story 16
    • Story 17
    • Story 18
    • Story 19
    • Story 20
    • Story 21
    • Story 22
• Demographic Data
• The Themes Emerging from the Stories
  • Findings from the Stories
  • 1. Reasons for Forced Marriage
    • a) Family Honour
    • b) Economic Reasons for Forced Marriage
    • c) Socio-Religious Considerations
  • 2. Force in Marriage
  • 3. Use of Fraud in Forced Marriage
    • a) Forms of Fraud
    • b) Fraud for Obtaining Immigration Status
  • 4. Choice and Consent
  • 5. Consequences of Forced Marriage
• Services for the Victims
  • List of Government Agencies Contacted by Service Providers Interviewed: Federal, Provincial and Municipal
• Reflections of the Service Providers on Forced Marriage
• Conclusion

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