All You Need Is Love: Our Valentine’s Day Quiz

Correct answer

Accepting a marriage proposal indicates an intention to marry, but it doesn’t change a couple’s civil status. There are no laws on marriage proposals as there are for getting married.

This means people who accept a marriage proposal can always change their minds before the wedding.

Wrong answer

Accepting a marriage proposal indicates an intention to marry, but it doesn’t change a couple’s civil status. There are no laws on marriage proposals as there are for getting married.

This means people who accept a marriage proposal can always change their minds before the wedding.

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In some specific cases, you can enjoy the same benefits as married couples. These benefits include:

• the right to consent to medical care for your partner,
• the right to rent your partner’s apartment if you separate, and,
• federal and provincial income tax, tax programs such as registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), the Québec Pension Plan (QPP), private pension plans and other government payment programs based on family income.

However, note that there is no standard definition of a common-law couple in Quebec. Check with  the relevant agencies to see whether you and your spouse qualify for these benefits.  

Wrong answer

In some specific cases, you can enjoy the same benefits as married couples. These benefits include:

• the right to consent to medical care for your partner,
• the right to rent your partner’s apartment if you separate, and,
• federal and provincial income tax, tax programs such as registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), the Québec Pension Plan (QPP), private pension plans and other government payment programs based on family income.

However, note that there is no standard definition of a common-law couple in Quebec. Check with  the relevant agencies to see whether you and your spouse qualify for these benefits.  

Wrong answer

The age of consent is 16. Consent is never valid if the child is under 12. Between 12 and 16 years old, teens can generally give consent if their partner is about the same age.

However, note that things are different if the partner is in a position of trust or authority. Teens under 18 cannot give valid consent if they’re in a position of weakness or vulnerability in the relationship, for instance if their partner is their teacher or coach.

Correct answer

There’s no specific legal framework for romantic relationships in the workplace.

Everyone has a right to privacy and to make their own decisions about things that concern them, such as whether to have a romantic relationship. The courts have recognized that there’s nothing wrong with colleagues developing a romantic connection.

However, this right isn’t absolute. Employers can intervene when needed for the company’s sound management and administration, for instance if the relationship is detrimental to other employees or the work environment or if it poses a conflict of interest.

Additionally, when there’s a real or perceived conflict of interest, employees are required to disclose their workplace relationship.

Wrong answer

There’s no specific legal framework for romantic relationships in the workplace.

Everyone has a right to privacy and to make their own decisions about things that concern them, such as whether to have a romantic relationship. The courts have recognized that there’s nothing wrong with colleagues developing a romantic connection.

However, this right isn’t absolute. Employers can intervene when needed for the company’s sound management and administration, for instance if the relationship is detrimental to other employees or the work environment or if it poses a conflict of interest.

Additionally, when there’s a real or perceived conflict of interest, employees are required to disclose their workplace relationship.