Keywords: Wedding-chantelois-gomez.jpg Wedding of Mathieu Chantelois and Marcelo Gomez in Toronto Toronto City Hall in background one of the first same-sex marriages in Canada In 2003 the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the ban on same-sex marriages in the province making Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada where same-sex marriages were legal This event led Courts in 8 other Canadian provinces and one territory to render similar decisions ultimately leading to the passage in 2005 of the Civil Marriage Act which legalized same-sex marriage across the entire country own 2003-07-03 Mm Toronto Personality rights Same-sex marriage in Canada Wedding ceremonies in Canada 2003 in Toronto 2003 LGBT events Couples in love in Canada LGBT in Toronto July 2003 in Canada |