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The text of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is published in the B.C. Gazette Part II, Volume 27 (1984), No. 2, page 5.
For any further information about the Convention, contact
Jane Connell or Jillian Stewart
Ministry of Attorney General
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J7
Telephone: 250 356-8433
Fax: 250 356-8992
Email: BCCentralAuthority@gov.bc.ca
As of April 1, 2020 the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was in effect between Canada and the following countries:
| COUNTRY | ENTRY INTO FORCE |
| Albania | January 1, 2015 |
| Andorra | January 1, 2015 |
| Argentina | June 1, 1991 |
| Australia | January 1, 1987 |
| Austria | October 1, 1988 |
| Bahamas | August 1, 1995 |
| Belarus | January 1, 2001 |
| Belgium | May 1, 1999 |
| Belize | September 1, 1991 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | December 1, 1991 |
| Brazil | November 1, 2003 |
| Bulgaria | February 1, 2010 |
| Burkina Faso | October 1, 1993 |
| Chile | August 1, 1995 |
| Colombia | December 1, 1997 |
| Costa Rica | January 1, 2001 |
| Croatia | December 1, 1991 |
| Cyprus | January 1, 1998 |
| Czech Republic | March 1, 1998 |
| Denmark (except the Faroe Islands and Greenland) | July 1, 1991 |
| Dominican Republic | January 1, 2015 |
| Ecuador | December 1, 1993 |
| El Salvador | November 1, 2003 |
| Estonia | November 1, 2003 |
| Fiji | January 1, 2001 |
| Finland | January 1, 2001 |
| France | December 1, 1983 |
| Georgia | November 1, 1999 |
| Germany | December 1, 1990 |
| Greece | June 1, 1993 |
| Honduras | August 1, 1995 |
| Hong Kong (Special Administration Region of China) | September 1, 1997 |
| Hungary | April 1, 1988 |
| Iceland | December 1, 1997 |
| Ireland | October 1, 1991 |
| Israel | December 1, 1991 |
| Italy | May 1, 1995 |
| Japan | April 1, 2014 |
| Republic of Korea | April 1, 2020 |
| Latvia | February 1, 2010 |
| Lithuania | February 1, 2010 |
| Luxembourg | January 1, 1987 |
| Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) | March 1, 1999 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | December 1, 1991 |
| Malta | November 1, 2003 |
| Mauritius | August 1, 1995 |
| Mexico | July 1, 1992 |
| Republic of Moldova | January 1, 2001 |
| Monaco | June 1, 1995 |
| Morocco | July 1, 2017 |
| The Netherlands | September 1, 1990 |
| New Zealand | July 1, 1992 |
| Norway | April 1, 1989 |
| Panama | August 1, 1995 |
| Paraguay | January 1, 2001 |
| Peru | November 1, 2003 |
| Poland | February 1, 1994 |
| Portugal | December 1, 1983 |
| Romania | June 1, 1995 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | August 1, 1995 |
| San Marino | January 1, 2015 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | December 1, 1991 |
| Singapore | January 1, 2015 |
| Slovakia | February 1, 2001 |
| Slovenia | August 1, 1995 |
| South Africa | May 1, 1999 |
| Spain | September 1, 1987 |
| Sri Lanka | November 1, 2003 |
| Sweden | June 1, 1989 |
| Switzerland | January 1, 1984 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | November 1, 2003 |
| Turkey | August 1, 2000 |
| Turkmenistan | January 1, 2001 |
| Ukraine | January 1, 2015 |
| United Kingdom | August 1, 1986 |
| UK Anguilla | September 1, 2007 |
| UK Bermuda | March 1, 1999 |
| UK Cayman Islands | August 1, 1998 |
| UK Falkland Islands | June 1, 1998 |
| UK Isle of Man | September 1, 1991 |
| UK Jersey | March 1, 2006 |
| UK Montserrat | March 1, 1999 |
| United States of America | July 1, 1988 |
| Uruguay | November 1, 2003 |
| Uzbekistan | November 1, 2003 |
| Venezuela | January 1, 1997 |
| Zimbabwe | January 1, 1998 |
Acceding countries with which Canada does not have an agreement in force:
Armenia, Bolivia, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Republic of the Philippines, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Thailand, Tunisia and Republic of Zambia.
[see the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25, section 80]
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