Legal Question in Family Law in Canada

Re: Legal age to move out of house?

Your question asks about a law in Canada. There is no such law; the law as to when a person is legally an adult varies from Province to Province, and the law as to when a person, not legally an adult, may nevertheless live independently also varies from Province to Province. In British Columbia a person is an adult when he or she reaches the age of 19; in B.C. there is no law that requires a person under the age of 19 to reside with his or her parents, but if such a person moves out he or she can be taken into care by the Ministry for Children & Families. As a rule of thumb, someone 16 or older who demonstrates the ability to live in a safe secure environment (such as by getting a job, finding an apartment, and supporting himself) will not be taken into care - but this is not guaranteed. If the person can not demonstrate self-sufficiency, then being taken into care is a real possibility. In B.C. a landlord does not have to rent to someone under 19 because someone under 19 does not have the legal capacity to sign a rental contract. The situation varies from Province to Province - in some Provinces or Territories, a person under the legal age of adulthood may have the ability to sign such a contract.