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The Convention also enables access to children across international borders.   
The Convention also enables access to children across international borders.   


As of June 2017, the Hague Convention applies between Canada and the following contracting states:
As of June 2019, the Hague Convention applies between Canada and the following contracting states:


:Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (except the Faroe Islands & Greenland), Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau (Special Administrative Region of China), Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, UK Anguilla, UK Bermuda, UK Cayman Islands, UK Falkland Islands, UK Isle of Man, UK Jersey, UK Montserrat, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
:Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (except the Faroe Islands & Greenland), Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau (Special Administrative Region of China), Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, UK Anguilla, UK Bermuda, UK Cayman Islands, UK Falkland Islands, UK Isle of Man, UK Jersey, UK Montserrat, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.


As of June 2017, the following contracting states do not have a reciprocating arrangement with Canada:
As of June 2019, the following contracting states do not have a reciprocating arrangement with Canada:


:Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Morocco, Nicaragua, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Philippines, Russian Federation, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Thailand and Ukraine.
:Armenia, Bolivia, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Philippines, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Thailand, Tunisia and Republic of Zambia.


Countries not listed above have elected not to be bound by the Convention.  
Countries not listed above have elected not to be bound by the Convention.  


To see if these lists have since been updated, see: [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/fr_hague].
To see if these lists have since been updated, check out: [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/fr_hague].


For more information and the current <span class="noglossary">standing</span> of participating nations, check out:  the website of the [http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php Hague Conference on Private International Law], which reports on the status of the various Hague Conventions.
For more general information and the current <span class="noglossary">standing</span> of participating nations, check out:  the website of the [http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php Hague Conference on Private International Law], which reports on the status of the various Hague Conventions.


==Enforcing other types of orders==
==Enforcing other types of orders==