How old in Canada Bc do you have to be to leave home?

Question

I live at home, I wanna start my own life me and 3 other friends who are trustfull and do the right thing and work we all make money we wanna live away can we? were all 16 I dont care if its right or wrong i wanna know if we can or not. iv googled it dont get much help from there =\

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with leaving home at 16. Many teenagers choose to go to school and continue their education (college, university) in another city, and that requires leaving home.



The question is whether you are doing this WITH or WITHOUT your parents permission. If you are under 18 years old (19 yrs in BC I believe), then your parents are still considered your legal guardians and are responsible for you and your welfare.



Moving out without your parents' permission can be a problem unless you are able to get the courts to recognize you as an adult. This is known as emancipation, and I believe you would need to seek the advice of a lawyer that specializes in youth rights and family law.



I would suggest that you try calling the KIDS HELP PHONE, for free confidential advice. They are available at 1-800-668-6868 across Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's a free call. If they can't answer your question, they should at least be able to direct you to someone who can.



And of course, the best situation is if your parents are accepting of your desire for more independence, and would assist you. Perhaps they can rent an apartment for you and the three friends, which you pay them back by each person paying 25% of the rent. Your mom and/or dad are then listed on the lease just in case you cannot or will not pay the rent, since most places do not want to rent to four teeangers. Most landlords are nervous about that because they don't want noisy parties at all hours of the day, damage to the apartment, and are worried the place may become a haven for drug use since there are no adults supervising.



The other option is just stay where you are and tough it out. It's only 2-3 more years and it will go pretty quickly. If it is your parents you are trying to get away from, just spend a lot of time at school and doing extracurricular activities, and get a summer job so that you are not spending a lot of time at home. The more you know, the better opportunities you will have as you get older, and saving money from a summer job gets you a car or payments for an apartment once you are 19.

Answer 2

I was exactly like you. I left home at 17 for three months and ended up returning, although that was my plan. I'm leaving again, but I'll be 18 at the time. Make sure you have it all figured out before you do it. You need to be prepared for a hard first few months. I know what it's like from the first hand experience. Other wise you're fairly good, only problem is by RIGHT your parents could get you back through police since you're still under their "eye". You can get around that though.

Talk to your parents, tell them you want to start your own life with three of your friends. They may understand, be prepared for yelling though, just in case. Move to Campbell River on the island. :) I'm moving there :D ! LOL.

Add my msn if you want to talk a little more, I could give you pointers on how to talk to your rents about it. [e-mail]



As well, for landlords, you can get on youth assistant that pay for your rent... but I'm unsure completely how to get on that.. you'd have to talk to my boyfriend. So YES 16 year olds can rent a house.

P.S are you male or female? If female then you're parents will be less apt to let you go.

Answer 3

Kayaking, sailing, hiking, fishing, cycling(Victoria has been called one of the most bike-friendly cities in Canada, and have you heard of the Galloping Goose Trail?), you can ride a bike all year round and there's lots of mountain and trail biking available. Any sport you can do, you can probably do it in or near Victoria, except if it needs snow or natural ice. Those don't happen often at sea level. But a few hours north of Victoria, at Mt Washington, is some of the best skiing and boarding in the world.

Answer 4

It would be very difficult to even rent a place to live. No legitimate landlord would let you in. So you would all end up under a bridge somewhere.



Try to look at the big picture. Just slow down a bit. Appreciate the fact that you have a place to live already, and the food and everything is free.

Answer 5

You cannot sign a rent/lease agreement until you are of legal age... which is 18. None of you will be able to rent an apartment.



If you insist, go over to Salt Spring.

Answer 6

Sorry, but it's going to be almost impossible for you to carry out your plan.You are all minors and no landlord in his right mind is going to rent a facility to a group of minors - unless they have the approval of their parents, and the parents will guarantee the rent.

Answer 7

in BC, the legal age to move out without your parent's permission is 19 which is the highest of anywhere in Canada.You may want to call 1-800-668-6868 in case you need a counselor to talk to, its entirely free.Hope this helps.