Les conjoints de fait bénéficient de la protection de l'article 4 de la Loi sur la Preuve

R. v. Hall, 2013 ONSC 834 (CanLII)

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[28] In my view, to include common-law partners in the evidentiary protection granted by s. 4 of the Canada Evidence Act and the common-law spousal incompetence rules harmonizes the law in this area with other legislation which for most intents and purposes has abolished the distinction between married and common-law spouses. To include common-law spouses in the evidentiary protection provided by this area of the law does no more than to keep the law in step with the changed and changing social and moral fabric of Canada.

[29] The appropriate remedy is [to] read s. 4 of the Canada Evidence Act to include common-law spouses where there is reference to "husband" and "wife" and to apply the common-law provisions as including common-law partners in any definition of "husband and wife" or "husband" and "wife" or "spouse".