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Age of Consent in Canada

Early Criminal Code Offences. Bill C In Support of the Status Quo. In Support of Raising the Age of Consent. This paper will review the origins of the current "age of consent" laws in Canada and discuss some of the arguments for and against raising the legal age for consent to sexual activity from 14 to The history of age of consent laws in Canada has evolved considerably in the past century so that the existing Criminal Code prohibitions against sexual contact with children bear scant resemblance to those that were in place as recently as 20 years ago. As pointed out in the Badgley Report on Sexual Offences Against Children , Canada has a long history of prohibiting sexual intercourse with young females, regardless of their consent.

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In North America , the legal age of consent relating to sexual activity varies by jurisdiction. As of August , each U. In the case of the state of Washington , the age of consent rises to 21 for the specific instance student-teacher sex the age of consent in the state of Washington is otherwise As of April , of the total fifty U.

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Age of consent law in Canada refers to cultural and legal discussions in Canada regarding the age of consent , which was raised in May as part of the Tackling Violent Crime Act. In May , the Canadian government led by Stephen Harper passed Bill C introduced in February and revised in August [3] to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16, while creating a close-in-age exemption for sex between 14—15 year olds and partners less than 5 years older, and keeping an existing close-in-age clause for sex between 12—13 year olds and partners less than 2 years older. Section of the Criminal Code set the age of consent for anal intercourse at 18 for non-married couples. In June , Bill C passed both houses of the Parliament of Canada and received royal assent , repealing section and making the age of consent equal at 16 for all types of intercourse. In , the age of consent was raised from 12 to Former Toronto Police Service officer Paul Gillespie said the bill would give police "more tools" in the battle against Internet predators.

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Children and Sex

For youth under 18 years old, there are different rules for when you can legally consent to sexual activity, depending on your age. Read more below about what Canadian law says about what age you have to be to give valid consent to sexual activity. In Canada, for any sexual activity or sexual touching to be legal, it has to be done with the voluntarily permission of every person involved. Sexual activity or sexual touching without consent is against the criminal law, no matter what your age. In Canada, you have to be 16 years old to be able to legally agree to sexual activity.

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