In Canada, you can have sex with minors (kind of)

Okay first of all, no I'm not a pedo who supports this. I just find it shocking, so I am sharing the shock with you guys. Pretty crazy shit if you ask me.

From the official website of the Canadian Department of Justice.

"What is Canada's age of consent?
The age of consent for sexual activity is 16 years. It was raised from 14 years on May 1, 2008 by the Tackling Violent Crime Act.

However, the age of consent is 18 years where the sexual activity "exploits" the young person -- when it involves prostitution, pornography or occurs in a relationship of authority, trust or dependency (e.g., with a teacher, coach or babysitter). Sexual activity can also be considered exploitative based on the nature and circumstances of the relationship, e.g., the young person's age, the age difference between the young person and their partner, how the relationship developed (quickly, secretly, or over the Internet) and how the partner may have controlled or influenced the young person.

Are there any exceptions to this?
The Criminal Code provides "close in age" or "peer group" exceptions.

For example, a 14 or 15 year old can consent to sexual activity with a partner as long as the partner is less than five years older and there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependency or any other exploitation of the young person. This means that if the partner is 5 years or older than the 14 or 15 year old, any sexual activity will be considered a criminal offence unless it occurs after they are married to each other (in accordance with the "solemnization" of marriage requirements that are established in each province and territory, governing how and when a marriage can be performed, including the minimum age at which someone may marry).

There is also a "close-in-age" exception for 12 and 13 year olds: a 12 or 13 year old can consent to sexual activity with another young person who is less than two years older and with whom there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependency or other exploitation of the young person." - Source: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/other...p/faq.html

Wow, nice post OP. Thanks for the info

Dang, thanks for the share Meh. That is different than what I expected when I read the thread title.

Didn't know this but kinda like this law. As long as the person consents, I don't see a problem. But, this can lead to bribing, blackmail etc... which can be very bad and can cause a shitload of trouble for teens. I see it being overall bad then good due to the nature of teens these days.

Thanks for sharing this information with us all, I was unaware of this.

Very informative stuff right here, thanks for sharing.
A bit surprising, actually.

It's the same way almost in America - not quite a legal of course, but It's one of the most lax laws in the area I'm from. 14 year old freshman girls having sex with their 18 year old newly graduated boyfriends, and nobody cares. It's on the verge of being socially accepted, which I just don't like.

It's scary to think somewhere this would actually be this legal though.

It's the same way almost in America - not quite a legal of course, but It's one of the most lax laws in the area I'm from. 14 year old freshman girls having sex with their 18 year old newly graduated boyfriends, and nobody cares. It's on the verge of being socially accepted, which I just don't like.

It's scary to think somewhere this would actually be this legal though.

Which part of America is that?
In my state if you have sex with anyone under 16 it's against the law, and you'll get marked as a sexual predator for the rest of your life, and do jail time.

Which part of America is that?
In my state if you have sex with anyone under 16 it's against the law, and you'll get marked as a sexual predator for the rest of your life, and do jail time.

Well what he is saying is that it's becoming SOCIALLY acceptable for someone to do that in America. It's still illegal of course in the US.

Which part of America is that?
In my state if you have sex with anyone under 16 it's against the law, and you'll get marked as a sexual predator for the rest of your life, and do jail time.

Well what he is saying is that it's becoming SOCIALLY acceptable for someone to do that in America. It's still illegal of course in the US.

Ahh, nvm then.