Sex Age

What is age of consent?

The age of consent is the age when the law says you can agree to have sex. This means, that until you reach this age, you can't legally have sex with anyone, no matter how old they are.

The age of consent in Canada is 16.

A youth of twelve or thirteen can consent to sexual activity with an individual less than two years older than s/he. A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old can consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than five years older than s/he, or to whom s/he is married. Neither exception applies if the accused was in a position of trust or authority towards the victim, the victim was in a relationship of dependency with the accused or if the relationship between the accused and victim is found to be exploitative.

The exception, except for in Ontario and Quebec, is anal sex. Unmarried people under age 18 cannot legally consent to anal sex.