Canada's legal age of consent to sexual activity / prepared by Marilyn Pilon, Law and Government Division.: YM32-6/99-3E-PDF

"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 16."

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Library of Parliament. Parliamentary Research Branch.
Title Canada's legal age of consent to sexual activity / prepared by Marilyn Pilon, Law and Government Division.
Series title [Modular backgrounders]PRB 99-3E
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition Canada's legal age of consent to sexual activity
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
Issued also in French under title: Âge requis au Canada pour consentir à des actes sexuels.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : [Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament], 25 January 1999.
Author / Contributor Pilon, Marilyn, author.
Description 1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages).
Catalogue number
  • YM32-6/99-3E-PDF
Subject terms Criminal law
Sexual offences
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