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It is not illegal to provide sexual services in Canada. It is however illegal to purchase sex in Canada, but nobody cares. VPD has stated they are not interested in devoting any resources towards enforcement where it is an agreement between 2 consenting adults.
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The way the law is written, it’s too deter “street level” sex work by attacking the demand, but not the supply (unless human trafficking is involved).
So getting caught in a “car job” or in a back-alley is illegal, the John will get busted, and the street-worker will be let go with a stern warning for being a public nusaince (if they care).
But a rendezvous with an “escort” at a hotel or apartment? How could they enforce that? When it’s private and consented to?
So getting caught in a “car job” or in a back-alley is illegal, the John will get busted, and the street-worker will be let go with a stern warning for being a public nusaince (if they care).
But a rendezvous with an “escort” at a hotel or apartment? How could they enforce that? When it’s private and consented to?
We have the “Nordic model” which is bullshit: it criminalises clients. Go with an established and well-reviewed provider and you’ll be fine.
They found a much better way to deter street level sex work. It's called Meth and Crack.
And you being one of them.
Bang on Robert, but there are exceptions that Law enforcement will get involved....if someone gets raped, murdered or if minors are involved ( minor aged trafficking )
Just saying
Providing vanilla sex services amongst consenting adults is legal in Canada. But if you stray into the kink realm many things can fall into a grey area ...
My comment is valid in this thread. Many bdsm activities fall into a legal grey area, both for buyers and sellers. Many people don’t realize this. I’m just sharing information for not just the OP but other people who read this thread,
These laws have to be some of the most ridiculous. While selling sex is legal it still seems the seller has to engage in other illegal activities to sell such a service.
My rights can be talked about until they're acknowledged by the law. My rights are not a dead horse.
Srsly? Wasn't there a thread about C36 a few thousand posts long?
Do you care to explain a bit or provide some more information? Why is BDSM or kink illegal?
None of the parties gave said squat about C-36 which is a shame. It should gave even one of the first things torn up and re-written along the lines of the laws in New Zealand.yeah, it's RIDICULOUS. consider sex workers when you vote
I didn’t say BDSM & kink is illegal entirely. I said there are legal grey areas for many activities that kinksters are into.
And there are certain activities that people can’t legally consent to. I’m not a lawyer so I’m not going to give legal advice. All I’ll say is it’s best to exercise a high amount of discretion when deciding what sort of kink activities you will engage in and with whom you will engage with.
Kinksters have a moral responsibility to respect SSC & RACK. Informed consent is paramount in the BDSM realm, without consent you are nothing but an abusive asshole. But a sub’s consent to (insert whichever freaky activity) doesn’t necessarily protect the Dom from potential legal repercussions.
Providing Sexual Services for Consideration in Canada is a Criminal Offence
Like everyone said above, discretely selling sexual services in Canada is not a problem but
receiving payment for services IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE since Harper gave us Bill C-36.
It's a technicality but that's all the law is. Both buyer and seller are committing a criminal offence. Harper helped sell the lie about not targeting workers by making the seller "immune to prosecution" but not "immune to the law".
286.2 (1) Everyone who receives a financial or other material benefit, knowing that it is obtained by or derived directly or indirectly from the commission of an offence under subsection 286.1(1), is guilty of an indictable offence ...
This law does not apply to selected third parties but sellers were only given immunity from prosecution. The criminalization still applies. Fortunately the police either don't realize this or they have chosen not to enforce such an ignorant law.
You can contrast the situation workers are in to the situation that selected third parties are in. Section 286.2(1) does not apply to selected third parties who knowingly benefit from the provision of sexual services for consideration. The landlord who charges a fair rent for what is known to be an incall is at no legal risk. At the same time the sex worker paying the rent is violating the Criminal Code by receiving a financial or other material benefit from the client, knowing that it is obtained by or derived directly or indirectly from the commission of an offence under subsection 286.1(1). 286.1(1) is the section that makes the client a criminal.
I will explain all the details if it will help people understand that the general, common and practical understanding of this is technically incorrect. In some years no one has offered any reasoned challenge of my understanding of this. I would be pleased to hear such a challenge.
It hasn't been a problem with the current Liberal government but if the Conservatives get in, and especially if a social conservative government gets in, there could be problems for sexual service providers. Providers are immune to prosecution but as they are still committing a criminal offence they can be investigated and arrested. It may even be possible to prosecute a worker for failing to cooperate with an investigation. As workers are engaged in a criminal activity they could lose housing, rights to government programs and custody of their children. I don't intend this as fear mongering but as a warning of the need to get the present law changed before we get a government that might use it to deliberately attack sex workers.
Like everyone said above, discretely selling sexual services in Canada is not a problem but
receiving payment for services IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE since Harper gave us Bill C-36.
It's a technicality but that's all the law is. Both buyer and seller are committing a criminal offence. Harper helped sell the lie about not targeting workers by making the seller "immune to prosecution" but not "immune to the law".
286.2 (1) Everyone who receives a financial or other material benefit, knowing that it is obtained by or derived directly or indirectly from the commission of an offence under subsection 286.1(1), is guilty of an indictable offence ...
This law does not apply to selected third parties but sellers were only given immunity from prosecution. The criminalization still applies. Fortunately the police either don't realize this or they have chosen not to enforce such an ignorant law.
You can contrast the situation workers are in to the situation that selected third parties are in. Section 286.2(1) does not apply to selected third parties who knowingly benefit from the provision of sexual services for consideration. The landlord who charges a fair rent for what is known to be an incall is at no legal risk. At the same time the sex worker paying the rent is violating the Criminal Code by receiving a financial or other material benefit from the client, knowing that it is obtained by or derived directly or indirectly from the commission of an offence under subsection 286.1(1). 286.1(1) is the section that makes the client a criminal.
I will explain all the details if it will help people understand that the general, common and practical understanding of this is technically incorrect. In some years no one has offered any reasoned challenge of my understanding of this. I would be pleased to hear such a challenge.
It hasn't been a problem with the current Liberal government but if the Conservatives get in, and especially if a social conservative government gets in, there could be problems for sexual service providers. Providers are immune to prosecution but as they are still committing a criminal offence they can be investigated and arrested. It may even be possible to prosecute a worker for failing to cooperate with an investigation. As workers are engaged in a criminal activity they could lose housing, rights to government programs and custody of their children. I don't intend this as fear mongering but as a warning of the need to get the present law changed before we get a government that might use it to deliberately attack sex workers.
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