Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

Sponsor

Arnold Viersen  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of Nov. 19, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to prohibit a person from making, distributing or advertising pornographic material for commercial purposes without having first ascertained that, at the time the material was made, each person whose image is depicted in the material was 18 years of age or older and gave their express consent to their image being depicted.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

May 8, 2024 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)