Bill C-270 (Historical)

Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

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
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

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.

Similar bills

C-302 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

Elsewhere

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

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-270s:

C-270 (2021) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school supplies)

C-270 (2016) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)

C-270 (2013) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

C-270 (2011) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

Votes

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

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Oct. 31, 2024

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Nov. 7, 2024