Under the existing legislation, the age of consent is 18. If it's prostitution, child pornography, or where there's a relationship of trust, dependency, or authority, or as was expanded in the last Parliament under former Bill C-2, the court is directed to say that if there is a relationship involving a young person between the ages of 14 and 18, the court is directed to infer that that relationship is exploitative by looking at the age of the young person, the difference in age between the young person and the other person, how the relationship evolved, and the nature of influence exerted over the young person.
In other words, the court looks at the entire situation of that relationship to determine whether the young person's supposed or alleged consent could be accepted in law.