Provisions of Criminal Code
The Criminal Code of Canada makes the following unlawful:
- owning, managing, leasing, occupying, or being found in a bawdy house, as defined in Section 197 (Section 210) declared invalid by the Ontario Court of Appeal, March 2012
- transporting anyone to a bawdy house (Section 211)
- procuring (Section 212)
- Living on the avails of prostitution declared invalid by the Ontario Court of Appeal, March 2012, except in circumstances of exploitation
- paying for sex with anyone under the age of 18 (Section 212)
- communication in a public place for the purposes of prostitution (Section 213)
- and transporting someone (Section 279). This does not specify for any particular purpose, such as sexual exploitation
On March 26, 2012 the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down part of two provisions, subject to appeal, and the declaration is not in effect. An appeal was lodged with the Supreme Court of Canada on April 25, 2012, including an extension of the stay in effect. Lawyers for the respondents pointed out that the last minute appeal left them little time to respond.
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