Spy on someone or secretly take their picture, when they are or are likely to be doing a sexual act, be naked or exposing an intimate body part, when they think they are in private.Threaten to show intimate images of someone else to force them to do or not do something.Show a picture of someone else, who is privately doing a sexual act, is naked or exposing an intimate body part, without that person’s permission.In Canada, it is against the criminal law for anyone to… If you are taking or sharing intimate images, it is important to know:
Sexting between adults over 18 years old is legal when each person voluntarily agrees to participate and no intimate image is shared without the permission of the person in the picture/video. Get more help and information What does “intimate image” mean?Īccording to Canadian criminal law, an “intimate image” is a picture or video created in private circumstances that shows a person: I am worried there is a sexual picture/video of me online: What can I do? If someone has shared an image of you online without your permission, see below for information about who you can talk to and what you can do. Read more below to learn what Canadian law says about sharing sexual/intimate pictures or videos. For youth under 18 years old, taking and sharing sexual images can also be against the law, even if the youth agrees to have the images shared with others or if the images are of yourself (see more information below). If a sexual picture/video is taken, shared or posted online without the permission of the person in the picture/video, it is against Canadian criminal law. Sharing a sexual/intimate image of yourself or someone else can have big impacts. “Sexting” can also include sending someone sexual pictures and/or videos. “Sexting” commonly refers to sending messages that are meant to be sexually exciting through text, email, or social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.).
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