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The legislation provides a simple process for a victim to quickly prevent or stop the sharing of an intimate image without consent. All they need to do is obtain an order by filling out a form online or at a courthouse. Threats to disseminate intimate images are also covered by the new law.
Offenders face fines ranging from $500 to $50,000 a day, and could even find themselves behind bars.
The government is also targeting pornographic websites where videos are posted without the consent of the people filmed.
“When it comes to sharing intimate images without consent, the speed with which we intervene is crucial for victims. The process we are creating will enable almost immediate action to stop or prevent the sharing of intimate images,” Jolin-Barrette said in a statement.
Cases of non-consensual distribution of intimate images are on the rise, according to Statistics Canada, from 726 in 2019 to 1,168 in 2023.
Above all, however, it is the sextortion that can result from it that has exploded. According to the federal agency, the number of cases of sextortion reported to the police in Canada has jumped by almost 300 per cent in almost a decade. Much of this increase occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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