Using data from the United Nations, Age of Consent and Girls Not Brides, Newsweek has compiled a map that looks at the different marriage and consent laws across the world. In many countries ...

Consent is defined in Canada’s Criminal Code as the “voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.” The legal age of consent is 16 in Canada. Silence or passivity does not equal consent.

Here is a video to help understand consent. Here in Manitoba, and across Canada, the age of consent to sexual activity is 16 years-old. This is the age that criminal law recognizes the legal capacity ...