An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy). Royal assent December 8, 2021 (S.C. 2021, c. 24). Creates four new Criminal Code offences relating to conversion therapy: (1) causing a person to undergo conversion therapy, (2) doing anything for the purpose of removing a child from Canada to subject them to conversion therapy abroad, (3) advertising conversion therapy, and (4) receiving a financial or material benefit from providing conversion therapy. 'Conversion therapy' is defined as a practice, treatment or service that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation to heterosexual or gender identity to cisgender, or to repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or non-cisgender behaviour. Maximum penalty 5 years on indictment for the substantive offence. Passed unanimously through the Commons and Senate in one of the rare moments of all-party agreement. Sponsored by David Lametti as Minister of Justice.

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