Consent to Sexual Activity
Includes information on the requirements for consent to sexual activity, including age.
Some indicators of legal issues
What the clients may say:
- "My partner was drunk or high and forced me to have sex."
- "I agreed to have sex, but then I changed my mind when it started to feel uncomfortable."
- "I was drinking at a party and blacked out. I think I was sexually assaulted."
- "I was sexually assaulted when I was a child, but I never reported it."
Legal Services and Information
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Fem'aide - Ligne de soutien pour les femmes touchées par la violence - Fem'aide - Ligne de soutien pour les femmes touchées par la violence | Crisis intervention services free, confidential 24-hour support and crisis line for French-speaking women, victims and survivors of violence of any form emotional and psychological support… |
| University of Ottawa - Community Legal Clinic | Student Legal Aid Services Society clinic staffed by students and supervised by lawyers provides legal services to low-income members of the community conducts legal education… |
| Reach Canada - Equality and Justice for People With Disabilities - Reach Canada - Equality and Justice for People With Disabilities | COVID-19 (July 12, 2021): Reach's Legal Referral program is accepting calls from clients with disabilities in Ottawa and the Champlain region who require legal assistance.… |
| JusticeNet | Non-profit organization links individuals seeking legal advice that are unable to obtain legal advice due to high cost or due to their ineligibility to obtain… |
| Legal Line | Free legal answers covering 2,100 topics on provincial and federal laws available by website referrals publishes legal guides and Your Guide to Canadian Law |