Bill C-6 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)
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Short answer
Bill C-6 amends the Criminal Code to criminalize conversion therapy, including non-consensual practices, advertising, and profiting from such activities, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment.
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Bill C-6 amends the Criminal Code to criminalize conversion therapy, including non-consensual practices, advertising, and profiting from such activities, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment.
Bill C-6 proposes to amend the Criminal Code to criminalize conversion therapy practices. It would create new offenses for non-consensual conversion therapy, causing minors to undergo such therapy, advertising conversion therapy, and profiting from these activities. The bill also updates provisions related to the seizure and disposal of materials promoting conversion therapy.
- Criminalizes non-consensual conversion therapy practices (Section 320.102)
- Imposes stricter penalties for causing minors to undergo conversion therapy (Section 320.103)
- Bans advertising conversion therapy as an offense (Section 320.104)
- Criminalizes obtaining material benefits from conversion therapy (Section 320.105)
- Authorizes courts to order the deletion of conversion therapy advertisements
- Amends seizure/disposal provisions to include conversion therapy-related materials (Sections 164.1)
- Individuals who practice or promote conversion therapy
- Organizations or individuals advertising conversion therapy services
- Those who profit financially from conversion therapy activities
- Minors subjected to conversion therapy
- Courts handling cases involving conversion therapy materials
- The exact scope of 'conversion therapy' definition is not fully detailed in the provided text
- Penalties for specific offenses are not specified in the summary
- Implementation details for advertisement deletion orders are not outlined
Includes new definitions and offenses related to conversion therapy, updates seizure provisions, and adds advertising restrictions.
Source: Sections 164, 164.1, 320.101-320.105
Specifies what constitutes an advertisement for conversion therapy, including written material, recordings, and visual representations.
Source: Section 164(8)
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