Age of Consent Bill C-2 Now Law

Royal Assent was granted to Bill C-2 on Feb. 28. This bill includes provision to raise the age of protection (consent to sexual activity with an adult) to 16 years from the previous 14. The new age of protection is now the law in Canada. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) repeatedly lobbied the government to raise the age of protection and applauds the increased protection for vulnerable youth from sexual predators.

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) to Appear Before Senate Committee

The EFC General Legal Counsel Don Hutchinson will appear before the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 pm. He will speak to the proposal to raise the age of consent to sexual activity with an adult from 14 to 16 in Bill C-2. Please pray for this legislation to gain Senate approval.