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• Talk about your feelings with your partner.
• Talk about condoms and birth control with your partner.
• Ask your partner if they have had STI testing.
• Ask your partner if they have ever had an STI.
• Talk to your health care provider if you have questions.
• Call one of our clinics to talk to a nurse if you have any questions about your sexual health.

• It's a choice only you can make.
• You should know all the facts before you decide.
• You should know how it will affect your health and your life.
• Get your facts from people you trust such as health care providers, not from friends, social media, or Google searches on the internet.
• Talk with a trusted adult (a parent, teacher, doctor, nurse, etc.).

• Not everyone is ready to have sex.
• Not having sex is always an option, even if you have had sex before.
• It is the only 100 per cent effective form of birth control.

If you touch, kiss or force someone to have sex without consent, it is sexual assault and is a crime.

Consent and sex

• Must be a person's own choice.
• Cannot be given if you are drunk or high.
• Cannot be given if you are sleeping or passed out.
• Can change. You can change your mind and say no at any time.
• Saying no can be shown by words and actions.

Sexual consent law

• Under 12 years-old: cannot consent to any type of sexual activity.
• Ages 12 to 13 years-old: can consent if partner is not a person of power (e.g., teacher, coach) and is less than two years older.
• Ages 14 to 15 years-old: can consent if partner is not a person of power and is less than five years older.
• Ages 16 to 18 years-old: can consent if partner is not a person of power.

For more information on consent and the law in Canada, visit the Department of Justice - Age of Consent to Sexual Activity.

Watch the video: Consent... It's simple as tea