The legal age of consent in Canada is 16 years old. This means that a person must be at least 16 years old to be able to legally agree to sexual activity. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, a 14 or 15-year-old can consent to sexual activity as long as the partner is less than five years older and there is no relationship of trust, authority, or dependency or any other exploitation of the young person. There is also a "close in age" exception for 12 and 13-year-olds. A 12 or 13-year-old can consent to sexual activity with a partner as long as the partner is less than two years older and there is no relationship of trust, authority, or dependency or any other exploitation of the young person. It is important to note that sexual contact involving persons under 18 may only happen between individuals with whom there is no relationship of power, trust, authority, or dependency. Sexual contact involving persons under 18 must be in relationships that are non-exploitative.