Molly @ Body Basics

[blackram]

Yeah, I think the new laws make this no problem at all anymore. The girls are now legally allowed to advertise in whatever way they like, as long as it is they themselves that are doing the advertising, and not the club or spa advertising for them.

Old laws made a distinction between escort and massage services (distinction was inadvertent, but most lawyers saw some distinctions between different types of services, which made the distinction between massage and escort). But new laws don't make any distinctions about services offered. I think Paul might have a better idea here though.

 

[paul mott]

What you've said BR is accurate and as it relates to advertising sexual services, these are the relevant provisions below, but what's important here are the exceptions to the offense as noted in section 286.5, that if met don't make it illegal. As with most laws, many parts are never enforced and LE exercises discretion as to which ones are deserving of their time, reduced budgets, and limited resources. Warning are often given for many things that are technically illegal.

HJ's are clearly sexual, but of such low significance that it's simply a waste of resources to enforce it. When you get into intercourse that's a higher scale, but even then when is the last time a spa where its known they provide it, got raided and charges laid for even that. It's not that LE doesn't know it's going on. About the only spas that get raided are Asian ones, and that's more immigration and human trafficking reasons that the sexual services part, and why CBSA is always in on these raids. This new law hasn't for the most part changed very much from before, except for the advertising part. The rest of it existed before and even agencies have learned how to adapt to be in compliance, but stay in business. So with all that being said, let's get out there and get fucked!!

Advertising sexual services
286.4 Everyone who knowingly advertises an offer to provide sexual services for consideration is guilty of

• (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or
  
• (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months.

• 2014, c. 25, s. 20.

[h=6]Marginal note:Immunity — material benefit and advertising[/h]

• 286.5 (1) No person shall be prosecuted for
  
  • (a) an offence under section 286.2 if the benefit is derived from the provision of their own sexual services; or
    
  • (b) an offence under section 286.4 in relation to the advertisement of their own sexual services.
• [h=6]Marginal note:Immunity — aiding, abetting, etc.[/h](2) No person shall be prosecuted for aiding, abetting, conspiring or attempting to commit an offence under any of sections 286.1 to 286.4 or being an accessory after the fact or counselling a person to be a party to such an offence, if the offence relates to the offering or provision of their own sexual services.
  

 

[blackram]

I think there used to be a lot of busts on massage spas back in the late
80's and early 90's, simply for sexual services. But I think that was
two laws ago, before even the last law that was struck down a couple of
years ago. And there was one bust of an ALO location in Gatineau back in
the middle 2000's.

 

[paul mott]

Yes way back things were quite different, but now every corner there's a spa, in fact getting too many, most offering pretty liberal services. Back then even anal sex was forbidden, but now the law says it's ok with consent and of course with within the age limits. In spite of it's shortcomings, it's still more open than many U.S. states.