By Canadian Press

Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent

Oct 3, 2024 | 2:05 PM

QUEBEC CITY — Quebec’s justice minister says his new bill would give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent.

Simon Jolin-Barrette says the bill, introduced today, would allow people to complete a form online or at a courthouse and quickly obtain an order from a judge.

He says a judge can issue an order to stop the sharing of the image or video, to have it destroyed, or to de-index a hyperlink to the image or video.

Jolin-Barrette says it should take hours or a few days for an application to be processed and an order to enter into force.

People who do not comply with an order face fines between $5,000 to $50,000 per day and up to 18 months in jail.

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The bill also covers pornography websites on which videos are uploaded involving people who have not consented to being filmed.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2024.

The Canadian Press