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Prostitution / sexual services offencesPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 286.1(1) — obtaining sexual services for consideration (adult) — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years
- Fine
- Minimum $1,000 (1st) / $2,000 (subsequent); $2,000 / $4,000 near parks, schools, religious institutions
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Minimum fines vary by place and offence number; see s. 286.1(1)(a).
s. 286.1(1) — obtaining sexual services for consideration (adult) — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years less a day
- Fine
- Fine $0–$5,000; minimum $500 (1st) / $1,000 (subsequent), or $1,000 / $2,000 near parks, schools, religious institutions
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Minimum fines per s. 286.1(1)(b).
s. 286.1(2) — obtaining sexual services of a person under 18Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 6 months–14 years (first offence); 1–14 years (subsequent)
- Fine
- No fine stated
Indictable only; minimum 6 months (first) / 1 year (subsequent).
s. 286.3(1) — procuring (adult)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Indictable only.
s. 286.3(2) — procuring a person under 18Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 5–14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
Indictable only; minimum 5 years.
PARTIAL: ss. 286.2 (material benefit) and 286.4 (advertising) were not retrieved in this session and are not tiered — re-check before publishing. The tiers below were read from the official text. Note: s. 286.1(2) was amended to a 14-year maximum (see amendment note on the fetched page).