B.C.’s Intimate Images Protection Act: Streamlined civil remedy

By Sunny Handa, Jenna Green and Liliane Langevin (February 6, 2024, 11:21 AM EST) -- British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act (Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (Regulation) came into force on Jan. 29, 2024. Although the non-consensual distribution of intimate images is already a crime under the Canadian Criminal Code, the Act and Regulation provide a streamlined process for relief through a civil remedy for those whose intimate images have been distributed without consent or threatened with distribution....