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Sharing intimate images without consent is a crime, and British Columbia now offers a fast tribunal route to binding removal orders. Here's what the law does — and where, honestly, it stops.

If you found this page in the worst week of your life — this is fixable, and you will not have to read the law alone.

Criminal offence to share without consentB.C.: binding removal orders via the Civil Resolution Tribunal

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THE KEY FACT

s.162.1

Sharing an intimate image without consent is a federal criminal offence — and in British Columbia a tribunal can order platforms to take it down.

SECTION 03 — LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

What we file under — and the honest limits.

Criminal Code s.162.1

Publishing or distributing an intimate image without consent is a federal offence; threats are charged as extortion.

B.C. Intimate Images Protection Act + Civil Resolution Tribunal

A binding online route ordering platforms, search engines and individuals to remove, de-index and destroy images — including deepfakes and threatened images. B.C. residents.

Platform NCII policies

Every major platform's own non-consensual-image policy, filed correctly — the lever that works regardless of province.

PIPEDA & search de-listing

A limited basis to ask search engines to de-list harmful results — a fallback to removal, never a substitute.

We help you take the right route for your province and your case.

Adults (18+) only · content involving anyone under 18 is reported to Cybertip.ca & police

SOURCES — verified June 2026

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