Four offences cover provision and promotion
The law criminalised causing someone to undergo conversion practices, taking a child abroad for that purpose, promoting or advertising the practices and receiving material benefits from them. Its definition excluded support for exploring or developing an identity when that support did not assume one orientation or identity was preferable. [2]
Egale asks what happens after the ban
On 23 March 2023, Egale Canada published resources about recognising conversion practices and supporting survivors. It warned that prohibition did not mean the practices had disappeared. The materials addressed harmful effects, illegal acts and ways practices might continue under different descriptions.
Survivors identify gaps in support
An April 2024 report by the Community-Based Research Centre drew on 16 interviews with survivors who were racialised, Indigenous, immigrants, newcomers or refugees. Participants described the value of peer support and called for affordable, culturally responsive help. Their accounts also highlighted barriers linked to overlapping experiences of discrimination.