An Ontario Superior Court judge has declared unconstitutional legal provisions that ban sex workers from being able to work safely, including by being able to advertise on third-party platforms, hire security, work together and communicate with clients.
Superior Court Justice Phillip Sutherland ruled Wednesday that a set of criminal offences introduced by the federal Conservatives in 2014, related to advertising, procurement and material benefit from sex work, are immediately of no force and effect.
This is a partial victory, it does not address the purchase of sexual services