From ‘Child pornography’ to ‘Child sexual abuse and exploitation material’
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 5:11 am
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For over 30 years, federal legislation in Canada has used the term “child pornography” to describe what are in reality horrific scenes of sexual violence and exploitation against children.
Today, this comes to an end.
The term “child sexual abuse and exploitation material”, “CSAEM” for short, will now officially replace former terminology across several federal laws. This change was long overdue.
As a result of Bill C-291, tabled in 2023, the language of our laws will finally more accurately reflect the abuse and exploitation offenders inflict upon victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Bill was passed last October, but now comes into force today.