Law / Canada / Saskatchewan
Film Content Information Act, age restrictions on adult films
In force since .
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding public and private bodies.
- Audit expectation
- on_request
- Who audits it
- Regulator
As of .
What it requires
- Do not exhibit an adult film, meaning a film whose main object is the depiction of explicit sexual activity or which contains prescribed scenes, to a person who is under 18 years of age (s. 7(1)).
- Do not permit a person who is under 18 years of age to handle, have access to or view an adult film (s. 7(3)).
- Do not exhibit an adult film, or sell, rent or otherwise make available a physical copy of one, unless an entity authorized to approve adult films under the laws of a province or territory of Canada, or another prescribed entity, has reviewed and approved it (s. 6(1)).
- If you sell, rent or otherwise make available physical copies of adult films, keep persons under 18 years of age out of the business premises, or out of the segregated area where adult films are kept, and post the sign the regulations prescribe at every entrance (Regulations, s. 5).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Section 14(1) bars failing to comply with any provision of the Act or the regulations, and section 14(2) makes a contravention an offence on summary conviction. A first offence by an individual carries a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to six months or both, and by a corporation a fine of up to $100,000. A second or subsequent offence by an individual carries a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to one year or both, and by a corporation a fine of up to $500,000.
Penalty structure
Section 14(2) caps a second or subsequent offence at $500,000 for a corporation and $10,000 for an individual, and a first offence at $100,000 for a corporation and $5,000 for an individual.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- Currency
- CAD
- Fixed cap
- 500,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Director of Film Content, whose responsibilities and powers may be assigned to the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
A person who exhibits an adult film, or who sells, rents or otherwise makes available a physical copy of an adult film. To exhibit is to show, project or otherwise display a film for viewing by the public, and a film includes electronic files.
Obligation class
Age verification
What this law does
The Act defines an adult film as a film that has, as its main object, the depiction of explicit sexual activity, or a film that contains prescribed scenes. A film is a moving image, other than a video game, and includes videotapes, video discs, film or electronic files. To exhibit a film is to show, project or otherwise display it for viewing by the public. No person may exhibit an adult film to a person who is under 18 years of age.
No person may permit a person who is under 18 years of age to handle, have access to or view an adult film. No person may exhibit an adult film, or sell, rent or otherwise make available a physical copy of one, unless an entity authorized to approve adult films under the laws of a province or territory of Canada, or another prescribed entity, has reviewed and approved the film.
A person who sells, rents or otherwise makes available physical copies of adult films and of no other films must display a sign reading "No admittance to persons under 18 years of age" at all entrances to the business premises and must not allow a person under 18 years of age to enter the premises.
Where such a person also sells, rents or makes available physical copies of other films, the adult films and their advertising material must be segregated from the area in which persons under 18 years of age are allowed. Section 3 of the Act, which requires a person exhibiting a film to display information about the film and its content, does not apply to adult films. The Act came into force on .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app publishes adult content.