(2) Sex Work Legal/Illegal?
Prostitution itself has NEVER been illegal in Canada – it’s the laws surrounding it that lead to criminal charges. In 1985, in an effort to get girls “off the street,” the old solicitation laws were replaced with section 213 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which prohibits 'communicating' for the purpose of prostitution in a public place – a summary offence to both parties involved. WHAT THIS MEANS: as discussed on this thread and the link to previous discussion, the 'act' of exchanging sexual services for money is LEGAL in Canada.
The envelope and the ‘paying for time’ issues are no longer relevant between independent SPs and clients. Throw the $$ on the bed and roll all over it, it doesn’t matter – it ISN’T ILLEGAL to either ‘exchange’ payment for services, or even discuss doing so…AS LONG AS you aren’t in ‘public.’ So as already stated, outcall between and independent SP and client CAN BE be totally within the law from start to finish. Client’s hotel room/home is considered private. SP’s home is safe re: section 213, but NOT free from the possibility of bawdy-house charges under section 210, (indictable offences for running it, summary for being there).
http://walnet.org/csis/legal_tips/trials/bawdybiz.html
Bawdy-house laws include any place used on a regular basis (INCLUDING private home, hotel room). TWICE proves “regular basis.” The $$ on the table doesn't protect anyone from section 210. (These charges can be laid even without a sex4$$ exchange). Answering the phone and booking calls breaks this law too. It gets worse… Section 210 (1) Keeping a Common Bawdy-House is considered an enterprise-crime, Th4 all of the SP’s or agency’s possessions can be seized as ‘proceeds of crime.’