the use of words or actions to control, dominate, intimidate, degrade, or intentionally harm another person psychologically.

Including: threats, making fun/overly criticizing, spying, controlling, spreading rumours or secrets, isolating, using the other person (emotionally, physically, financially, or sexually), or forcing/convincing a person to do something they do not want to do.

the use of intentional force on another person to control their behaviour, intimidate or punish.

Examples include: scratching, biting, pushing/shoving, grabbing the person’s clothes, preventing the person from leaving a place, strangulation, or using a weapon.

forcing any form of sexual activity on someone without their consent. Any sexual activity forced on another person is sexual assault.

any situation where one person uses verbal or physical means to obtain sexual activity without consent. This includes pressuring someone into saying yes. This is sexual assault.

any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favours, or other forms of verbal, written, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, like making sexual jokes which make people feel uncomfortable, posting offensive online pictures, name-calling based on someone’s gender or sexual orientation, or unwanted touching.

sending sexually explicit images or messages from one person to another using technology.

The law states that sexting between or regarding anyone under 18 is considered possessing and distributing child pornography. Anyone owning a device or accessing these images can be charged.

The law is concerned with the distribution of images and videos and whether one person in the relationship shares those images with other people or the images are leaked.