Ministry of the Attorney General: The records behind the age of majorityNot forwarded
4 Sept 2026 · Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario)
11 and 15 Sept: the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery, which received the request, declined to forward it under s. 25(1) and pointed to a webpage.
Request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act - records concerning the age of majority in Ontario
Attention: Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator, Ministry of the Attorney General, McMurtry-Scott Building, 5th Floor, 720 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Hello.
I make this request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. I am a resident of Ontario. Please route this request to the Ministry of the Attorney General.
The subject is the age of majority set at 18 years by section 1 of the Age of Majority and Accountability Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.7.
1. All records held by the Ministry that set out the evidence, research or advice relied on in setting or maintaining the age of majority in Ontario at 18 years.
2. All records analysing an age of majority in Ontario other than 18, including 19, and all records stating the reason any other age was not adopted. British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut set the age of majority at 19.
3. All records considering whether the age of majority in Ontario should align with the age of sexual consent in the Criminal Code of Canada, or with the age of majority in other provinces and territories.
4. All records of correspondence between the Ministry and the Government of Canada, or between the Ministry and any other province or territory, concerning the age of majority or the age of sexual consent, dated between 1 January 2006 and the date this request is processed.
5. All briefing notes to the Attorney General concerning the age of majority in Ontario.
6. Any record showing that the Ministry holds no analysis of the age of majority, if that is the case.
Where the Ministry has no record answering a numbered item above, I ask for a written statement to that effect for that item, identifying the offices searched.
Time period. Items 1, 2, 3 and 5 are not limited by date unless a limit is necessary to process the request. If a date limit is required, please apply 1 January 2000 to the date of processing and tell me that you have done so.
Fees. I am without income. I request a waiver of the fee under subsection 57(4) of the Act on the ground of financial hardship, and on the further ground that dissemination of the records will benefit public health or safety, since the records concern the legal capacity of young people and the protection of children from sexual exploitation. If the waiver is refused, please tell me in writing before any chargeable work begins.
I ask for confirmation of receipt and a file number.
A refusal to process this request, or a failure to issue a decision within the time required by the Act, will be appealed to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban