Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are some of the most extensive in the world. [5][6][7] Same-sex sexual activity, in private between consenting adults, was decriminalized in Canada on June 27, , when the Criminal Law Amendment Act, –69 (also known as Bill C) was brought into force upon royal assent. [1] In a landmark decision in , Egan v.