Is blasphemy illegal in Canada?
No blasphemy law
Blasphemous libel was repealed from the Criminal Code in 2018, removing the criminal offense.
Canada is one of 12 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 22% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- No blasphemy law Blasphemy is not a crime in the United States due to First Amendment protections.
- Iceland
- No blasphemy law Iceland repealed its blasphemy law in 2015, making blasphemy no longer a criminal offense.
- Ireland
- No blasphemy law The blasphemy offence was removed by referendum in 2018 and repealed in 2020.
- Norway
- No blasphemy law Norway's blasphemy law was removed from the penal code effective October 2015.
- United Kingdom
- Varies by region Blasphemy is abolished in England, Wales, and Scotland, but remains a common law offence in Northern Ireland.
- El Salvador
- Criminal offense Insulting religion is a crime punishable by imprisonment.
Other laws in Canada
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
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