Note that boys in this age group, are of legal age of consent, in some parts of the world. In 1990, the Dutch Parliament approved legislation which reduced to 12 the age of consenting adolescents to legally have sex with one another. This is the lowest of all European countries. Canada: The age of consent for non-anal intercourse and for people in a position of non-authority over a person is 14. If there is anal intercourse involved, or if one is in a position of authority, then it is 18.