According to Section 163.1 of the Criminal Code, "Child Pornography" means:

• a photographic, film, video or other visual representation, whether or not it was made by electronic or mechanical means
  • that shows a person who is, or is depicted, as being under the age of eighteen years and is engaged in, or is depicted as engaged in, explicit sexual activity, or
  • the sexual depiction of the sexual organs of a person under the age of eighteen years; or
     
• any written material or visual representation that advocates or counsels sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years.

163.1 (1) In this section, "child pornography" means

(a) a photographic, film, video or other visual representation, whether or not it was made by electronic or mechanical means,

(i) that shows a person who is or is depicted as being under the age of eighteen years and is engaged in or is depicted as engaged in explicit sexual activity, or

(ii) the dominant characteristic of which is the depiction, for a sexual purpose, of a sexual organ or the anal region of a person under the age of eighteen years; or

(b) any written material or visual representation that advocates or counsels sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years that would be an offence under this Act.