...old if the parents agree? This guy friend of mine said he was dating a 16 yr old, (she was turning 17) the parents loved him, and the girl looked like she was 25. He met her at a club and never learned her age til later. He was really sick at the time with an illness and said she was the only one who came to visit him, as if this is a good reason. What are your thoughts on this? I called him a pedophile and hes was deeply insulted. I know the American laws are differant than Canadian laws. In Canada, the age of sexual consent is 16.