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Yes, incest is illegal here in Canada as per the Criminal Code section 155:
155(1) Incest
155. (1) Every one commits incest who, knowing that another person is by blood relationship his or her parent, child, brother, sister,
grandparent or grandchild, as the case may be, has sexual intercourse
with that person.
155(2) Punishment
(2) Every one who commits incest is guilty of an indictable offence
and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
155(3) Defence
(3) No accused shall be determined by a court to be guilty of an
offence under this section if the accused was under restraint, duress
or fear of the person with whom the accused had the sexual intercourse
at the time the sexual intercourse occurred.
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