A mistaken belief in consent is a scenario where the accused testifies and articulates that they honestly, but mistakenly, believed that consent was given and communicated through the complainant’s actions, gestures, or words. As per the Criminal Code of Canada, mistaken belief in consent is not a viable defence in certain scenarios: Self-induced intoxication Willful blindness or recklessness Where the accused does not take the necessary or reasonable steps to ascertain that the complainant was consenting