Counterfeiting (Sentencing Cases)

From Criminal Law Notebook
This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2013. (Rev. # 90543)

Offence Wording

Making

449 Every one who makes or begins to make counterfeit money is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 407.

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 449

Possession, etc., of counterfeit money

450 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse,

(a) buys, receives or offers to buy or receive counterfeit money;
(b) has in their custody or possession counterfeit money; or
(c) introduces counterfeit money into Canada.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 450; 2018, c. 29, s. 55.

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 450

Uttering, etc., counterfeit money

452 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse,

(a) utters or offers to utter counterfeit money or uses counterfeit money as if it were genuine, or
(b) exports, sends or takes counterfeit money out of Canada.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 452; 2018, c. 29, s. 57.

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 452

Case Digests

Case Name Pv Ct Amount Sentence Summary
R v Flynn, 2012 BCPC 313 (CanLII), per Palmer J BC   PC $184,830 and $1,148,700 3.5 years imprisonment two separate incidents of counterfeiting
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R v Khaira, 2011 ABPC 340 (CanLII), per Dunnigan J AB   PC 14,000 counterfeit credit cards
6,000 counterfeit driver's licences
14 months imprisonment importing
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R v Homeniuk, 2011 BCPC 114 (CanLII), per Hicks J BC   PC one U.S. counterfeit $50 3 months CSO
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R v Cardinal, 2011 ABCA 373 (CanLII), per McFadyen JA AB   CA 15 months imprisonment forged bank draft for gambling
R v Ijam, 2007 ONCA 597 (CanLII), per MacPherson JA ON   CA $8000 21 months CSO
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R v Rafuse, 2004 SKCA 161 (CanLII), per Vancise JA SK   CA five Canadian $100 bills 6 months imprisonment after remand past record for theft
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R v Christophersen, 2002 ABPC 173 (CanLII), per Allen J AB   PC 2 years imprisonment
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R v Al Saidi, 2006 NBPC 22 (CanLII), per Ferguson J NB   PC 17 months imprisonment
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R v Dunn,
1998 CanLII 3017 (ON CA), [1998] OJ No 807, per curiam
ON   CA 30 months imprisonment
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R v Desrochers, [1998] A.Q. No 934 (Quebec Court Crim. Div.)(*no CanLII links) QC   $998,080 in Cdn bills 3 years imprisonment
R v Germain, [1995] A.Q. No 254(*no CanLII links) AB   $3000 fine
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R v Rachid, [1994] OJ No 4228 (Ont. Prov. Div.)(*no CanLII links) ON   20$ bill x 18 5 months imprisonment
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R v Le,
1993 CanLII 1882 (BC CA), [1993] BCJ No 165 (CA), per McEachern CJ
BC   CA $8000 counterfeit 9 months imprisonment
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R v Bruno, , [1991] OJ No 2680 (Ont. Gen Div.)(*no CanLII links) ON   SC one million+ dollars of counterfeit U.S. bills 30 months imprisonment
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R v Leung, , [1985] BCJ No 2165 (BCCA)(*no CanLII links) BC   CA $65,000 U.S. counterfeit traveller’s cheques 14 years imprisonment
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R v Sonsalla, (1971), 15 CRNS 99(*no CanLII links) QC   CA 24,100 counterfeit $20 bills 4 years imprisonment
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