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Table of Concordance (Criminal Code)
- Versions
There are six versions of the Criminal Code since its inception:
- Criminal Code, 1892, S.C. 1892, c. 29
- Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1906, c. 146
- Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1927, c. 36
- Criminal Code, S.C. 1953-54, c. 51
- Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34
- Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46
1970 to 1985
Table of Concordance for the Criminal Code.
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See Also
List of Criminal Code Amendments (2000 to 2009)
- < Criminal Law
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2005 to 2009
2009, c. 29
| 2009, c. 29 (Bill C-25) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Truth in Sentencing Act | 2009, c. 29 (Bill C-25) | October 22, 2009 | February 22, 2010 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The act "specif[ies] the extent to which a court may take into account time spent in custody by an offender before sentencing". It adds s. 515(9.1). | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 719(3) and Form 21 in Part XXVIII. | |||||
2009, c. 28
| 2009, c. 28 (Bill S-4) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct) | 2009, c. 28 (Bill S-4) | October 22, 2009 | January 8, 2010 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The changes to the Code "create offences of identity theft, trafficking in identity information and unlawful possession or trafficking in certain government-issued identity documents, to clarify and expand certain offences related to identity theft and identity fraud, to exempt certain persons from liability for certain forgery offences, and to allow for an order that the offender make restitution to a victim of identity theft or identity fraud for the expenses associated with rehabilitating their identity". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 56.1, 356 (3), 366(5), 368.1, and 368.2, 402.1, and 402.2. It also replaces s. 130, 342(3), 342(4), 342.01(1), 356(1), 368(1), 369, and 403. It amends s. 183 and 738(1). | |||||
2009, c. 22
| 2009, c. 22 (Bill C-14) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and protection of justice system participants) | 2009, c. 22 (Bill C-14) | June 23, 2009 | October 2, 2009 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The amendments to the Code "add to the sentencing provisions for murder so that any murder committed in connection with a criminal organization is first degree murder, regardless of whether it is planned and deliberate; to create offences of intentionally discharging a firearm while being reckless about endangering the life or safety of another person, of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm and of aggravated assault of a peace officer; and to extend the duration of a recognizance to up to two years for a person who it is suspected will commit a criminal organization offence, a terrorism offence or an intimidation offence under section 423.1 if they were previously convicted of such an offence, and to clarify that the recognizance may include conditions such as electronic monitoring, participation in a treatment program and a requirement to remain in a specified geographic area." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 2.1, 244.2, 270.01, 270.02, 718.02 replaces s. 84(1), (5)(b), 85(1), 231(6.01) to (6.2), 239(2)(b), 244(3)(b), 272(3)(b), 279(1.2)(b), 344(2)(b), 346(1.2)(b), 515(6)(a)(vii), 810.01(3), 810.01(5) to (5.2) and it amends s. 183, 487.04. | |||||
2009, c. 2
| 2009, c. 2 (Bill C-10) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Budget Implementation Act | 2009, c. 2 (Bill C-10) | March 12, 2009 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Consequential amendments to the Code relating to larger changes to the Competition Act. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 183 | |||||
2008, c. 18
| 2008, c. 18 (Bill C-13) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments) | 2008, c. 18 (Bill C-13) | May 29, 2008 | May 29, July 2, and October 1, 2008 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends various provisions of the Criminal Code in relation to criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other matters." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 255(3.1), 259(2.1), 507.1(11), 530.01, 503.1(c.1), 530.2, 533.1, 537(1.01), 634(2.2), 683(7), 685(2), 695(2) and (3), 715(2.1), 720(2), 743.21. It replaces s. 4(7), 145(3), 164.2(1), 202(1)(i), 204(2), 259(1.1) to (1.4), 259(2)(a), 259(4), 351, 481.2, 487(2), (4), 487.03(1), (1.1), 490(17), 530(3), (5), (6), 530.1, 530.1(d) and (e), 531, 565(2) and (3), 568, 569 640(2) to (3), 676(1.1), 683(5) to (5.1), 701.1, 732.1(5) and (6), 734(5), 734.2, 742.3(3) and (4), 743.5(1), 743.5(3), 787(1), 803(2) and (3), Form 12. It repeals s. 117.13(4), (5), 487.055(6), 501(5), 509(3), 701(3), 729(4) and (5), 742.6(6) and (7). | |||||
2008, c .12
| 2008, c. 12 (S-213) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals) | 2008, c. 12 (S-213) | April 17, 2008 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| The "enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase the maximum penalties for animal cruelty offences." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 444, 445, 445.1, 446, 447, and 447.1. | |||||
2008, c. 6
39th Parliament, 2nd session
| 2008, c. 6 (C-2) SI/2008-34 | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Tackling Violent Crime Act | 2008, c. 6 (C-2) SI/2008-34 |
February 28, 2008 | May 1, 2008 (s. 1 to 17, 28 to 38, 57, 58) July 2, 2008 (s. 18 to 27, 39 to 53, 55, 56, 59, and 60) |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code by... creating two new firearm offences and providing escalating mandatory sentences of imprisonment for serious firearm offences;... strengthening the bail provisions for those accused of serious offences involving firearms and other regulated weapons;... providing for more effective sentencing and monitoring of dangerous and high-risk offenders;...introducing a new regime for the detection and investigation of drug impaired driving and strengthening the penalties for impaired driving; and... raising the age of consent for sexual activity from 14 to 16 years." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 84(5), (6), 98.1, 150.1(6), 253(2), 254.1, 258.1, 272(3) and (4), 273(3) and (4), 279(1.2) and (1.3), 279.1(2.1) and (2.2), 344(2) and (3), 346(1.2) and (1.3), 752.01, 753.01, 753.02, 755, it replaces s. 85(1)(a), 85(3)(a), (b) and (c), 91(1), (2), 92(1), (2), 93(1), 94(1), 95(1), 95(2)(a), 98, 99(2), (3), 100(2), 103(2), 150.1(1) and (2), 172.1(1)(b) and (c), 239, 244, 254(2) to (6), 255(1)(a)(i) to (iii), 255(1)(c), 255(2) and (3), 256(5), 257(2), 259(1), 261, 272(2)(a), 273(2)(a) and (a.1), 279(1.1)(a) and (a.1), 279.1(1), 279.1(2)(a), 344(a), 346(1.1)(a), 515(10)(c), 662(6), 743.1(3.1), 752.1, 753.1(3), 753.2(2), 753.3(1), 753.4(1), 757, 759(1) to (5), 810.1(3), 810.2(3), 810.2(5) to (6), it amends s. 150.1(4), 151, 152, 153(2), 160(3), 161(1), 170(a) and (b), 171(a) and (b), 173(2), 183(a), 253(1), 254(1), 255(4), 258(1), 259(2), 273.3(1)(a) and (b), 348.1, 487.04, 490.011(1), 515(6), 752, 753, 753.2(1), 754(1), 810.1(1), (3)(a) and (b), it repeals 753(6), 753.1(4) and (5). | |||||
2007, c. 28
| 2007, c. 28 (Bill C-59) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie) | 2007, c. 28 (Bill C-59) | June 22, 2007 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to prohibit the unauthorized recording of a movie in a movie theatre (camcording)." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 432. | |||||
2007, c. 22
| 2007, c. 22 (Bill C-18) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification | 2007, c. 22 (Bill C-18) | June 22, 2007 | June 22, 2007 and Jan 1, 2008 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| This enactment amends the Criminal Code ... [amending] the provisions ... relating to orders for the taking of samples of bodily substances for forensic DNA analysis apply to persons who are sentenced ... allows an order to be made ... adds attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder or to cause another person to be murdered to the offences covered by section 487.055 ... permits an application to be made ... when a person is still serving a sentence of imprisonment for one of the specified offences, rather than requiring that they be serving a sentence of imprisonment of two years or more for that offence;... in certain circumstances, allows ... [a person] to appear by closed-circuit television or a similar ... allows samples of bodily substances to be taken under the Criminal Code ... at the place, day and time set by an order or a summons or as soon as feasible afterwards;... specifies that it is an offence ... to fail to comply with such an order or summons. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 487.055(1)(c.1), 487.055(3.01), 487.055(3.11), 487.0551, 487.0552, 487.056(4) to (6), 487.057(3). It replaces s. 487.04 [in part], 487.051, 487.054, 487.055(1)(d) and (e), 487.055(4), 487.056(1), 487.056(2) and (3), 487.057(1), 487.058, 487.06(1), 487.06(3), 487.07(1), 487.071(1), 487.071(2)(b), 487.08(1.1), 487.091(1)(a), 487.091(1)(b), 487.091(2) 487.091(3), 487.0911(1) to (3), 703(2), Forms 5.03 to 5.06, Form 5.07, Forms 5.08 and 5.09. It repeals s. 487.03(2), 487.055(7) to (10), Form 28.1. | |||||
2007, c. 20
| 2007, c. 20 (Bill C-277) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child) | 2007, c. 20 (Bill C-277) | June 22, 2007 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase from five years to ten years the maximum punishment for an offence under section 172.1 (luring a child). It also specifies that, in the case of a summary conviction for this offence, the maximun [sic] punishment is eighteen months." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 172.1(2)(a) and (b). | |||||
2007, c. 13
| 2007, c. 13 (Bill C-48) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption | 2007, c. 13 (Bill C-48) | May 31, 2007 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment makes technical amendments to the corruption and offence-related provisions of the Criminal Code to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 118, 490.1(1), it replaces s. 119(1), 120, 121(1)(b) to (f), 123(1) and (2), 426(1)(a), 490.1(2), 490.1(3), 490.2(1) and (2), 490.4(3), 490.41(1). | |||||
2007, c. 12
| 2007, c. 12 (Bill C-9) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment) | 2007, c. 12 (Bill C-9) | May 31, 2007 | Dec 1, 2007 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends section 742.1 of the Criminal Code to provide that a person convicted of a serious personal injury offence as defined in section 725 of that Act, a terrorism offence or a criminal organization offence prosecuted by way of indictment for which the maximum term of imprisonment is ten years or more is not eligible for a conditional sentence." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 742.1. | |||||
2007, c. 9
| 2007, c. 9 (Bill C-26) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate) | 2007, c. 9 (Bill C-26) | May 3, 2007 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code by exempting persons from the application of section 347 of that Act in respect of agreements for small, short-term loans. The exemption applies to persons who are licensed or otherwise authorized to enter into such agreements by designated provinces that have legislative measures that protect recipients of payday loans and that specify a limit on the total cost of those loans." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 347(1). It adds s. 347.1. | |||||
2007, c. 5
| 2007, c. 5 (Bill S-3) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the National Defence Act, the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the Criminal Records Act | 2007, c. 5 (Bill S-3) | March 29, 2007 | Sept 12, 2008 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "It ... makes certain amendments to the Criminal Code and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act to enhance the administration and enforcement of the current registration scheme for sex offender information." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 490.016(3), 490.017(2), 490.023(1.1), 490.027(3), 490.031(2), 490.0311 It replaces s. 490.011(1) [in part], 490.012, 490.012(1) to (3), 490.013(2)(a) to (c), 490.013(3) and (4), 490.013(5), 490.015, 490.016(1), 490.018(3)(b), 490.019 [header], 490.02(1), 490.02(2)(a) and (b), 490.02(2)(c), 490.021(2), 490.022(1)(a) and (b), 490.022(3)(a) and (b), 490.022(3)(c), 490.022(3)(d), 490.023(1), 490.025 and 490.026, 490.027(1), 490.028 and 490.029, 490.03(1)(a) and (b), 490.03(2) to (4), 490.031, Form 52, Form 53 It repeals s. | |||||
2006, c. 14
| 2006, c. 14 (Bill C-19) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (street racing) and to make a consequential amendment to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act | 2006, c. 14 (Bill C-19) | December 14, 2006 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create an offence of street racing based on dangerous driving and criminal negligence offences. This enactment increases, in street racing situations, the maximum punishments for some offences and also provides for minimum prohibitions on driving that increase on a second and subsequent offence." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 260(1), 673, 785, it adds s. 249.2, 249.3, 249.4, 259(3.1) to (3.4), it replaces s. 259(5), 261(1) and (2). | |||||
2006, c. 9
| 2006, c. 9 (Bill C-2) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Federal Accountability Act | 2006, c. 9 (Bill C-2) | December 12, 2006 | March 1, 2007 | official text CanLII text |
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| It "amends the ... Criminal Code to create indictable offences for fraud with respect to public money or money of a Crown corporation, and makes persons convicted of those offences ineligible to be employed by the Crown or the corporation or to otherwise contract with the Crown." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 750(3). | |||||
2005, c. 44
| 2005, c. 44 (Bill C-53) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (proceeds of crime) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act | 2005, c. 44 (Bill C-53) | November 25, 2005 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code ... to provide a reverse onus of proof in proceeds of crime applications involving offenders who have been convicted of a criminal organization offence or certain offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The enactment provides that a court shall make an order of forfeiture against any property of an offender [where] the offender has engaged in a pattern of criminal activity or has an income unrelated to crime that cannot reasonably account for all of the offender’s property. The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to clarify the authority of the Attorney General of Canada in regards to proceeds of crime and to clarify the definition “designated offence” in regards to offences that may be prosecuted by indictment or on summary conviction. It also amends a provision of the Criminal Code to ensure the equivalency of the English and French versions." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 462.37(2.01) to (2.07). It replaces s. 462.3 (1) [in part], 462.3(3), 462.32(1), 462.33(2)(c), 462.33(3), 462.33(5), 462.33(10)(c), 462.341, 462.37(3), 462.4(a), 462.41(1), 462.41(3) [in part], 462.42(1), 462.45, 462.46(1), 689(1). | |||||
2005, c. 43
| 2005, c. 43 (Bill C-49) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) | 2005, c. 43 (Bill C-49) | November 25, 2005 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to ... create an offence of trafficking in persons that prohibits a person from engaging in specified acts for the purpose of exploiting or facilitating the exploitation of another person; ... create an offence that prohibits a person from receiving a financial or other material benefit that they know results from the commission of the offence of trafficking in persons; ... create an offence that prohibits concealing, removing, withholding or destroying travel documents or documents that establish or purport to establish another person’s identity or immigration status for the purpose of committing or facilitating the offence of trafficking in persons; and ... establish that a person exploits another person if they cause them to provide, or offer to provide, labour or a service by engaging in conduct that could reasonably be expected to cause the other person to believe that their safety or that of someone known to them would be threatened if they failed to do so or if, by means of deception or the use or threat of force or of any other form of coercion, they cause the other person to have an organ or tissue removed." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 279.01, 279.02, 279.03, 279.04. It replaces s. 183 [in part], 279 [header], 486(1.1), 486(2.1), 486(3)(a)(i), 487.04 [in part], 490.011(1) [in part], 738(1)(b). | |||||
2005, c. 40
| 2005, c. 40 (Bill S-37) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Cultural Property Export and Import Act | 2005, c. 40 (Bill S-37) | November 25, 2005 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to prohibit certain offences, including theft, robbery, mischief and arson against cultural property protected under the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Those amendments allow for the prosecution of such offences when committed outside Canada by Canadians." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 7(2.01), (2.02), 430(4.2). It replaces s. 2 [in part]. | |||||
2005, c. 38
| 2005, c. 38 (C-26) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Canada Border Services Agency Act | 2005, c. 38 (C-26) | November 3, 2005 | December 12, 2005 | official text CanLII text |
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| Incidental amendments in creating the Canada Border Services Agency. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2. | |||||
2005, c. 32
| 2005, c. 32 (Bill C-2) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act | 2005, c. 32 (Bill C-2) | July 20, 2005 | November 1, 2005 (s. 1 to 12, 24, 25) and January 2, 2006 (s.13 to 23, 26 to 27.1) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to ... amend the child pornography provisions with respect to the type of written and audio material that constitutes child pornography, and with respect to the child pornography offences, defences and penalties; ... add a new category to the offence of sexual exploitation of young persons and make additional amendments to further protect children from sexual exploitation;... increase the maximum penalty for child sexual offences, for failing to provide the necessaries of life and for abandoning a child;... make child abuse an aggravating factor for the purpose of sentencing and direct the courts to give primary consideration to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence in sentencing for offences involving abuse of a child; ... amend and clarify the applicable test and criteria that need to be met for the use of testimonial aids, for excluding the public, for imposing a publication ban, for using video-recorded evidence or for appointing counsel for self-represented accused to conduct a cross-examination of certain witnesses; and ... create an offence of voyeurism and the distribution of voyeuristic material." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 153(1.1), (1.2), 161(1.1), 162, 163.1(4.3), 486.1, 486.2, 486.3, 486.4, 486.5, 486.6, 718. It replaces s. 127, 150.1(2) and (3), 151, 152, 153(1), 161(1), 163.1(1) to (4), (4.1), (6), (7), 164(1), (3) to (5), (7), (8) [definition], 164.1(1), (5), (7), 170, 171, 183 [definition], 212(2), (4), 215(3), 218, 276.3, 278.9(1), 486, 487.2(1), 539(1), 542(2), 631(6), 648(1), 672.51(11), 715.1, 715.2, 718.2(a)(ii). It repeals s. 487.2(2), 539(4), 542(3), 648(3). | |||||
2005, c. 25
| 2005, c. 25 (Bill C-13) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the DNA Identification Act and the National Defence Act | 2005, c. 25 (Bill C-13) | May 19, 2005 | On Royal Assent and January 1, 2008 | official text CanLII text |
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| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 487.051(4), 487.055(3)(a.1), 487.055(3)(b)(iv) to (vi), 487.0561, 487.0911. It replaces s. 487.04 [in part], 487.051(1) to (3), 487.052 and 487.053, 487.055(1), 487.056(1), 487.071, 487.08(1.1), 487.08(4), 487.091(1) and (2), Forms 5.03 to 5.06, Forms 5.08 and 5.09. It repeals s. 487.08(2.1). | |||||
2005, c. 22
| 2005, c. 22 (Bill C-10) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mental disorder) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts | 2005, c. 22 (Bill C-10) | May 19, 2005 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code governing persons found unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. The amendments, among other things, include ... repealing unproclaimed provisions related to capping, dangerous mentally disordered accused and hospital orders; ... expanding the authority of Review Boards by enabling them to order an assessment of the accused, adjourn hearings and protect the identity of victims and witnesses; ... permitting the oral presentation of victim impact statements at disposition hearings and adjournments allowing the victim to prepare the statement; ... permitting Review Boards to extend the time for holding a review hearing to a maximum of 24 months in certain circumstances; ... permitting the court to hold an inquiry and order a judicial stay of proceedings for an accused found unfit to stand trial, if the accused is not likely to ever be fit to stand trial and does not pose a significant risk to the safety of the public and a stay is in the interests of the proper administration of justice; ... specifying that the transfer provisions require the consent of the appropriate Attorneys General in all cases and enabling transfers of an accused who is not in custody; and ... allowing peace officers arresting an accused who is in contravention of an assessment order or a disposition to release, detain, compel the appearance of or deliver the accused to a place specified in the order." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It added s. 672.1(2), 672.121, 672.16(1.1), (1.2), 672.33(1.1), 672.45(1.1), 672.47(3), 672.5(5.1), 672.5(13.2), 672.5(15.1), (15.2), (15.3), 672.501, 672.85 [header], 672.851, 672.852. It replaced s. 672.1 [renumbered], 672.1(1) [in part], 672.11(e), 672.13(2), 672.14(3), 672.15(1), 672.16(1), 672.16(2), 672.16(3), 672.17, 672.191, 672.2(2), 672.2(4), 672.5(8), 672.5(16), 672.51(11), 672.52(2), 672.54, 672.541, 672.63, 672.67(2), 672.81(2), 672.82(1), 672.85, 672.85(b), 672.86(1)(b), 672.86(3), 672.91 to 672.94, 673 [definition], Form 48.
It repealed s. 672.21(3)(c), 672.55(2), 672.64 to 672.66, 672.79, 672.8, 672.83(2), 672.84, schedule to Part XX.1, 747 [header], 747 to 747.8, Form 51. | |||||
2005, c. 10
| 2005, c. 10 (Bill C-6) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act | 2005, c. 10 (Bill C-6) | March 23, 2005 | April 4, 2005 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It replaces s. 83.05(1.1) to (4), 83.05(6)(a), 83.05(7) to (10), 83.06(1) and (2), 83.07, 83.09(1) and (2), 185(1), 186(6), 187(2), 196(1) and (2). | |||||
2000 to 2004
2004, c. 15
| 2004, c. 15 (C–7) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety | 2004, c. 15 (C–7) | May 6, 2004 | Dec 1, 2004 | official text CanLII text |
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| The Act "adds a new offence to the Criminal Code for communicating information or committing any act that is likely to lead others to falsely believe that terrorist activity is occurring, with the intention of causing persons to fear death, bodily harm, substantial damage to property or serious interference with the lawful use or operation of property." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 83.231. | |||||
2004, c. 14
| 2004, c. 14 (Bill C-250) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda) | 2004, c. 14 (Bill C-250) | 6 May 2004 | ? | CanLII text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
2004, c. 12
| 2004, c. 12 (Bill C–14) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts | 2004, c. 12 (Bill C–14) | April 22, 2004 | April 22, 2004 and Oct 1, 2004 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The Act "amends the Criminal Code by... establishing more serious offences for placing, or knowingly permitting to remain in a place, a trap, device or other thing that is likely to cause death or bodily harm to a person;... permitting the use of as much force as is reasonably necessary on board an aircraft to prevent the commission of an offence that would be likely to cause immediate and serious injury to the aircraft or to any person or property in the aircraft;... modifying the provision dealing with the provision of information on oath in relation to weapons; and... creating an exemption to the offence of intercepting private communications in order to protect computer systems." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 7(8), 117.04, 247, 462.43(1)(c), 536(4), (4.1), 536.1(3), (4), 729(1)(b), 732.2(1)(c), 741(1), 742.2(2), 742.6(10), (12), (14) to (16), 742.6(17), 742.7(1), (4). It modifies s. 184(2), 193(2). It adds s. 27.1, 184(3) and Form 46. | |||||
2004, c. 10
| 2004, c. 10 (Bill C-16) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act respecting the registration of information relating to sex offenders, to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Short: Sex Offender Information Registration Act |
2004, c. 10 (Bill C-16) | April 1, 2004 | December 15, 2004 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "The enactment amends the Criminal Code to enable the Crown to apply for an order to require an offender who is convicted of, or found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder for, certain offences to report regularly to a designated registration centre and provide information. It creates a new Criminal Code offence for failure to comply with the order, as well as an offence for providing false or misleading information." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It adds s. 490.011, 490.012, 490.013, 490.014, 490.015, 490.016, 490.017, 490.018, 490.019, 490.02, 490.021, 490.022, 490.023, 490.024, 490.025, 490.026, 490.027, 490.028, 490.029, 490.03, 490.031, 490.032, Form 52 [in part] | |||||
2004, c. 3
| 2004, c. 3 (Bill C–13) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (capital markets fraud and evidence-gathering) | 2004, c. 3 (Bill C–13) | March 29, 2004 | Sept 15, 2004 (s. 2 to 8) and Sept 15, 2005 (s. 1) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code by creating a new offence of prohibited insider trading and creating a new offence to prohibit threatening or retaliating against employees for disclosing unlawful conduct. The enactment increases the maximum penalties and codifies aggravating and non-mitigating sentencing factors for fraud and certain related offences and provides for concurrent jurisdiction for the Attorney General of Canada to prosecute those offences. The enactment also creates a new procedural mechanism by which persons will be required to produce documents, data or information in specific circumstances." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 382. It replaces s. 380(1)(a), 380(2), 487.3(1), 487.3(4). It adds s. 380.1, 382.1, 425.1, 487.011 to 487.017. | |||||
2003, c. 21
| 2003, c. 21 (Bill C-45) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal liability of organizations) | 2003, c. 21 (Bill C-45) | November 7, 2003 | March 31, 2004 (all except s. 556), June 1,2004 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to ... establish rules for attributing to organizations, including corporations, criminal liability for the acts of their representatives; ... establish a legal duty for all persons directing work to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of workers and the public; ... set out factors for courts to consider when sentencing an organization; and ... provide optional conditions of probation that a court may impose on an organization." Also known as the "Westray Bill", it created legal duties to employers for workplace safety. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 362(1)(c), 620 to 623, 732.1(1), 734(1), 735(1), it added s. 22.1, 22.2, and 217.1, 718.21, 732.1(3) to (3.2), replaces s. 328(e), 362(1)(d), 462.38(3)(b), 538, 556, 570(5), 650(1), 703.2, 721(1), 727(4), 730(1), 735(1)(b), 735(2), 800(3), 556, it repealed s. 391. | |||||
2003, c. 8
| 2003, c. 8 (Bill C-10A) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firearms) and the Firearms Act | 2003, c. 8 (Bill C-10A) | May 13, 2003 | May 30, 2003 and August 15, 2003 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act in order to simplify compliance with the firearms program, to modernize administrative procedures and to meet Canada’s emerging international obligations by ... in Part III of the Criminal Code, ... modernizing the description of firearms that are deemed not to be firearms for the purpose of the Firearms Act and certain provisions of the Criminal Code, ... providing that there is no forfeiture of goods that are the subject of a prohibition order made under section 515 of the Criminal Code, and ... providing that an authorization, licence or registration certificate for firearms be revoked or amended only for the period that a prohibition order made under that section is in force;" | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 84(1) [definition], 115(1.1). It replaces s. 84(3)(d)(i) and (ii), 85(1)(a), 109(1)(c), 116, 117.07(2)(h), 515(4.1)(c). | |||||
2002, c. 22
| 2002, c. 22 (Bill C-47) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Excise Act, 2001 | 2002, c. 22 (Bill C-47) | June 13, 2002 | On Royal Assent and July 1, 2003 | official text CanLII text |
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| Consequential amendments to the Code in enacting the Excise Act (partially repealed at a later date) | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It replaces s. 2 [definitions], 78(2), 183 [definitions], 462.3(b.1) [definitions]. | |||||
2002, c. 13
| 2002, c. 13 (Bill C-15A) 37th Parl., 1st sess. | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to amend other Acts Short: Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001 |
2002, c. 13 (Bill C-15A) 37th Parl., 1st sess. |
June 4, 2002 | July 23, 2003 (s. 79), June 1, 2004 (s. 24 to 46, 48, 59 and 72) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code by ... adding offences and other measures that provide additional protection to children from sexual exploitation, including sexual exploitation involving use of the Internet; ... increasing the maximum penalty for criminal harassment; ... making home invasions an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes; ... creating an offence of disarming, or attempting to disarm, a peace officer; ... codifying and clarifying the review process for applications to the Minister of Justice with respect to allegations of miscarriage of justice; and ... reforming and modernizing criminal procedure with respect to ... procedural aspects of preliminary inquiries, ... the disclosure of expert evidence, ... rules of court in relation to case management and preliminary inquiries, ... electronic documents and remote appearances, ... a plea comprehension inquiry scheme, ... private prosecutions, ... the selection of alternate jurors, and ... restriction on the use of agents." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
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It added s. 3.1, 163.1(4.1) and (4.2), 164.1, 164.2, 164.3, 172.1, 270.1, 348.1, 482.1, 507.1, 536.2 to 536.5, 537(1)(j.1), 537(1.1), 540(7) to (9), 579.01, 606(1.1), (1.2) and (5), 626.1, 631(2.1), 634(2.1), 642.1, 650.01, 650.02, 657.3(3) to (7), 683(2.1) and (2.2), 688(2.1), 696.1 to 696.6, 715(4), 774.1, 802.1. It replaced s. 7(2.31)(b), 7(4.2) and (4.3), 161(1), 163.1(3), (6), and (7), 164(4), 264(3)(a), 274, 275, 276(1), 277, 482(2), 482(3)(c), 485(1.1), 485(2.1), 507(1), 529.1(b), 535, 536(2), 536(4), 536.1(2) to (5), 537(1)(i), 540(1)(a), 549(1.1) and (2), 554(2), 555(3)(a), 555.1(3) and (4), 556(2)(b), 556(3) and (4), 557, 560(1), 561(2), 561.1(1) to (3), 561.1(5) to (7), 562.1(1) and (2), 563.1(1), 565(2), 566.1(1) and (2), 567 to 568, 569(1), 574, 577, 598(2), 625.1(2), 631(3), (4), and (5), 632(b), 634(2), 641(1), 642(1), 643(1) and (1.1), 646, 650(1), 673 [in part], 676(5), 679(7), 689(1), 731.1, 734.3, 742.2, 753.1(2)(a), 785 [in part], 810.01(2) and (6), 810.1(1) to (4), 810.2(2) and (7), 822(4), 841 to 849, Form 7.1, (b), Form 11.1, (a). It repeals s. 214 [in part], 690. | |||||
2002, c. 7
| 2002, c. 7 (Bill C-39) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Yukon Act | 2002, c. 7 (Bill C-39) | April 1, 2003 | March 27, 2002 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The Act intends to "replace the Yukon Act in order to modernize it and to implement certain provisions of the Yukon Northern Affairs Program Devolution Transfer Agreement, and to repeal and make amendments to other Acts". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 552, schedule to Part XXV, it replaces s. 8(1)(a), 164(8)(d), 188(4)(f), 287(6)(e), 320(8)(d), 493(e), 533, 745.6(3)(f), 745.64(2), 812(1)(h), and 814(4). | |||||
2002, c. 1
| 2002, c. 1 (Bill C-7) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 2002, c. 1 (Bill C-7) | February 19, 2002 | April 1, 2003 | official text CanLII text |
Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 487.04 [definitions], 487.051(1), 487.052(1), 487.053(b), 487.056(1), 487.071(1)(a) and (b), 667(1), 718.3(4), 721(3)(b), 743.4 and 743.5, Form 5.03, Form 5.04. | |||||
2001, c. 41
| 2001, c. 41 (Bill C-36) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Anti-terrorism Act | 2001, c. 41 (Bill C-36) | December 18, 2001 | December 18, 2001, Dec 24, 2001, January 7, 2002, February 1, 2002, June 28, 2002, and July 2, 2003 | official text CanLII text |
Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| It "amends the Criminal Code to implement international conventions related to terrorism, to create offences related to terrorism, including the financing of terrorism and the participation, facilitation and carrying out of terrorist activities, and to provide a means by which property belonging to terrorist groups, or property linked to terrorist activities, can be seized, restrained and forfeited. It also provides for the deletion of hate propaganda from public web sites and creates an offence relating to damage to property associated with religious worship." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 83.01, 83.02, 83.03, 83.04, 83.05, 83.06, 83.07, 83.08, 83.09, 83.1, 83.11, 83.12, 83.13, 83.14, 83.15, 83.16, 83.17, 83.18, 83.19, 83.2, 83.21, 83.22, 83.23, 83.24, 83.25, 83.26, 83.27, 83.28, 83.29, 83.3, 83.32, 83.33, 231(6.01), 320.1, 424.1, 430(4.1), 431.1, 431.2, 462.48(1)(d), 486(2.101), (2.102), (2.11), (2.2), (4.11), 490.1(1.1), 515(4.3), 515(6)(a)(iii) to (v), 718.2(a)(v), 743.6(1.2)
It replaces s. 2 [definitions], 7(3), 7(3.71) to (3.75), 7(7), 7(10), 183, 185(1.1), 186(1.1), 186.1, 196(5), 424, 431, 462.3 [in part], 486(2.11) and (2.2), 486(4.1), 486(4.7)(b) to (e), 486(4.9)(c), 487.04(a)(i) [in part], 515(4.1), 515(4.2), 810.01(1), 810.01(3), 811[in part]. | |||||
2001, c. 37
| 2001, c. 37 (Bill C-46) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (alcohol ignition interlock device programs) | 2001, c. 37 (Bill C-46) | December 18, 2001 | Dec 18, 2001 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow the court to authorize repeat offenders subject to driving prohibition orders to drive, if they register in a provincial alcohol ignition interlock device program. The enactment provides that no authorization has effect until a minimum period of prohibition has been completed of 3, 6 or 12 months for a first, second or subsequent offence, respectively." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 259(1.1) to (1.4) | |||||
2001, c. 32
| 2001, c. 32 (Bill C-24) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts | 2001, c. 32 (Bill C-24) | December 18, 2001 | Jan 7, 2002 and Feb 1, 2002 | official text CanLII text |
Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| "The enactment amends the Criminal Code by ... providing additional protection to members of the Senate and the House of Commons and persons who play a role in the administration of criminal justice from certain acts of intimidation directed against them or their families; ... providing law enforcement officers and other persons acting at their direction with circumscribed protection from criminal liability for certain otherwise illegal acts committed in the course of an investigation or enforcement of an Act of Parliament; ... extending the application of its proceeds of crime provisions to indictable offences under the Criminal Code and other Acts of Parliament, with a few exceptions; ... extending the application of its provisions relating to offence-related property to indictable offences under the Criminal Code; ... providing for the management, by judicial order, of proceeds of crime and offence-related property, whether seized or restrained; and ... providing broader measures for investigation and prosecution in connection with organized crime by expanding the concepts of criminal organization and criminal organization offence and by creating three new offences relating to participation in the activities — legal and illegal — of criminal organizations, and to the actions of their leaders." It requires a review of s. 25.1 tto 25.4 after 3 years. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, 231(6.2), 423.1, 462.3(1) ["proceeds of crime"], 462.3(1) [definitions], 462.3(2) to (4), 462.32(4.1), 462.331, 462.38(2.1), 462.43(2), 467.11, 467.12, 467.13, 467.14, 486(1.5), 486(2.101), 490.2(4.1), 490.41, 490.81, 515(4.1)(b.1), 743.6(1.2). It replaces s. 2 [definitions], 183 [definitions], 185(1.1), 186(1.1), 186.1, 196(5), 423(1), 462.3 [number change], 462.31(1)(a) and (b), 462.32(1), 462.33(3), 462.33(3.1), 462.33(7), 462.34(6)(a)(i), 462.34(6)(b), 462.36, 462.37(1) and (2), 462.38(1), 462.38(2)(b), 462.38(3), 462.39, 462.41(2)(c), 462.41(3)(a), 462.42(1)(a), 462.42(4), 462.47, 462.48(1), 462.48(2), 462.48(2)(d), 462.48(3), 467.1, 467.2, 486(2.11) and (2.2), 486(4.1), 486(4.7)(b) to (e), 486(4.9)(c), 490.1(1), 490.1(2) and (3), 490.2(1) and (2), 490.2(3), 490.4(2)(c), 490.4(3)(a), 490.5(1)(a) and (b), 490.5(4)(a), 490.8(2)(a), 490.8(3), 490.8(8)(a), 515(4.2), 515(6)(a)(ii), 631(3) to (5), 632, 633, 641, 643(1) and (2), 645(5), 743.6(1.1), 810.01(1) and (3),
It repeals s. 462.3(1) [definitions]. | |||||
2001, c. 27
| 2001, c. 27 (Bill C-11) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Immigration and Refugee Protection Act | 2001, c. 27 (Bill C-11) | November 1, 2001 | June 28, 2002 (partially repealed) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Incidental amendments to the Criminal Code in creating the IRPA. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 462.3, it replaces s. 477.1(a)(ii). | |||||
2001, c. 26
| 2001, c. 26 (Bill C-14) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Canada Shipping Act, 2001 | 2001, c. 26 (Bill C-14) | November 1, 2001 | July 1, 2001 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Incidental amendments to the Criminal Code when introducing the Canada Shipping Act. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It repeals s. 44. | |||||
2000, c. 25
| 2000, c. 25 (Bill C-18) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving causing death and other matters) | 2000, c. 25 (Bill C-18) | June 29, 2000 | March 15, 2001 | final bill text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 255(3), 256(1). It repeals s. 553(c)(vii). | |||||
2000, c. 24
| 2000, c. 24 (Bill C-19) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act | 2000, c. 24 (Bill C-19) | June 29, 2000 | October 23, 2000 | final bill text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It repeals s. 7(3.71) to (3.77). It modifies s. 183, 469, 745. It replaces s. 607(6). | |||||
2000, c. 17
| 2000, c. 17 (Bill C-22) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act | 2000, c. 17 (Bill C-22) | June 29, 2000 | October 28, 2001 | final bill text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Minor incidental amendments to Code relating to Proceeds of Crime Act | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 488.1(11). | |||||
2000, c. 10
| 2000, c. 10 (Bill S-10) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend The National Defence Act, the DNA Identification Act, and the Criminal Code | 2000, c. 10 (Bill S-10) | June 29, 2000 | June 30, 2000 | final bill text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| This Act makes amendments to the Code to "extend the prohibition against unauthorized use of bodily substances and the results of forensic DNA analysis to include those obtained under the National Defence Act." It also "amendments to the Criminal Code clarify and strengthen the existing regime concerning the taking of bodily substances for the purpose of forensic DNA analysis." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It modifies s. 487.03, 487.057(1), 487.06, replaces s. 487.053, 487.055(2), 487.055(3.1), 487.056(2), (3), 487.058, 487.07 (1), (3), 487.071(1), 487.08(1), (1.1), (2), (2.1), and 487.091(3). It adds FORM 28.1. | |||||
2000, c. 2
| 2000, c. 2 (Bill C-202) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (flight) | 2000, c. 2 (Bill C-202) | March 30, 2000 | March 30, 2000 | final bill text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 249.1, and replaces s. 259(2), 622(5). | |||||
2000, c. 1
| 2000, c. 1 (Bill C-7) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to amend another Act in consequence | 2000, c. 1 (Bill C-7) | March 30, 2000 | August 1, 2000 | final bill text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| This act makes minor amendments to the Code. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 750(4). | |||||
See Also
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (2010 to 2019)
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (1984 to 1999)
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (1892 to 1984)
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2019, c. 25
| 2019, c. 25 (Bill C-75) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts | 2019, c. 25 (Bill C-75) | June 21, 2019 [1] | On Royal Assent: s. 278, 301, 314. 90 days after RA (Sept 19, 2019): 1(1), (2), 2, 3, 4(1), 6 to 23, 25 to 29, 33 to 46, 48 to 50 and 52, 55(2), 56 to 59, 61, 63, 64 to 69, 70 to 72, 74 to 76, 79 to 88, 90, 92 to 97, 103 to 110, 112 to 156, 157(1), 158 to 181 and 183 to 186, 187(2), 188, 191 to 201, 203 to 208 and 216, 225(2), 237 to 244, 245(1) to (3), 246, 247, 250, 251, 252 and 253, 254(1), (4), (5) and 255(1), (2), (4) and (5), 256 to 259, 260(1), 261 to 263, 265, 267 to 275, 277, 281(1), (2), 282 to 286, 289 to 294, 298, 299, 302, 305 to 307, 315 to 319, 321, 322, 329 to 333, 334(1), (2), 336(1), 338 to 344, 345(1), 346, 347, 348(1) and (2) and 349(1) and (2), 350 to 353, 370(1) and 376 to 379, 382, 385, 399 and 400.1 180 days after RA: (Dec 18th) s. 1(3), 5, 24, 30 to 32, 47 and 91, 157(2), 182, 187(1), 209 to 215, 217 to 224, 225(1), (3) to (7), 226 to 236, 245(4), 248, 249, 254(2), (3), 255(3) and 260(2), 264, 266, 276, 279 and 280, 281(3) and (4), 287, 288, 295, 296, 297, 300, 303, 304, 308 to 313, 323 to 328, 334(3), 335, 336(2), 337, 345(2), 348(3), 349(3), 361 to 369, 370(2), 371 to 375, 380, 381, 387 to 393, 396 to 398 and 400 |
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| Makes changes on various parts of the code, including bail, jury selection, intimate partner violence, victim fine surcharge, warrants, administration of justices offences, limitations on preliminary inquiries, increase maximum penalties, remove unconstitutional offences, and numerous changes to YCJA. | |||||
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s. 1(1), (2), (3), 2, 3, 4(1), 5, 6 to 29, 30 to 46 to 50 and 52, 55(2), 56 to 59, 61, 63, 64 to 69, 70 to 72, 74 to 76, 79 to 88, 90 to 97, 103 to 110, 112 to 156, 157(1), 158 to 181 and 183 to 186, 187(2), 188, 191 to 201, 203 to 208 and 216, 225(2), 237 to 244, 245(1) to (3), 246, 247, 250, 251, 252 and 253, 254(1), (4), (5) and 255(1), (2), (4) and (5), 256 to 259, 260(1), 261 to 263, 264, 265 to 280, 281(1), (2), 282 to 286, 289 to 294, 298, 299, 302, 305 to 307, 315 to 319, 321, 322, 329 to 333, 334(1), (2), 336(1), 338 to 344, 345(1), 346, 347, 348(1) and (2) and 349(1) and (2), 350 to 353, 370(1) and 376 to 379, 382, 385 to 398, 399, 400, and 400.1. 157(2), 182, 187(1), 209 to 215, 217 to 224, 225(1), (3) to (7), 226 to 236, 245(4), 248, 249, 254(2), (3), 255(3) and 260(2), 281(3) and (4), 287, 288, 295, 296, 297, 300, 301, 303, 304, 308 to 313, 314, 323 to 328, 334(3), 335, 336(2), 337, 345(2), 348(3), 349(3), 361 to 369, 370(2), 371 to 375, 380, 381, 387 to 393. | |||||
2019, c. 17
| 2019, c. 17 (Bill C-84) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bestiality and animal fighting) | 2019, c. 17 (Bill C-84) | June 21, 2019 | On Royal Assent | draft text |
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| " enactment amends the Criminal Code to... define “bestiality”... expand the scope of the offence of encouraging, aiding or assisting at the fighting or baiting of animals or birds so that the offence...includes promoting, arranging, receiving money for or taking part in the fighting or baiting of animals or birds, and... also applies with respect to the training, transporting or breeding of animals or birds for fighting or baiting; and... expand the scope of the offence of building, making, maintaining or keeping a cockpit so that the offence applies with respect to any arena for animal fighting." | |||||
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| s. 160, 445.1, and 447. | |||||
2019, c. 15
| 2019, c. 15 (Bill C-xxx) | |||||
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2019, c. 14
| 2019, c. 14 (Bill C-68) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence | 2019, c. 14 (Bill C-68) | June 21, 2019 | August 28, 2019 [PC 2019-1184] | CanLII text | full profile history |
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2019, c. 13
| 2019, c. 13 (Bill C-22) | |||||
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| National Security Act, 2017 | 2019, c. 13 (Bill C-22) | June 21, 2019 | August 1, 2019 [PC 2019-1091] | CanLII text | full profile history |
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2019, c. 11
| 2019, c. 11 (S-203) | |||||
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| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins) | 2019, c. 11 (S-203) | June 21, 2019 | full profile history | ||
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2019, c. 9
| 2019, c. 9 (Bill C-71) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms | 2019, c. 9 (Bill C-71) | June 21, 2019 | ? | Open Parliament status CanLII text |
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2018, c. 27
| 2018, c. 27 (Bill C-xx) | |||||
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2018, c. 26
| 2018, c. 26 (Bill C-47) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting the accession to the Arms Trade Treaty and other amendments) | 2018, c. 26 (Bill C-47) | December 13, 2018 | September 1, 2019 (SI/ 2019-0041) |
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| "The enactment amends the Criminal Code to include, for interception of private communications purposes, the offence of brokering in the definition of “offence” in section 183." (second reading) | |||||
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2018, c. 21
| 2018, c. 21 (Bill C-46) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts | 2018, c. 21 (Bill C-46) | June 21, 2018 | June 21, 2018 (s. 1 to 11) December 18, 2018 (s. 12 to 50) |
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| Part 1 amends the provisions of the Criminal Code that deal with offences and procedures relating to drug-impaired driving. Among other things, the amendments ... enact new criminal offences for driving with a blood drug concentration that is equal to or higher than the permitted concentration; ... authorize the Governor in Council to establish blood drug concentrations; and ... authorize peace officers who suspect a driver has a drug in their body to demand that the driver provide a sample of a bodily substance for analysis by drug screening equipment that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada. Part 2 repeals the provisions of the Criminal Code that deal with offences and procedures relating to conveyances, including those provisions enacted by Part 1, and replaces them with provisions in a new Part of the Criminal Code that, among other things, ... re-enact and modernize offences and procedures relating to conveyances; ... authorize mandatory roadside screening for alcohol;... establish the requirements to prove a person’s blood alcohol concentration; and... increase certain maximum penalties and certain minimum fines. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| s. 253(3), (4), 253.1 254(2), 255 to 259, 230.11 to 320.4, 335(2), 461(3), 487.04, 487.1(1),(5),(7),(8), 662(5), 673, 680(1), 729.1(2),(3), 752, 785, 811.1(2), Form 5.04, 5.1, 5.2. | |||||
2018, c. 29
| 2018, c. 29 (Bill C-51) | |||||
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| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act | 2018, c. 29 (Bill C-51) | December 13, 2018 | On Royal Assent except for s. 73 and 75 that are on the first anniversary of Royal Assent | final text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to amend, remove or repeal passages and provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional or that raise risks with regard to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as passages and provisions that are obsolete, redundant or that no longer have a place in criminal law. It also modifies certain provisions of the Code relating to sexual assault in order to clarify their application and to provide a procedure applicable to the admissibility and use of the complainant’s or a witness’s record when in the possession of the accused." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It removes s. 49, 71, 125(d) and after, 143, 145 [parts], 163(2)(c), (d), (7), 164(8), 165, 198, 276.1 to 276.5, 279(3), 279.1(3), 288, 296, 359, 360, 365, 370, 371, 402, 413, 419 after (d), 427, 451, 459 after (c), 469(a)(ii), 794(2). It replaces s. 55, 57(3), 82, 108(1), 125, 145(2), (3), (4), (5), 153.1(3), 153.1(5)(a), 153.1(5)(b), 163(1), 163(2), 164(3) to (5), 176 to 178, 183 [parts], 207(4)(c), 215(2), 273.1(2), 273.2(a), (c), 276(2), 278.1, 278.3(5), 294, 299(c), 327(1), 342.2(1), 349, 350(b)(ii), 351(1), 352, 354(2), 376, 402.2, 405, 417, 419, 429(2), 445(1)(a),(b), 447.1(1), 450, 451, 452, 454, 458, 459, 517(2), 581(4), 584(1), 601(9), 719(3.1), 743.21(2), parts of Forms 6, 9 to 11, 11.1, 12. It adds s. 207(4.01), 276(2)(c), 276(4), 278.92 to 278.97 | |||||
2018, c. 16
| 2018, c. 16 (Bill C-45) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts (Cannabis Act) | 2018, c. 16 (Bill C-45) | June 21, 2018 | On Royal Assent (s. 160.1, 161, 188 to 193, 194, 199 to 202, 206, and 225) October 16, 2018 (remainder) SI/2018-52 |
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| "...it repeals Part XII.1 of the Criminal Code, which deals with instruments and literature for illicit drug use, and makes consequential amendments to that Act." | |||||
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| It replaces s. 25.1(14), 462.331(1), 462.37(2.02)*, 462.341, 462.341, 490.81(1), 729(2), 737(1). It modifies s. 109(1), 110(1)(a), 183, 462.37(2.02), 553(c), 673, 785, Form 5.04. It adds 487.04(a.1), 515(4.1)(b.2). It repeals Part XII.1. [first reading version] | |||||
2018, c. 12
| 2018, c. 12 (Bill X-XX) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No 1 | 2018, c. 12 (Bill X-XX) | June 21, 2018 | September 19, 2018 (s. 403 to 405) October 17, 2018 (s. 114) |
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| Makes minor changes to list of wiretap eligible offences under s. 183. Amends s. 2.2(1). Adds Part XXII.1 to the Code re "Remediation Agreements" | |||||
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2018, c. 11
| 2018 c. 11 (Bill C-66) | |||||
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| Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act | 2018 c. 11 (Bill C-66) | June 21, 2018 | June 21, 2018 | official text Full Text of Act |
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2017, c. 27
| 2017, c. 27 (Bill C-23) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States Short: Preclearance Act, 2016 |
2017, c. 27 (Bill C-23) | December 12, 2017 | 2019? | Full Text of Act | Full Legislative History |
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| s. 117.071 and 579.001. | |||||
2017, c. 23
| 2017, c. 23 (Bill C-305) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief) | 2017, c. 23 (Bill C-305) | December 12, 2017 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to add to the offence of mischief relating to religious property the act of mischief in relation to property that is used for educational purposes, for administrative, social, cultural or sports activities or events or as a residence for seniors." | |||||
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| Replaces s. 430(4.1). Adds s. 430(4.101) | |||||
2017, c. 22
| 2017, c. 22 (Bill S-231) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources) | 2017, c. 22 (Bill S-231) | October 18, 2017 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "The enactment ... amends the Criminal Code so that only a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge within the meaning of section 552 of that Act may issue a search warrant relating to a journalist. It also provides that a search warrant can be issued only if the judge is satisfied that there is no other way by which the desired information can reasonably be obtained and that the public interest in the investigation and prosecution of a criminal offence outweighs the journalist’s right to privacy in the collection and dissemination of information. The judge must also be satisfied that these same conditions apply before an officer can examine, reproduce or make copies of a document obtained under a search warrant relating to a journalist." | |||||
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| It adds s. 488.01. | |||||
2017, c. 7
| 2017, c. 7 (Bill C-37) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts | 2017, c. 7 (Bill C-37) | May 18, 2017 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "It... makes ... amendments to the Criminal Code and the Seized Property Management Act" related to CDSA amendments. | |||||
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| It replaces s. 83.13(4)(a), (b), 83.13(5), (6), (7) to (9), 462.331(3)(a), (b), 462.331(4),(5), (6(a), (b), (7), (8), 462.37(1), (2), 462.38(2)(b), 462.41(2), 490.1(1), (2), (4)(a),(b), 490.4(2) 490.41(2)(a),(b), 490.81(3)(a),(b), (4), (5), 490.81(6)(a),(b), 490.81(7), (8). It adds s. 83.13(4)(c), 83.13(8.1), (9.1), 462.331(7.1), (8.1), 490.81(7.1), (8.1). | |||||
2017, c. 13
| 2017, c. 13 (Bill C-16) | |||||
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| An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code | 2017, c. 13 (Bill C-16) | June 19, 2017 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| This amendment to the Code aims to "extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression and to clearly set out that evidence that an offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on gender identity or expression constitutes an aggravating circumstance that a court must take into consideration when it imposes a sentence." | |||||
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| It replaces s. 318(4) and 718.2(a)(i) | |||||
2017, c. 33
| 2017, c. 33 (Bill C-63) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures Short: Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No 2 |
2017, c. 33 (Bill C-63) | December 14, 2017 | official text | Full Legislative History | |
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2016, c. 3
| 2016, c. 3 (Bill C-14) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) | 2016, c. 3 (Bill C-14) | June 17, 2016 | s. 4 and 5 of the Act [relates to s. 241.31 and 241.4(2) of Code] is in force on June 17, 2017 | official text CanLII text |
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| The amendment amends the Criminal Code to, "...create exemptions from the offences of culpable homicide, of aiding suicide and of administering a noxious thing, in order to permit medical practitioners and nurse practitioners to provide medical assistance in dying and to permit pharmacists and other persons to assist in the process;...specify the eligibility criteria and the safeguards that must be respected before medical assistance in dying may be provided to a person; ...require that medical practitioners and nurse practitioners who receive requests for, and pharmacists who dispense substances in connection with the provision of, medical assistance in dying provide information for the purpose of permitting the monitoring of medical assistance in dying, and authorize the Minister of Health to make regulations respecting that information; and ... create new offences for failing to comply with the safeguards, for forging or destroying documents related to medical assistance in dying, for failing to provide the required information and for contravening the regulations." | |||||
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| It replaces s. 14, 241, 241.1, 241.2, 241.3, 241.4, 241.31 adds s. 227, and modifies s. 241.4(2), 245 | |||||
2015, c. 34
| 2015, c. 34 (Bill C-35) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals) | 2015, c. 34 (Bill C-35) | June 23, 2015 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to better protect law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals and to ensure that offenders who harm those animals or assault peace officers are held fully accountable." | |||||
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| It adds s. 270.03, 445.01 and 718.03 | |||||
2015, c. 29
| 2015, c. 29 (Bill S-7) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act | 2015, c. 29 (Bill S-7) | June 18, 2015 | July 16, 2015 [PC No 2015-1073] | official text CanLII text |
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| Amends Criminal Code to "clarify that it is an offence for an officiant to knowingly solemnize a marriage in contravention of federal law; provide that it is an offence to celebrate, aid or participate in a marriage rite or ceremony knowing that one of the persons being married is doing so against their will or is under the age of 16 years; provide that it is an offence to remove a child from Canada with the intention that an act be committed outside Canada that, if it were committed in Canada, would constitute the offence of celebrating, aiding or participating in a marriage rite or ceremony knowing that the child is doing so against their will or is under the age of 16 years; provide that a judge may order a person to enter into a recognizance with conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the purpose of preventing the person from committing an offence relating to the marriage of a person against their will or the marriage of a person under the age of 16 years or relating to the removal of a child from Canada with the intention of committing an act that, if it were committed in Canada, would be such an offence; and provide that the defence of provocation is restricted to circumstances in which the victim engaged in conduct that would constitute an indictable offence under the Criminal Code that is punishable by five years or more in prison. ". | |||||
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| The amendment involves replacing s. 150.1(2.1), 232(2), 232(3)(a), 295, and 811. It also adds s. 150.1(2.2), 293.1, 293.2, and 810.02 and it changes s. 273.3(1). | |||||
2015, c. 23
| 2015, c. 23 (C-26) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Short: Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act |
2015, c. 23 (C-26) | June 18, 2015 | July 16, 2015 (s. 2 to 19) [PC No 2015-1074] December 1, 2016 (s. 21 to 28) [PC No 2016-0989] |
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| Amends the Criminal Code to "increase mandatory minimum penalties and maximum penalties for certain sexual offences against children; increase maximum penalties for violations of prohibition orders, probation orders and peace bonds; clarify and codify the rules regarding the imposition of consecutive and concurrent sentences; require courts to impose, in certain cases, consecutive sentences on offenders who commit sexual offences against children; and ensure that a court that imposes a sentence must take into consideration evidence that the offence in question was committed while the offender was subject to a conditional sentence order or released on parole, statutory release or unescorted temporary absence." Creates a public database of child sex offenders under the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act. | |||||
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| It amends s. 151, 152, 153, 160, 161, 163.1, 170, 171, 171.1, 172, 172.1, 172.2, 212, 271, 272, 718.2, 718.3, 733.1, and 811. | |||||
2015, c. 20
| 2015, c. 20 (Bill C-51) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts Short: Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 |
2015, c. 20 (Bill C-51) | June 18, 2015 | July 1 and August 1, 2015 [PC# 2015-1053] | official text CanLII text |
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| The Act "amends the Criminal Code to, with respect to recognizances to keep the peace relating to a terrorist activity or a terrorism offence, extend their duration, provide for new thresholds, authorize a judge to impose sureties and require a judge to consider whether it is desirable to include in a recognizance conditions regarding passports and specified geographic areas. With respect to all recognizances to keep the peace, the amendments also allow hearings to be conducted by video conference and orders to be transferred to a judge in a territorial division other than the one in which the order was made and increase the maximum sentences for breach of those recognizances. It further amends the Criminal Code to provide for an offence of knowingly advocating or promoting the commission of terrorism offences in general. It also provides a judge with the power to order the seizure of terrorist propaganda or, if the propaganda is in electronic form, to order the deletion of the propaganda from a computer system. Finally, it amends the Criminal Code to provide for the increased protection of witnesses, in particular of persons who play a role in respect of proceedings involving security information or criminal intelligence information, and makes consequential amendments to other Acts." | |||||
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| It amended s. 2, 83.3(7.1), (8.1), 83.31(2), (3), 487.04, 810.01(8), 810.011(6), 811(a), (b), added s. 83.221 to 83.223, 83.3(11.1), (11.2), 486.7, 810.011, 810.21, 810.22, and replaces s. 83.3(2)(a), (b), 83.3(4), 83.3(8)(a), (b), (12), 195(1)(a), (b), 486(1), 810.01(1) | |||||
2015, c. 13
| 2015, c. 13 (Bill C-32) | |||||
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| An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts | 2015, c. 13 (Bill C-32) | April 23, 2015 | July 23, 2015 (some s. delayed, see s. 37 to 44 of Act) [PC# 2015-0846 and 2016-0366] | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to... align the definition of “victim” with the definition of “victim” in the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights... protect the privacy and security interests of complainants and witnesses in proceedings involving certain sexual offences and ensure that they are informed of their right to be represented by legal counsel... broaden the conduct to which the offence of intimidation of justice system participants applies... expand the list of factors that a court may take into consideration when determining whether an exclusion order is in the interest of the proper administration of justice... make testimonial aids more accessible to vulnerable witnesses... enable witnesses to testify using a pseudonym in appropriate cases... make publication bans for victims under the age of 18 mandatory on application... provide that an order for judicial interim release must indicate that the safety and security of every victim was taken into consideration... require the court to inquire of the prosecutor if reasonable steps have been taken to inform the victims of any plea agreement entered into by the accused and the prosecutor in certain circumstances... add victim impact statement forms to assist victims to convey their views at sentencing proceedings and at hearings held by Review Boards... provide that the acknowledgment of the harm done to the victims and to the community is a sentencing objective... clarify the provisions relating to victim impact statements... allow for community impact statements to be considered for all offences... provide that victims may request a copy of a judicial interim release order, probation order or a conditional sentence order... specify that the victim surcharge must be paid within the reasonable time established by the lieutenant governor of the province in which it is imposed... provide a form for requesting a restitution order; and... provide that courts must consider the making of a restitution order in all cases, and that, in multiple victim cases, a restitution order may specify the amounts owed to each victim and designate the priority of payment among the victims." It also creates certain rights for victims in criminal proceedings. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 2.2, 278.4(2.1), 486.31, 515(13), 606(4.1) to (4.4), 737.1, 739.1 to 739.4, and Form 48.1 in Part XXVIII. It replaces s. 287.2(1), (1)(b), 287.3(5), 287.5(2), 278.6(3), 278.7(2), (3), 423.1(1), 486(2), 486.1(1) to (3), 486.2, 486.3(1) to (4.1), 486.4(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), (2), 486.5(1), (2), (7)(b), 672.5(14), 718 (a), (f), 718.2(e), 722, 722.2, 732.1(5)(a), 737(4), 741, 741.1, 742.3(3)(a), Form 34.1 in Part XXVIII. It repeals s. 380.3, 380.4, 423.1(2), 672.5(16), 745.63(2). | |||||
2015, c. 3
| 2015, c. 3 (Bill C-47) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect Short: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2014 |
2015, c. 3 (Bill C-47) | February 26, 2015 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The amendment means to "correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 84(1), 164(8), 493, 552, schedule to Part XXV, it replaces s. 188(4)(c), (e), 287(6)(a), 320(8), 482(2)(l), 745.6(3)(c), (e), 812(1)(c), (f) , (g). | |||||
2015, c. 1
| 2015, c. 1 (Bill S-221) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against public transit operators) | 2015, c. 1 (Bill S-221) | February 25th, 2015 | February 25th, 2015 | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault [offences under s. 264.1(1)(a) or any of sections 266 to 269] is a public transit operator to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| s. 269.01. | |||||
2014, c. 39
| 2014, c. 39 (Bill C-43) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No 2 | 2014, c. 39 (Bill C-43) | 16 December 2014 | ? | CanLII text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
2014, c. 32
| 2014, c. 32 (Bill C-8) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Combating Counterfeit Products Act | 2014, c. 32 (Bill C-8) | November 6, 2014 | January 1, 2015 [PC# 2014-1451] | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Consequential amendments to the Code relating to new offences in the Copyright and Trade-marks Act. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| s. 183. | |||||
2014, c. 31
| 2014, c. 31 (Bill C-13) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act | 2014, c. 31 (Bill C-13) | December 9, 2014 | March 9, 2015 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The "enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide...for ... a new offence of non-consensual distribution of intimate images as well as complementary amendments to authorize the removal of such images from the Internet and the recovery of expenses incurred to obtain the removal of such images, the forfeiture of property used in the commission of the offence, a recognizance order to be issued to prevent the distribution of such images and the restriction of the use of a computer or the Internet by a convicted offender;... the power to make preservation demands and orders to compel the preservation of electronic evidence;...new production orders to compel the production of data relating to the transmission of communications and the location of transactions, individuals or things; ...a warrant that will extend the current investigative power for data associated with telephones to transmission data relating to all means of telecommunications; ... warrants that will enable the tracking of transactions, individuals and things and that are subject to legal thresholds appropriate to the interests at stake; and ... a streamlined process of obtaining warrants and orders related to an authorization to intercept private communications by ensuring that those warrants and orders can be issued by a judge who issues the authorization and by specifying that all documents relating to a request for a related warrant or order are automatically subject to the same rules respecting confidentiality as the request for authorization." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 4(8), 162.1, 162.2, 186(8), 187(8), 188(6), 342.2(4), Form 5.001 to 5.0091, replaces s. 164(1), (3) to (5), (7), 164.1(5), (7), 320.1(1), (5), (7), 327 , 342.1(1), 342.2(1), (2), 371, 372, 430(1.1), 430(5), (5.1), (8), 487.011 to 487.02, header of 487.1, 487.3(1)(b), 492.1, 492.2, 810(1), it modifies s. 164(8), 164.1(1), 164.2(1), 183, 342.1(2), 487.3(1) 738(1) and repeals s. 326(2), 342.1(2). | |||||
2014, c. 25
| 2014, c. 25 (Bill C-36) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Short: Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act |
2014, c. 25 (Bill C-36) | November 6th, 2014 | December 6th, 2014 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to ... create an offence that prohibits purchasing sexual services or communicating in any place...; create an offence that prohibits receiving a material benefit that derived from the commission of this [purchasing offence]; create an offence that prohibits the advertisement of sexual services offered for sale and to authorize the courts to order the seizure of materials containing such advertisements and their removal from the Internet; modernize the offence that prohibits the procurement of persons for the purpose of prostitution; create an offence that prohibits communicating... for the purpose of selling sexual services ... [in a public place where children frequent]; ...and specify that, for the purposes of certain offences, a weapon includes any thing used, designed to be use or intended for use in binding or tying up a person against their will." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It modifies s. 2(b), 212(2), (4), 150.1(5), 161(1.1)(a), 183, 274, 278.2(1)(a), 486(3), 486.4(1)(a) and (b), 486.04, 490.011(1), 810.1(1). It adds 161(1.1)(d), 286.1 to 286.5, 487.04 segments, 752 segments. It replaces s. 164(1), (3) to (5), (7), (8), 164.1(1), (5), (7), 171.1(1)(a), 172.1(1)(a), 172.2(1)(a), 197(1) definitions, 213(1), 278.2(1), 279.02, 279.03, 487.04 segments, 487.051, 490.012(1), (2), (3)(a), 490.013(2.1), 490.02904(3)(d), 753.1(2)(a), Form 5.04 (b)(iii), Form 53 segments. It repeals s. 197(1) definitions, 212, 487.04 segments, 490.011(1) segments, 752 segments. | |||||
2014, c. 23
| 2014, c. 23 (Bill C-10) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco) Short: Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act |
2014, c. 23 (Bill C-10) | November 6, 2014 | April 10, 2015 [PC# 2015-0339] | official text CanLII text |
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| Amends Code to "create a new offence of trafficking in contraband tobacco and to provide for minimum penalties of imprisonment for repeat offenders". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| s. 2, 121.1. | |||||
2014, c. 32
| 2014, c. 21 (Bill C-489) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (restrictions on offenders) | 2014, c. 21 (Bill C-489) | June 19, 2014 | September 19, 2014 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends section 161 of the Criminal Code to require a court to consider making an order prohibiting certain offenders from being within two kilometres, or any other distance specified in the order, of any dwellinghouse where the victim identified in the order resides or of any other place specified in the order. It also amends subsection 732.1(2) (probation) to ensure that the offender abstains from communicating with any victim, witness or other person identified in a probation order, or refrains from going to any place specified in the order, except in accordance with certain conditions. It makes similar amendments to section 742.3 (conditional sentence orders) and subsection 810.1(3.02) (conditions of recognizance)." It amends Code provisions relating to probation orders, conditional sentence orders, peace bonds, and 161 orders requiring judges to put restrictions on accused against being near or contacting victims or witnesses. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds 161(1)(a.1), 732.1(2)(a.1), 732.1(2.1), (2.2), 742.3(1.1) to (1.3), and 810.1(3.02)(b.1). | |||||
2014, c. 17
| 2014, c. 17 (Bill C-394) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment) | 2014, c. 17 (Bill C-394) | June 19, 2014 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence to recruit, solicit, encourage, coerce or invite a person to join a criminal organization. It establishes a penalty for that offence and a more severe penalty for the recruitment of persons who are under 18 years of age. This enactment also makes a related amendment to the National Defence Act." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 183, 185, 186, 462.48(1.1), 467.1(2), 467.2(1), 467.2(2), 487.04(a.1).
It adds s. 467.111. It replaces s. 467.14, 486.2(5)(a), 515(6)(a)(ii), 743.6(1.1), 743.6(1.2). | |||||
2014, c. 10
| 2014, c. 10 (Bill C-444) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personating peace officer or public officer) | 2014, c. 10 (Bill C-444) | June 19, 2014 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to establish that personating a police officer or a public officer for the purpose of committing another offence must be considered by a court to be an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds 130.1 which increases penalties for the offence of personating peace officers. | |||||
2014, c. 9
| 2014, c 9 (Bill C-217) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief relating to war memorials) | 2014, c 9 (Bill C-217) | June 19, 2014 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Enacts "the offence of committing mischief in relation to a war memorial or cenotaph". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 430(4.11). | |||||
2014, c. 6
| 2014, c. 6 (Bill C-14) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act | 2014, c. 6 (Bill C-14) | April 10, 2014 | July 10, 2014 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the mental disorder regime in the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act to specify that the paramount consideration in the decision-making process is the safety of the public and to create a scheme for finding that certain persons who have been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder are high-risk accused. It also enhances the involvement of victims in the regime and makes procedural and technical amendments." It creates new consideration of "high risk" offenders found to be NCR. It amends 672.1(1), 672.11(d.1), 672.121, 672.54, Form 48, Form 48.1. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 672.5(1), 672.5(15.2) to (16), 672.51(1), 672.5401, 672.75, 672.76(2)(a), 672.81(1.4) (1.5), 672.88, 672.89. It added 672.21(3)(c), 672.47(4), (5), 672.5(5.2), 672.5(13.3), 672.541, 672.542, 672.56(1.1), 672.64, 672.76(2)(a.1), 672.84. | |||||
2013, c. 40
| 2013, c. 40 (Bill C-4) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No 2 | 2013, c. 40 (Bill C-4) | 12 December 2013 | CanLII text | Full Legislative History | |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
2013, c. 32
| 2013, c. 32 (Bill C-299) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person) | 2013, c. 32 (Bill C-299) | June 26, 2013 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to prescribe a minimum punishment of five years when a kidnap victim is under sixteen years of age, unless the person who commits the offence is a parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of the victim." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 279 on kidnapping. | |||||
2013, c. 24
| 2013, c. 24 (Bill C-15) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act | 2013, c. 24 (Bill C-15) | June 19, 2013 | October 18, 2013 (s. 17, 97 and 104), June 1, 2014 (remainder) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| Minor grammatical edits. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It makes minor edits to french wording in s. 5 of Form 52 | |||||
2013, c. 19
| 2013, c. 19 (Bill S-209) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (prize fights) | 2013, c. 19 (Bill S-209) | June 19, 2013 | August 20, 2012 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The amendment "expand[s] the list of permitted sports under the prize fighting provisions". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 83(2). | |||||
2013, c. 15
| 2013, c. 15 (C-309) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act | 2013, c. 15 (C-309) | June 19, 2013 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence to wear a mask or other disguise to conceal one’s identity while taking part in a riot or an unlawful assembly." Amends Code to include an offence for wearing a disguise or mask when participating in a riot or unlawful assembly | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 65 and 66. | |||||
2013, c. 13
| 2013, c. 13 (Bill S-9) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Nuclear Terrorism Act | 2013, c. 13 (Bill S-9) | June 19, 2013 | November 1, 2013 [PC# 2013-0983] | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create four new offences relating to nuclear terrorism in order to implement the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 2, 183, 487.04, 607(6), adds s. 7(2.21), 82.2 to 82.7, it replaces s. 83.01(1)(a)(v), it repeals s. 7(3.2) to (3.6). | |||||
2013, c. 11
| 2013, c. 11 (Bill C-37) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Increasing Offenders’ Accountability for Victims Act | 2013, c. 11 (Bill C-37) | June 19, 2013 | October 24, 2013 [PC# 2013-1061] | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| This Act amends s. 737 to require victim fine surcharges upon sentencing in all cases. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 673(b), 737(1), 737(2)(a) and (b), 785(b), it repeals s. 737(5) and (6), 737(10), it amends s. 737(9) | |||||
2013, c. 9
| 2013, c. 9 (Bill S-7) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Combating Terrorism Act | 2013, c. 9 (Bill S-7) | April 25, 2013 | July 15, 2013 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment replaces sections 83.28 to 83.3 of the Criminal Code to provide for an investigative hearing for the purpose of gathering information for an investigation of a terrorism offence and to allow for the imposition of a recognizance with conditions on a person to prevent them from carrying out a terrorist activity. In addition, the enactment provides for those sections to cease to have effect or for the possible extension of their operation. The enactment also provides that the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness include in their respective annual reports their opinion on whether those sections should be extended. It also amends the Criminal Code to create offences of leaving or attempting to leave Canada to commit certain terrorism offences." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 83.31(1.1), (3.1). It replaces s. 7(2)(b) and (c), 83.08(2), 83.1(1), 83.23, 83.28, 83.29, 83.3, 83.32(1) to (2), 83.32(4), 83.33, 462.48(2)(d). It amends s. 183, 487.04 segments. It adds s. 83.181, 83.191, 83.201, 83.202. It repeals s. 83.1(2) | |||||
2013, c. 8
| 2013, c. 8 (Bill C-55) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R v Tse Act | 2013, c. 8 (Bill C-55) | March 27, 2013 | s. 5 (Sept 27, 2013) remainder (Mar 27, 2013) | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in R v Tse, safeguards related to the authority to intercept private communications without prior judicial authorization under section 184.4 of that Act. Notably, the enactment... requires the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Attorney General of each province to report on the interceptions of private communications made under section 184.4... provides that a person who has been the object of such an interception must be notified of the interception within a specified period... narrows the class of individuals who can make such an interception; and... limits those interceptions to offences listed in section 183 of the Criminal Code." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 184.4, 195(1), (2), (3), (5). It adds s. 195(2.1), 196.1. It modifies s. 183, 191(2)(a) and (b.1). | |||||
2012, c. 29
| 2012, c. 29 (Bill C-36) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elder abuse) Short: Protecting Canada's Seniors Act |
2012, c. 29 (Bill C-36) | December 14, 2012 | January 13, 2013 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to add vulnerability due to age as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 718.2(a)(iii.1). | |||||
2012, c. 19
| 2012, c. 19 (Bill C-38) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act | 2012, c. 19 (Bill C-38) | May 29, 2012 | ? | CanLII text | Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
2012, c. 15
| 2012, c. 15 (Bill C-310) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) | 2012, c. 15 (Bill C-310) | June 28, 2012 | June 28, 2012 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| extends scope of trafficking in persons offences to include those operating outside of Canada. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amended s. 7(4.1) and 279.04 | |||||
2012, c. 9
| 2012 c. 9 (Bill C-26) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Citizen's Arrest and Self-Defence Act | 2012 c. 9 (Bill C-26) | June 28, 2012 | March 11, 2013 [PC# 2013-0016] | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to enable a person who owns or has lawful possession of property, or persons authorized by them, to arrest within a reasonable time a person whom they find committing a criminal offence on or in relation to that property. It also amends the Criminal Code to simplify the provisions relating to the defences of property and persons." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 34 to 42, 494(2), it adds s. 494(4). | |||||
2012, c. 6
| 2012, c. 6 (Bill C-19) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act Short: Ending the Long-gun Registry Act |
2012, c. 6 (Bill C-19) | April 5, 2012 | April 5, 2012 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| It removes requirements relating to the "requirement to register firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 91(1),(4)(b)(ii), (5), 92(1), (4)(b)(ii), 94(1)(2)(a)(i) and (ii), 95(1), 106(1)(a) and (b), 108(3) and 117.03(1) and (2). It repeals s. 92(5) and (6), 94(5). | |||||
2012, c. 1
| 2012, c. 1 (Bill C-10) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts Short: Safe Streets and Communities Act |
2012, c. 1 (Bill C-10) | March 13, 2012 | PC# 2012-00770] August 9, 2012 (s. 10 to 31 and 35 to 38) [PC# 2012-0841] October 23, 2012 (s. 167 to 203) [PC# 2012-0841] November 6, 2012 (s. 32(1), 33, 39 to 47, 49 and 50) [PC# 2012-0841] November 20, 2012 (s. 34) [PC# 2012-0841] February 28, 2013 (s. 160) [PC# 2013-0121] |
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| The Act "amends the Criminal Code to... increase or impose mandatory minimum penalties, and increase maximum penalties, for certain sexual offences with respect to children;... create offences of making sexually explicit material available to a child and of agreeing or arranging to commit a sexual offence against a child;... expand the list of specified conditions that may be added to prohibition and recognizance orders to include prohibitions concerning contact with a person under the age of 16 and use of the Internet or any other digital network;... expand the list of enumerated offences that may give rise to such orders and prohibitions; and... eliminate the reference, in section 742.1, to serious personal injury offences and to restrict the availability of conditional sentences for all offences for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 14 years or life and for specified offences, prosecuted by way of indictment, for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years." Most amendments are changes to the sentencing provisions of child-related sex offences and serious offences with available Conditional Sentences. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 7(4.1), 161(1), 161(1.1)(a), 164.2(1), 172.1(1), 183, 271, 272(2), 273(2), 486(3), 487.04(a), 752, 810.1(1), and Form 5.04. It replaces s. 151(a), (b), 152(a), (b), 153(1.1)(a), (b), 155(2), 160(3), 163.1(2)(b), 163.1(3)(b), 163.1(4)(a) and (b), 163.1(4.1)(a) and (b), 170(a) and (b), 171(b), 172.1(2), 173, 515(4.1)(c), 515(6)(d), 553(c)(xi), 742.1, 753.1(2)(a), 810.1(3.02)(a). It adds s. 171.1, 172.2. | |||||
2011, c. 16
| 2011, c. 16 (Bill C-2) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mega-trials) Short: Fair and Efficient Criminal Trials Act |
2011, c. 16 (Bill C-2) | June 26, 2011 | s. 2,4-6, 7(2),(4), 10, 11, and 14-16 (August 15, 2011) and remaining (Oct 24, 2011) [PC# 2011-0827] | official text CanLII text |
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| Creates power to appoint case mgmt judge with certain powers. Makes additions to protect jurors more and increases available numbers. Binds re-trials to previous voir dires. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| it adds s. 523(1.2) and 551.1 to 551.8, 631(2.1), 652.1 and 653.1. Replaces s. 523(2), 601, 631(3), (3.1), (5), and (6), 640(2.2), 641, 642.1(1), 643(1), 669.2(3) and (4) and 795. | |||||
2011, c. 7
| 2011, c. 7 (Bill C-30) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R v Shoker Act | 2011, c. 7 (Bill C-30) | March 23, 2011 | March 12, 2015 [PC# 2014-1449] | official text CanLII text |
Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow a court to require that an offender or defendant provide a sample of a bodily substance on the demand of peace officers, probation officers, supervisors or designated persons, or at regular intervals, in order to enforce compliance with a prohibition on consuming drugs or alcohol imposed in a probation order, a conditional sentence order or a recognizance under section 810, 810.01, 810.1 or 810.2 of that Act." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 729.1, 732.1(7) to (12), 732.11, 742.3(5) to (10), 742.31, 810(3.1), (3.2), 810.1(3.02)(f), (g), 810.2(4.1)(f), (g), 810.3, 810.4, 811.1 and Form 51. Replaces s. 732.1(3)(c), 742.3(2)(a), 810(3), 810(4), and 810.01(4.1). | |||||
2011, c. 6
| 2011, c. 6 (Bill C-21) SI/2011-82 | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Standing up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act | 2011, c. 6 (Bill C-21) SI/2011-82 |
March 23, 2011 | November 1, 2011 [PC# 2011-1121] | official text CanLII text |
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| Adds mandatory minimum for fraud over one million and amends the aggravating factors found in s. 380.1. | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| Creates prohibition orders under 380.2, more restitution orders under s. 380.3 and community impact statements under s. 380.4. | |||||
2011, c. 5
| 2011, c. 5 (Bill C-48) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act | 2011, c. 5 (Bill C-48) | March 23, 2011 | December 2, 2011 [PC# 2011-1383] | official text CanLII text |
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| Amendments with respect to "parole inadmissibility period for offenders convicted of multiple murders". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It add s. 675(2.3), 676(6), 745.21, and 745.51. | |||||
2011, c. 2
| 2011, c. 2 (Bill S-6) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act | 2011, c. 2 (Bill S-6) | December 2, 2011 | On Royal Assent [PC# 2011-1384] | official text CanLII text |
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| The act "amends the Criminal Code with regard to the right of persons convicted of murder or high treason to be eligible to apply for early parole". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It adds s. 745.01(2), 745.21, 745.51, 745.6(1)(a.1), 745.6(2.1) to (2.8). It also replaces s. 745.6(1), 745.61(1), (2), (3) to (5), 745.63(6)(a) and 745.63(8). | |||||
2010, c. 20
| 2010, c. 20 (Bill C-464) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody) | 2010, c. 20 (Bill C-464) | December 15, 2010 | On Royal Assent | official text CanLII text |
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| The Act "amends the Criminal Code to provide that the detention of an accused in custody may be justified where it is necessary for the protection or safety of the public, including any person under the age of 18 years." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It replaces s. 515(10)(b). | |||||
2010, c. 19
| 2010, c. 19 (Bill S-215) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide bombings) | 2010, c. 19 (Bill S-215) | December 15, 2010 | November 30, 2011 [PC# 2011-1322] | official text CanLII text |
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| The act "clarif[ies] that suicide bombings fall within the definition terrorist activity." | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| s. 83.01(1.2) | |||||
2010, c. 17
| 2010, c. 17 (Bill S-2) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act | 2010, c. 17 (Bill S-2) | December 15, 2010 | April 15, 2011 | official text CanLII text |
Full Legislative History |
| Summary | |||||
| It amends he Criminal Code to "enhance police investigation of crimes of a sexual nature and allow police services to use the national database proactively to prevent crimes of a sexual nature", "require[s] sex offenders arriving in Canada to comply with" SOIRA, and "provide[s] that sex offenders who are subject to a mandatory requirement to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act are also subject to a mandatory requirement to provide a sample for forensic DNA analysis". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| The act replaces s. 173(2), 490.012, 490.013(3), 490.014, 490.015(1)(c), 490.015(4), 490.016(1), (3), 490.017(2), 490.023(2), (4), 490.024(2), 490.025, 490.026(1), (5), 490.027(1), (3), 490.029(2). It adds s. 490.02901 to 490.02911. It also amends s. 487.04, 490.011(1), 490.018(1)(d), 490.019. | |||||
2010, c. 14
| 2010, c. 14 (Bill S-9) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| Full: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime) Short: Tackling Auto Theft and Property Crime Act |
2010, c. 14 (Bill S-9) | November 18, 2010 | April 29, 2011 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The act "create[s] offences in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle, the alteration, removal or obliteration of a vehicle identification number, the trafficking of property or proceeds obtained by crime and the possession of such property or proceeds for the purposes of trafficking, and to provide for an in rem prohibition of the importation or exportation of such property or proceeds". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 183. It adds s. 333.1, 353.1, 355.1 to 355.5. It replaces s. 462.3(3)(b)(i), 462.34(7), 462.48(1.1)(b), 491.2(1), and 593(1). | |||||
2010, c. 3
| 2010, c. 3 (Bill C-268) | |||||
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| Act Name | Citation | Royal Assent | In force | Amendment Text | Debates & Govt Docs |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years) | 2010, c. 3 (Bill C-268) | June 29, 2010 | June 29, 2010 | official text CanLII text |
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| Summary | |||||
| The act creates "minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of five years for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years". | |||||
| Amended Code Sec. | |||||
| It amends s. 183, 487.04, 490.011(1), and 752. It adds s. 279.011. It replaces s. 279.02, 279.03, 486(3), 486.4(1)(a)(i) | |||||
See Also
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (2000 to 2009)
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (1984 to 1999)
- List of Criminal Code Amendments (1892 to 1984)
List of Criminal Code Forms
| Form | Title | Related Section | Amendments | Related Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form 1 | Information to Obtain a Search Warrant | s. 320.29, 487 [Section 487 Search Warrants] | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 1; 2018, c. 21, s. 28. | Section 487 Search Warrants |
| Form 2 | Information | s. 506 [Laying of an Information] and 788 [Laying an Summary Offence Information] | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 2; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184. |
Informations and Indictments |
| Form 3 | Repealed | Repealed | [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184] | N/A |
| Form 4 | Heading of Indictment | s. 566 [Preferring indictments], 566.1 [Indictments, Nunavut], 580 [Form of indictment] and 591 [Joinder and severance] | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 4; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1999, c. 3, s. 58. |
Informations and Indictments |
| Form 5 | Warrant to Search | s. 320.29 and 487 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 5; 1999, c. 5, s. 45; 2018, c. 21, s. 28. |
Section 487 Search Warrants |
| Form 5.001 | Preservation Demand | s. 487.012(1) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Preservation Demands and Orders |
| Form 5.002 | Information To Obtain a Preservation Demand | s. 487.013(2) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Preservation Demands and Orders |
| Form 5.003 | Preservation Order | s. 487.013(4) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Preservation Demands and Orders |
| Form 5.004 | Information To Obtain a Production Order | s. 487.014(2), 487.015(2), 487.016(2), 487.017(2) and 487.018(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | |
| Form 5.005 | Production Order for Documents | s. 487.014(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | |
| Form 5.006 | Production Order To Trace a Communication | s. 487.015(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Trace Specified Communications Production Orders |
| Form 5.007 | Production Order for Transmission Data or Tracking Data | s. 487.016(3) and 487.017(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Transmission Data Production Orders Production Orders for Tracking Data |
| Form 5.008 | Production Order for Financial Data | s. 487.018(4) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Production Orders for Financial Data |
| Form 5.0081 | Information To Revoke or Vary an Order Made Under Any of Sections 487.013 to 487.018 of the Criminal Code | s. 487.019(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Production Orders |
| Form 5.009 | Information To Obtain a Non-Disclosure Order | s. 487.0191(2) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations |
| Form 5.0091 | Non-Disclosure Order | s. 487.0191(3) | 2014, c. 31, s. 26. | Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations |
| Form 5.01 | Information To Obtain a Warrant To Take Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.05(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24. | Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples |
| Form 5.02 | Warrant Authorizing the Taking of Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.05(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24. | Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples |
| Form 5.03 | Order Authorizing the Taking of Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.051(1) and (2) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2002, c. 1, s. 185; 2005, c. 25, s. 12; 2007, c. 22, s. 23; 2019, c. 25, s. 330. |
DNA Orders (Primary Designated Offences) |
| Form 5.04 | Order Authorizing the Taking of Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.051(3) [persons found not criminally responsible and secondary designated offences] | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2002, c. 1, s. 186; 2005, c. 25, s. 12; 2007, c. 22, s. 23; 2012, c. 1, s. 38; 2014, c. 25, s. 32; 2018, c. 16, s. 224, c. 21, s. 29; 2019, c. 25, s. 331; 2022, c. 17, s. 56. |
DNA Orders (secondary designated offences) |
| Form 5.041 | Order to a Person To Have Bodily Substances Taken for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.051(4) and 487.055(3.11) | 2007, c. 22, s. 23; 2019, c. 25, s. 332. | DNA Orders (Primary Designated Offences) |
| Form 5.05 | Application for an Authorization To Take Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.055(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2005, c. 25, s. 12; 2007, c. 22, s. 23. |
Miscellaneous DNA Provisions |
| Form 5.06 | Authorization To Take Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.055(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2005, c. 25, s. 12; 2007, c. 22, s. 23. |
Persons failing to Attend for Taking of Sample |
| Form 5.061 | Summons to a Person To Have Bodily Substances Taken for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.055(4) and 487.091(3) | 2007, c. 22, s. 23; 2019, c. 25, s. 333. | Miscellaneous DNA Provisions Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples |
| Form 5.062 | Warrant for Arrest | s. 487.0551(1) | 2007, c. 22, s. 23. | Persons failing to Attend for Taking of Sample |
| Form 5.07 | Report to a Provincial Court Judge or the Court | s. 487.057(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2007, c. 22, s. 24. |
DNA Orders |
| Form 5.08 | Application for an Authorization To Take Additional Samples of Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.091(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2005, c. 25, s. 13; 2007, c. 22, s. 25. |
Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples |
| Form 5.09 | Authorization To Take Additional Samples of Bodily Substances for Forensic DNA Analysis | s. 487.091(1) | 1998, c. 37, s. 24; 2005, c. 25, s. 13; 2007, c. 22, s. 25. |
Section 487.05 Seizure Warrant of DNA Samples |
| Form 5.1 | Warrant To Search | ss. 320.29(5), 462.32(4)(a)(ii) and 487.093(1)(a)(ii) | R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184, c. 1 (4th Supp.), s. 17; 2018, c. 21, s. 30; 2022, c. 17, s. 57. | |
| Form 5.2 | Report to a Justice | s. 489.1(3) [Report to a Justice] | R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2018, c. 21, s. 31; 2022, c. 17, s. 57. | Procedure on Seizure of Property |
| Form 5.3 | Report to a Judge of Property Seized | s. 462.32 | R.S., 1985, c. 42 (4th Supp.), s. 6. | Proceeds of Crime Search Warrant |
| Form 6 | Summons to a Person Charged with an Offence | s. s | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 6; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s.184; 018, c. 29, s. 69; 2019, c. 25, s. 334. |
Issuing Process |
| Form 6.1 | Application for a Summons under Section 485.2 | s. 485.2(1) | 2022, c. 17, s. 58. | |
| Form 6.2 | Summons to Appear for the Purposes of the Identification of Criminals Act | s. 485.2(1) | 2022, c. 17, s. 58. | Issuing Process |
| Form 7 | Warrant for Arrest | s. 475, 493, 597, 800 and 803 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 7; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s.203; 1997, c. 39, s. 3; 1999, c. 5, s. 46; 2019, c. 25, s. 335. |
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| Form 7.1 | Warrant To Enter Dwelling-house | s. 529.1 [Entry into Place to Execute an Arrest Warrant] | 1997, c. 39, s. 3; 2002, c. 13, s. 85. |
Entry into Place to Execute an Arrest Warrant |
| Form 8 | Warrant for Committal | s. 493 and 515 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 8; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 184, 203; 2019, c. 25, s. 336/ |
Continued Detention After Appearing Before a Justice |
| Form 9 | Appearance Notice | s. 2 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 9; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 1997, c. 18, s. 115; 2018, c. 29, s. 70; 2019, c. 25, s. 337 |
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| Form 10 | Undertaking | s. 2 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 10; 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 1997, c. 18, s. 115; 2018, c. 29, s. 70; 2019, c. 25, s. 337; 2022, c. 17, s. 59. |
Promise to Appear, Issued by Police |
| Form 11 | Release Order | s. 2 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 11; 1992, c. 1, s. 58; 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 1997, c. 18, s. 115; 2018, c. 29, s. 70; 2019, c. 25, s. 337. |
Release by Police |
| Form 11.1 | Order to Appear for the Purposes of the Identification of Criminals Act | s. 515.01 | 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 1997, c. 18, s. 115; 1999, c. 25, s. 24; 2002, c. 13, s. 86(F); 2018, c. 29, s. 71; 2019, c. 25, s. 337; 2022, c. 17, s. 60. |
Release by Police |
| Form 12 | Surety Declaration | s. 515.1 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 12; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 1999, c. 25, s. 25; 2008, c. 18, s. 45.1; 2018, c. 29, s. 72; 2019, c. 25, s. 337. | Release With and Without Sureties and Deposits |
| Form 13 | [Repealed, 2019, c. 25, s. 337] | |||
| Form 14 | [Repealed, 2019, c. 25, s. 337] | |||
| Form 15 | Warrant To Convey Accused Before Justice of Another Territorial Division | s. 543 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 15; 2019, c. 25, s. 338. | |
| Form 16 | Subpoena to a Witness | s. 699 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 16; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1999, c. 5, s. 47. |
Compelling Attendance of Witnesses |
| Form 16.1 | Subpoena to a Witness in the Case of Proceedings in Respect of an Offence Referred to in Subsection 278.2(1) of the Criminal Code | s. 278.3(5) [Service of application and subpoena] and 699(7) [Form of subpoena in sexual offences] | 1997, c. 30, s. 3. | Production of Records for Sexual Offences Compelling Attendance of Witnesses |
| Form 17 | Warrant for Witness | ss. 698 and 705 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 17; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184. |
Arrest Warrants for Witnesses |
| Form 18 | Warrant To Arrest an Absconding Witness | s. 704 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 18; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 2019, c. 25, s. 339. |
Arrest Warrants for Witnesses |
| Form 19 | Warrant Remanding a Prisoner | ss. 516 and 537 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 19; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 340. |
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| Form 20 | Warrant of Committal of Witness for Refusing To Be Sworn or To Give Evidence | s. 545 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 20; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 341. |
Witness Refusing to Testify |
| Form 21 | Warrant of Committal on Conviction | ss. 570 and 806 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 21; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1995, c. 22, s. 9; 2009, c. 29, s. 4. |
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| Form 22 | Warrant of Committal on an Order for the Payment of Money | s. 806 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 22; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 342. |
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| Form 23 | Warrant of Committal for Failure To Furnish Recognizance To Keep the Peace | ss. 810 and 810.1 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 23; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 184, 203; 1993, c. 45, s. 12. |
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| Form 24 | Warrant of Committal of Witness for Failure To Enter into Recognizance | s. 550 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 24; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 343. |
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| Form 25 | Warrant of Committal for Contempt | s. 708 [Contempt] | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 25; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 344. |
Finding of Contempt |
| Form 26 | Warrant of Committal in Default of Payment of Costs of an Appeal | s. 827 | N/A | |
| Form 27 | Warrant of Committal on Forfeiture of Amounts | s. 773 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 27; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 345. |
Estreatment of Recognizance |
| Form 28 | Endorsement of Warrant | s. 528 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 28; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2019, c. 25, s. 346. |
Out of Province Arrest Warrants |
| Form 28.1 | Repealed | Repealed | N/A | |
| Form 29 | Endorsement of Warrant | s. 507 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 29; 1994, c. 44, s. 84. |
Issuing Process |
| Form 30 | Order for Accused to Be Brought Before Justice Prior to Expiration of Period of Remand | s. 537 | 2019, c. 25, s. 347. | |
| Form 31 | Deposition of a Witness | s. 540 | N/A | Preliminary Inquiry Depositions |
| Form 32 | Recognizance | ss. 493, 550, 679, 706, 707, 810, 810.1, 817 and 832 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 32; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 101, 184, 203; c. 42 (4th Supp.), s. 7; 1993, c. 45, ss. 13, 14; 1999, c. 25, s. 27, 2019, c. 25, s. 348; 2022, c. 17, s. 61(F). |
Release With and Without Sureties and Deposits |
| Form 33 | Certificate of Default to Be Endorsed | s. 770 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 33; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 1994, c. 44, s. 84; 2019, c. 25, s. 349. |
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| Form 34 | Writ of Fieri Facias | s. 771 | N/A | Estreatment of Recognizance |
| Form 34.1 | Statement on Restitution | s. 737.1(4) | 2011, c. 6, s. 5; 2015, c. 13, s. 35. |
Restitution |
| Form 34.2 | Victim Impact Statement | s. 722(4) | 2015, c. 13, s. 35. | Victim Impact Statements |
| Form 34.3 | Community Impact Statement | s. 722.2(2) | 2015, c. 13, s. 35. | Victim Impact Statements |
| Form 35 | Conviction | ss. 570 and 806 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 35; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 184, 203. |
Trial Verdicts |
| Form 36 | Order Against an Offender | ss. 570 and 806 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 36; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184. |
Trial Verdicts |
| Form 37 | Order Acquitting Accused | s. 570 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 37; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 184, 203. |
Trial Verdicts |
| Form 38 | Conviction for Contempt | s. 708 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 38; 2019, c. 25, s. 350. | Contempt of Court (Offence) |
| Form 39 | Order for Discharge of a Person in Custody | s. 519 and 550 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 39; 2019, c. 25, s. 351. | |
| Form 40 | Challenge To Array | s. 629 | N/A | Challenge to Jury Panel |
| Form 41 | Challenge for Cause | s. 639 | N/A | Challenge for Cause |
| Form 42 | Certificate of Non-payment of Costs of Appeal | s. 827 | N/A | Appeal Procedure For Summary Convictions |
| Form 43 | Jailer’s Receipt to Peace Officer for Prisoner | s. 744 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 43; 1995, c. 22, s. 18. |
Imprisonment, Execution of Warrant of Committal |
| Form 44 | N/A | s. 667 [Proof of previous conviction] | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 44; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184, c. 1 (4th Supp.), s. 18; 1995, c. 22, s. 18; 2005, c. 10, s. 34. |
Proof of Previous Conviction |
| Form 45 | N/A | s. 667 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 45; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 2005, c. 10, s. 34. |
Proof of Previous Conviction |
| Form 46 | Probation Order | s. 732.1 | R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 46; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 1995, c. 22, s. 10; 2004, c. 12, s. 17. |
Probation Orders |
| Form 47 | Order To Disclose Income Tax Information | s. 462.48 | R.S., 1985, c. 42 (4th Supp.), s. 8. | Proceeds of Crime Disclosure Order |
| Form 48 | Assessment Order of the Court | s. 672.13 | 1991, c. 43, s. 8; 1995, c. 22, s. 10; 2005, c. 22, s. 40; 2014, c. 6, s. 19; 2019, c. 25, s. 352. |
Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility |
| Form 48.1 | Assessment Order of the Review Board | s. 672.13 | 2005, c. 22, s. 40; 2014, c. 6, s. 20. |
Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility |
| Form 48.2 | Victim Impact Statement — Not Criminally Responsible | s. 672.5(14) | 2015, c. 13, s. 36. | Review Board Hearing Procedure |
| Form 49 | Warrant of Committal, Disposition of Detention | s. 672.57 | 1991, c. 43, s. 8; 2019, c. 25, s. 353. | Review Board Disposition Hearings |
| Form 50 | Warrant of Committal, Placement Decision | s. 672.7(2) [Warrant of committal, Review Board] | 1991, c. 43, s. 8. | Dual Status Offenders |
| Form 51 | Notice of Obligation To Provide Samples of Bodily Substance | ss. 732.1(3)(c.2), 742.3(2)(a.2), 810(3.02)(c), 810.01(4.1)(g), 810.011(6)(f), 810.1(3.02)(i) and 810.2(4.1)(g) | 1991, c. 43, s. 8; 1995, c. 22, s. 10 (Sch. I, item 37); 2005, c. 22, s. 41; 2011, c. 7, s. 13; 2015, c. 20, s. 34. |
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| Form 52 | Order To Comply with Sex Offender Information Registration Act | s. 490.012 | 2004, c. 10, s. 21; 2007, c. 5, s. 30; 2010, c. 17, s. 26; 2013, c. 24, s. 117(F). |
SOIRA Orders |
| Form 53 | Notice of Obligation To Comply with Sex Offender Information Registration Act | ss. 490.019 and 490.032 | 2004, c. 10, s. 21; 2007, c. 5, s. 31; 2013, c. 24, s. 117(F); 2014, c. 25, s. 33. |
SOIRA Orders |
| Form 54 | Obligation To Comply with Sex Offender Information Registration Act | ss. 490.02901 to 490.02903, 490.02905 and 490.032 | 2010, c. 17, s. 27. | SOIRA Orders |
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See Also
List of Straight Indictable Offences (Previous)
Straight Indictable Offences
Maximum Punishment of Life
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
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| Keep trap and cause death in place to commit offence Until September 19, 2019 |
247(1) and 247(5) | None | No |
| Flight from police cause death Until December 18, 2018 |
249.1(3), (4)(b) | None | No |
| Cause death by criminal negligence (street racing) Until December 18, 2018 |
249.2 | None | No |
| Cause death by dangerous driving (street racing) Until December 18, 2018 |
249.4(4) | None | No |
| Failure to stop at scene of accident (victim dead or reckless as to death) Until December 18, 2018 |
252(1.3) | None | No |
| Impaired driving causing death Until December 18, 2018 |
255(3) | $1,000 fine, 30 days or 90 days jail | No |
| Blood alcohol level over .08 and death Until December 18, 2018 |
255(3.1) | $1,000 fine, 30 days or 90 days jail | No |
| Fail to provide breath sample and death Until December 18, 2018 |
255(3.2) | $1,000 fine, 30 days or 90 days jail | No |
| Importation and exportation of drugs (Schedule I) 1996 to March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 6 | None | No |
| drug production (Schedule I) 1996 to March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a) | None | No |
| drug production (Schedule II) 1996 to March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a) | None | No |
| drug production (Schedule I) From March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a) | 2 years | No |
| drug production (Schedule I) From March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a) | 3 year (if agg. factors made out) | No |
| drug production (Schedule II), for purpose of trafficking From March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a.1) | 1 year | No |
| drug production (Schedule II), for purpose of trafficking From March 13, 2012 |
CDSA 7(2)(a.1) | 18 months (if agg. factors made out) | No |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 14 Years
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incest From August 9, 2012 |
155 | 5 years (if victim under age of 16) | No |
| Incest 1985 to August 9, 2012 |
155 | None | No |
| sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, victim under 16 August 9, 2012 to July 17, 2015 |
272(2)(a.2) | 5 years jail | No |
| Dangerous operation of motor vehicle cause death Until December 18, 2018 |
249(4) | None | No |
| Flight from police cause bodily harm Until December 18, 2018 |
249.1(3), (4)(a) | None | No |
| Cause bodily harm by criminal negligence (street racing) Until December 18, 2018 |
249.3 | None | No |
| Cause bodily harm by dangerous driving (street racing) Until December 18, 2018 |
249.4(3) | None | No |
| Public servant refusing to deliver property | 337 | None | No |
Maximum Punishment of 10 years
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Consecutive Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabotage Until September 19, 2019 |
52(1) | None | No | |
| Concealing identity during a riot Until September 19, 2019 |
65(2) | None | No | |
| Obstruct justice with elements of aggravation Until September 19, 2019 |
139(2) | None | No | |
| Prison Breach Until September 19, 2019 |
144 | None | 
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| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 16 August 9, 2012 to July 17, 2015 |
170(a) | 1 year jail | No | |
| Procuring | 212(1) | None | Yes | No |
| Criminal negligence causing bodily harm Until September 19, 2019 |
221 | None | No | |
| Set trap and actually cause bodily harm Until September 19, 2019 |
247(2) | None | No | |
| Keep trap to cause bodily harm to commit offence Until September 19, 2019 |
247(3) | None | No | |
| Impeding attempt to save life Until September 19, 2019 |
262 | None | No | |
| Profiting from trafficking in persons Until September 19, 2019 |
279.02(1) | None | No | |
| Abduction of person under fourteen (other than parent or guardian) Until September 19, 2019 |
281 | None | No | |
| Material benefit from sexual services Until September 19, 2019 |
286.2(1) | None | No | |
| Theft of cattle Until September 19, 2019 |
338(2) | None | No | |
| Destroying documents of title Until September 19, 2019 |
340 | None | No | |
| Possession of break-in instruments Until ?? |
351(1) | None | No | |
| Disguise with intent Until September 19, 2019 |
351(2) | None | No | |
| Bring into Canada property obtained by crime Until September 19, 2019 |
357 | None | No | |
| False pretence over $5,000 or involving a testamentary instrument Until September 19, 2019 |
362(2)(a) | None | No | |
| Fraudulent manipulation of stock exchange deals Until September 19, 2019 |
382 | None | No | |
| Prohibited insider trading Until September 19, 2019 |
382.1(1) | None | No | |
| Offences in relation to mines Until September 19, 2019 |
396(1) | None | No | |
| False prospectus Until September 19, 2019 |
400(1) | None | No | |
| Threat against U.N. or associated personnel Until September 19, 2019 |
424.1 | None | No | |
| Arson for fraudulent purpose Until September 19, 2019 |
435(1) | None | No | |
| Interference with signal, buoy or sea-mark used for the purpose of navigation Until September 19, 2019 |
439(2) | None | No | |
| Breach of long-term supervision order Until September 19, 2019 |
753.3 | None | No |
Maximum Punishment of 10 years less a day
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Consecutive Time |
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| Assist in Drug Production 2011 to May 18, 2017 |
CDSA 7.1 | None | No |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 5 Years
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
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| Possession of forged passport Until September 19, 2019 |
57(3) | None | No |
| Offences respecting military stores Until September 19, 2019 |
62 | None | No |
| Unlawful training or drilling of milita Until September 19, 2019 |
70 | None | No |
| Possession of explosive without lawful excuse Until September 19, 2019 |
82(1) | None | No |
| Fraud on government Until September 19, 2019 |
121(3) | None | No |
| Breach of trust by public officer Until September 19, 2019 |
122 | None | No |
| Bribing municipal official Until September 19, 2019 |
123(1) | None | No |
| Influencing municipal official Until September 19, 2019 |
123(2) | None | No |
| Selling or purchasing office Until September 19, 2019 |
124 | None | No |
| Influencing appointment in office Until September 19, 2019 |
125 | None | No |
| Corruptly taking reward Until September 19, 2019 |
142 | None | No |
| Rescue or permitting escape Until September 19, 2019 |
147 | None | No |
| Aid prisoner of war to escape Until September 19, 2019 |
148 | None | No |
| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 16 February 28, 2008 to August 9, 2012 |
170(a) | 6 months jail | Yes (s. 718.2(7))a |
| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 14 November 1, 2005 to February 28, 2008 |
170(a) | 6 months jail | No |
| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 18 but at least 16 August 9, 2012 to July 17, 2015 |
170(b) | 6 months jail | No |
| Householder permitting sexual activity under 16 July 2, 2008 to July 17, 2015 |
171(a) | 6 months jail | No |
| Householder permitting sexual activity under 14 November 1, 2005 to July 2, 2008 |
171(a) | 6 months jail | No |
| Indignity or neglect of dead body Until September 19, 2019 |
182 | None | No |
| Intercept of Private Communications Until September 19, 2019 |
184 | None | No |
| Interception of communication Until September 19, 2019 |
184(1) | None | No |
| Interception of radio-based telephone communications Until September 19, 2019 |
184.5(1) | None | No |
| Communicating with under 18 for prostitution [Repealed] | 212(4) | 6 months jail | No |
| Infanticide Until September 19, 2019 |
237 | None | No |
| Neglect to obtain assistance and concealing birth Until September 19, 2019 |
242 | None | No |
| Set trap likely to cause bodily harm | 247(1) | None | No |
| Unworthy vessel or aircraft | 251(1) | None | No |
| Withholding or destroying documents in respect of human trafficking - victim 18 years and above Until September 19, 2019 |
279.03(1) | None | No |
| Abduction of person under 16 Until September 19, 2019 |
280(1) | None | No |
| Bigamy Until September 19, 2019 |
291(1) | None | No |
| Procuring feigned marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
292(1) | None | No |
| Polygamy Until September 19, 2019 |
293(1) | None | No |
| Forced marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
293.1 | None | No |
| Marriage under age of 16 years Until September 19, 2019 |
293.2 | None | No |
| Publishing defamatory libel knowing it to be false Until September 19, 2019 |
300 | None | No |
| Extortion by libel Until September 19, 2019 |
302(3) | None | No |
| Hate propaganda | 318(1) | None | No |
| Fraud respecting cattle Until September 19, 2019 |
338(1) | None | No |
| Drift timber fraud Until September 19, 2019 |
339(1) | None | No |
| Obtaining execution of valuable security by fraud Until September 19, 2019 |
363 | None | No |
| Offence involving counterfeit proclamation by Government [Repealed, 2018, c. 29, s. 42] |
370 | None | No |
| Telegram in false name [Repealed, 2018, c. 29, s. 42] |
371 | None | No |
| Damaging documents Until September 19, 2019 |
377(1) | None | No |
| Offences in relation to registers Until September 19, 2019 |
378 | None | No |
| Gaming in stock or merchandise Until September 19, 2019 |
383(1) | None | No |
| reducing stock by selling for own account Until September 19, 2019 |
384 | None | No |
| Fraudulent registration of title Until September 19, 2019 |
386 | None | No |
| Fraud in relation to valuable minerals by holder of lease or licence Until September 19, 2019 |
394(1) | None | No |
| Sale of valuable mineral save by lawful authority Until September 19, 2019 |
394(2) | None | No |
| Purchase of valuable mineral save from owner Until September 19, 2019 |
394(3) | None | No |
| Possession of stolen or fraudulently obtained valuable minerals Until September 19, 2019 |
394.1(3) | None | No |
| Falsification of books and documents Until September 19, 2019 |
397(1) | None | No |
| Participation in falsification of books and docs Until September 19, 2019 |
397(2) | None | No |
| False return by public officer Until September 19, 2019 |
399 | None | No |
| Acknowledging instrument in false name Until September 19, 2019 |
405 | None | No |
| Threat against an internationally protected person Until September 19, 2019 |
424 | None | No |
| Secret commission Until September 19, 2019 |
426(3) | None | No |
| Arson by negligence Until September 19, 2019 |
436(1) | None | No |
| Possession of incendiary material Until September 19, 2019 |
436.1 | None | No |
| Interference with saving of wrecked vessel Until September 19, 2019 |
438(1) | None | No |
| Occupant injuring building Until September 19, 2019 |
441 | None | No |
| Interfere with international boundary line Until September 19, 2019 |
443(1) | None | No |
| Having clippings for gold without justification Until September 19, 2019 |
451 | None | No |
| Advertising and dealing in counterfeit money Until September 19, 2019 |
460(1) | None | No |
| Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence punishable by less than 14 years Until September 19, 2019 |
465(1)(b)(ii) | None | No |
| Participation in activities of criminal organization Until September 19, 2019 |
467.11(1) | None | Yes (s. 467.14) |
| Recruitment of members by a criminal organization | 467.111 | None | Yes (s. 467.14) |
| Recruitment of members under the age of 18 by a criminal organization | 467.111 | 6 months imprisonment | Yes (s. 467.14) |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 2 Years
| Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraudulent use of citizenship certificate Until September 19, 2019 |
58(1) | None | No |
| Participating in a riot Until September 19, 2019 |
65(1) | None | No |
| Peace officer’s neglect in riot situation Until September 19, 2019 |
69 | None | No |
| Duelling Until December 13, 2018 |
71 | None | No |
| Disobeying a statute where no other set sentence Until September 19, 2019 |
126(1) | None | No |
| Misconduct by officers executing process Until September 19, 2019 |
128 | None | No |
| False affidavits Until September 19, 2019 |
138 | None | No |
| Compounding indictable offence Until September 19, 2019 |
141(1) | None | No |
| Permitting or assisting escape Until September 19, 2019 |
146 | None | No |
| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 18 but at least 16 February 28, 2008 to August 9, 2012 |
170(b) | 45 days jail | No |
| Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity under 18 but at least 16 November 1, 2005 to February 28, 2008 |
170(b) | 45 days jail | No |
| Householder permitting sexual activity under 18 but at least 16 August 9, 2012 to July 17, 2015 |
171(b) | 90 days jail | No |
| Householder permitting sexual activity under 18 but at least 16 July 2, 2008 to August 9, 2012 |
171(b) | 45 days jail | No |
| Householder permitting sexual activity under 18 but at least 14 (November 1, 2005 to July 2, 2008) |
171(b) | 45 days jail | No |
| Corrupting children Until September 19, 2019 |
172(1) | None | No |
| Obstructing or violence to or arrest of officiating clergyman Until September 19, 2019 |
176(1) | None | No |
| Common nuisance Until September 19, 2019 |
180(1) | None | No |
| Spread false news Repealed s. 2019, c. 25, s. 62 |
181 | None | No |
| Possession of equipment for wiretapping illegally Until September 19, 2019 |
191(1) | None | No |
| Disclosure of information from wiretap Until September 19, 2019 |
193(1) | None | No |
| Disclosure of information from wiretap Until September 19, 2019 |
193.1(1) | None | No |
| Keeping gaming or betting house Until September 19, 2019 |
201(1) | None | No |
| Lotteries Offences respecting lotteries Until September 19, 2019 |
206(1) | None | No |
| Cheating at play Until September 19, 2019 |
209 | None | No |
| Keeping common bawdy-house Repealed |
210(1) | None | No |
| Concealing body of child Until September 19, 2019 |
243 | None | No |
| Administering a Noxious Substance (with intent to aggrieve or annoy that person) Until September 19, 2019 |
245(1)(b) | None | No |
| Female person aborting pregnancy [repealed, 2019] | 287(2) | None | No |
| Supplying noxious thing to produce miscarriage Until December 13, 2018 |
288 | None | No |
| Pretending to solemnize marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
294 | None | No |
| Solemnizing marriage contrary to law Until September 19, 2019 |
295 | None | No |
| Publishing defamatory libel (not aggravating under s. 300) Until September 19, 2019 |
301 | None | No |
| Possess device to obtain telecommunication service Until ?? |
327(1) | None | No |
| Fraudulent concealment Until September 19, 2019 |
341 | None | No |
| Possession of instruments to break into coin machines Until September 19, 2019 |
352 | None | No |
| Sale of automobile master key Until September 19, 2019 |
353(1) | None | No |
| False message Until March 9, 2015 |
372(1) | None | No |
| Using mails to defraud Until September 19, 2019 |
381 | None | No |
| Fraudulent concealment of title documents Until September 19, 2019 |
385(1) | None | No |
| Fraudulent sale of real property Until September 19, 2019 |
387 | None | No |
| Misleading receipt Until September 19, 2019 |
388 | None | No |
| Fraudulent disposal of goods on which $ advanced Until September 19, 2019 |
389(1) | None | No |
| Fraudulent receipts under Bank Act Until September 19, 2019 |
390 | None | No |
| Disposal of property to defraud creditors Until September 19, 2019 |
392 | None | No |
| Fraud in relation to fares Until September 19, 2019 |
393(1) | None | No |
| Offering advantage to avoid paying fare Until September 19, 2019 |
393(2) | None | No |
| Trader failing to keep accounts | 402(1) | None | No |
| Applying or removing marks without authority Until September 19, 2019 |
417(1) | None | No |
| Remove natural bar without permission Until September 19, 2019 |
440 | None | No |
| Utter counterfeit coin Until September 19, 2019 |
453 | None | No |
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- Guilty Plea Checklist (Google Docs)
- Ontario Legal Aid Guilty Plea Checklist (pdf form)
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THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING FACTUAL GROUNDS:
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF: An Order for [describe the type of order and terms of the order, this may include an order of Exclusion of Evidence under s. 24(2) of the Charter or an Order for the Stay of Proceedings under s. 24(1) of the Charter] FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
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THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING FACTUAL GROUNDS:
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
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PART V: TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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Book Of Authorities
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
CROWN/ACCUSED/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT BOOK OF AUTHORITIES
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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Precedent - Forfeiture and Estreatment
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Forfeiture
- Precedent - Forfeiture of Property Under Section 490(9)
- Precedent - Forfeiture of Property Under Section 490.1
- Precedent - Forfeiture of Property Under 117.05
- Precedent - Forfeiture Under 164.2
- Precedent - Estreatment Application
Precedent - Generic Application
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Generic Application
- Index
- Notice of Application
- Reply Notice
- Evidence Affidavit
- Affidavit of Service
- Order of Court
Notice
| NOTICE OF APPLICATION/MOTION (GENERIC) |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
NOTICE OF APPLICATION/MOTION WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; TAKE NOTICE that an application will be brought at [time] a.m./p.m. on the [date] day of [month], [year], at [address] for an order granting [relief being sought]. THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
[Internal File Coding] |
Reply Notice
| REPLY NOTICE OF APPLICATION/MOTION (GENERIC) |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
REPLY NOTICE OF APPLICATION/MOTION WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; THE RESPONDENT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS POSITION, THE RESPONDENT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE RESPONDENT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
[Internal File Coding] |
Evidence Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: HIS MAJESTY THE KING – and – [ACCUSED NAME] AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
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Affidavit of Service
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION [relevant section for service] OF THE CRIMINAL CODE AND IN THE MATTER OF [person to serve] AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE I, [name], of [city], in the County of [count], Province of [province], make oath and say as follows:
Acknowledgment of Service I, [name of person accepting service], hereby acknowledge that I have received, from [organization issuing service], the within document and the attachments thereto this ___ day of __________, 20__ on behalf of [actual person needing notice], [name of actual person], and that the receipt of same constitutes valid service and notice pursuant to the relevant legislation and Rules of Court.
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Draft Order
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
ORDER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE Judge or Justice [name of judge or justice] at [community/city], [province]. UPON the Application of counsel for [party] for an order pursuant to section [section] of the Criminal Code that ....; WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that on or about [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; AND UPON BEING SATISFIED THAT... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT ... FURTHER, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT ... DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _____________________________ [Internal File Coding] |
Draft Dismissal Order
| DRAFT ORDER OF DISMISSAL (GENERIC) |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
ORDER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE Judge or Justice [name of judge or justice] at [community/city], [province]. REASONS FOR JUDGEMENT having been delivered on [date] by [name of judge or justice]; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the application for [subject of appliaction] is dismissed with no costs awarded. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT ... DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _____________________________ [Internal File Coding] |
Precedent - Jury Trial Filings
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Notice of Challenge for Cause
Precedent - Notice to Admit Canada Evidence Act Records
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Notice
| NOTICE TO ADMIT BUSINESS RECORDS |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
NOTICE TO TENDER BUSINESS RECORDS WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; WHEREAS the trial for these outstanding charges is currently scheduled to begin before the [level of court] on [date] at [time]. TAKE NOTICE THAT the Crown intends to tender into evidence at trial certain records, to wit:
IF you wish to examine original or electronic records—as the case may be—that are to be introduced by the Crown at trial, they are in the possession of the [organization holding records], [address of the Crown], [city], [province]. Please notify the Crown should you wish to make arrangements for an inspection. DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
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Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
(where the records are copies of the original records, but the organization has kept the originals)
(where the original records are attached)
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Affidavit (No Originals)
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IN THE MATTER of the introduction into evidence of certain documents pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Evidence Act; AND IN THE MATTER of notice given pursuant to Section 30 of the Canada Evidence Act. AFFIDAVIT WITH RESPECT TO AUTHENTICITY OF COPIES OF I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Precedent - Notice to Admit Criminal Code Evidence
Precedent - Notice to Amend Charges to Conform to Evidence
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Notice to Amend Charges to Conform to Evidence
| NOTICE OF APPLICATION |
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C A N A D A File# ________________
IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: Applicant – and – Respondent NOTICE OF APPLICATION WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; WHEREAS the trial for these outstanding charges is currently scheduled to begin before the [level of court] on [date] at [time]. TAKE NOTICE that an application will be brought at [time] a.m./p.m. on the [date] day of [month], [year], at [address] for an order granting an amendment to [list counts] of the information alleging the above-noted charges to read as follows:
THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOW GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
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Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath/affirmation and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
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Precedent - Procedural Filings
Precedent - Procedural Filings
Precedent - Sexual Offence Matters
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Precedent - Shortcut to Proof
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Authentication of Documents
| Affidavit Authenticating Docs in Possession |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Authentication of Production Order Results (487.0192(5))
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Websites
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Google Maps and Streetview
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Precedent - Transportation Orders
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Notice
| NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO TRANSPORT PRISONER |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] IN THE MATTER of an Application under section 527 of the Criminal Code BETWEEN: HIS MAJESTY THE KING – and – [ACCUSED NAME] NOTICE OF APPLICATION WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; TAKE NOTICE that an application will be brought at [time] a.m./p.m. on the [date] day of [month], [year], at [address] for an order granting [relief being sought]. THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOW GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
[Internal File Coding] |
Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________
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AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath/affirmation and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
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Draft Order
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C A N A D A File# ________________
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ORDER TO TRANSPORT A PRISONER TO: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE [Name of facility], [province] BEFORE THE HONOURABLE Judge/Justice __________________________ at [city], [province]. WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; UPON the Application of counsel for [party] for an order pursuant to section 527 of the Criminal Code to have the accused appear before [a Justice/Judge] [name, if available] presiding at [court house], [address], Province of [province], on [date], at the hour of [time] for the [type of hearing]. AND UPON BEING SATISFIED that the ends of justice require that this Order be made; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that you, the Superintendent of the [name of the facility] deliver said accused into the custody of the [high sheriff or peace officer, as the case may be], bearing a copy of this Order; AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that you, the Superintendent or your delegate, bring the accused to the courthouse identified herein, to be present there for the aforesaid purpose and thereafter return the accused to the aforesaid detention facility unless otherwise ordered by this Honourable Court. DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _____________________________ [Internal File Coding] |
Videoconference 1
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C A N A D A File# ________________
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ORDER TO TRANSPORT A PRISONER TO: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE [Name of facility], [province] BEFORE THE HONOURABLE Judge/Justice __________________________ at [city], [province]. UPON the Application of counsel for [party] for an order pursuant to section 527 of the Criminal Code that ....; WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; AND UPON IT APPEARING that the accused is required to appear before [a Justice/Judge] [name, if available] presiding at [court house], [address], Province of [province], on [date], at the hour of [time] for the [type of hearing]. AND WHEREAS I am satisfied that the ends of justice require that this Order be made; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that you, the Superintendent of the [name of the facility] deliver said accused into the custody of the [high sheriff or peace officer, as the case may be], bearing a copy of this Order; FURTHER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that you, the [sheriff or peace officer], bring the accused to the Courthouse identified herein, to be present there for the aforesaid purpose and thereafter return the accused to the aforesaid detention facility unless otherwise ordered by this Honourable Court. DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _____________________________ [Internal File Coding] |
Video Conference 2
Order for Appearance (VIA VIDEO)
BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ____
TO: The Superintendent [Address]
WHEREAS it has been made to appear to me that you have in your custody <NAME> (DOB: <DOB>) AND UPON HAVING READ the Affidavit of [lawyer or assistant] for the Province of [province];
NOW UPON application of the [party name];
AND BEING SATISFIED that the accused is required to attend court for [purpose of appearance, can include charges as well];
AND WHEREAS I am satisfied that the ends Of justice require that the accused be required to attend court VIA VIDEO;
IT IS ORDERED that you, the Superintendent of the [facility, deliver the accused VIA VIDEO before the Honourable Justice presiding in the [address of court], on [date], at [time] or so soon thereafter as the court may require, for the aforesaid purpose.
DATED at
Precedent - Unsealing Authorizations
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Notice
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
- and - NOTICE OF APPLICATION TAKE NOTICE that an Application is being made for an Order granting the variation of the sealing orders to permit full access to the records by members of the public. WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _______________________________ [Counsel's name] [Counsels title] [Internal File Coding] |
Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
- and - AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Order
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
- and - ORDER Before the Honourable Judge/Justice Presiding: WHEREAS on [date], a justice of the peace granted multiple judicial authorizations under [section] of the Criminal Code in relation to a criminal investigation for offence contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code. AND WHEREAS the affiant applied for and was granted the following Sealing Orders, sealing the authorization and Information to Obtain:
AND WHEREAS the authorizations were executed on or about [date]. UPON THE APPLICATION made by counsel for His Majesty the King, [name of counsel], for an Order to vary the above-noted sealing orders so as to allow access to the judicial authorizations and supporting Informations to Obtain; UPON READING the affidavit of [investigator affidavit] dated [date]; IT IS ORDERED that the Sealing Orders referred to above shall be varied to allow for the release of all judicial authorization materials at issue including the supporting Information to Obtain after being subject to vetting by the Crown. DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _________________________________________________ Judge of the [Level] Court of [Province] [Internal File Coding] |
Precedent - Various Defence Motions
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Notice
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO QUASH WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; TAKE NOTICE that an application will be brought at [time] a.m./p.m. on the [date] day of [month], [year], at [address] for an order granting [relief being sought]. THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
[Internal File Coding] |
Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath/affirmation and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
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Precedent - Vary Release or Sentence Order
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Notice
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: Applicant – and – Respondent NOTICE OF APPLICATION WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that [on or about/between] [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code; TAKE NOTICE that an application will be brought at [time] a.m./p.m. on the [date] day of [month], [year], at [address] for an order granting [relief being sought]. THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOW GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY BE SERVED AT: In accordance with the appropriate Rules of Court,
[party name] DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___.
[Internal File Coding] |
Affidavit
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: Applicant – and – Respondent AFFIDAVIT OF [AFFIANT NAME] I, [Affiant name], of [City], in the [Community] and Province of [Province], make oath and say as follows that:
[Internal File Coding] |
Objections Cheatsheet
Checklist
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Categories:
- Level One
- Criminal Law
- Legislative History
- Level Zero
- Procedure and Practice
- 1985, c. C-46
- 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.)
- 1999, c. 3
- 1999, c. 5
- 2014, c. 31
- 1998, c. 37
- 2002, c. 1
- 2005, c. 25
- 2007, c. 22
- 2012, c. 1
- 2014, c. 25
- 2018, c. 16
- 2018, c. 21
- 2019, c. 25
- 2022, c. 17
- 1997, c. 39
- 2002, c. 13
- 1994, c. 44
- 1997, c. 18
- 1992, c. 1
- 1999, c. 25
- 1997, c. 30
- 1995, c. 22
- 2009, c. 29
- 1993, c. 45
- 2015, c. 13
- 2005, c. 10
- 2004, c. 12
- 1991, c. 43
- 2005, c. 22
- 2011, c. 7
- 2015, c. 20
- 2004, c. 10
- 2010, c. 17
- 2013, c. 24
- 2018, c. 29
- Offences by Penalty
- Administrative
- Precedent