List of Summary Conviction Offences

This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2021. (Rev. # 82548)

• < Criminal Law/Sentencing
• < Offences

Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 2 Years Less a Day ("summary conviction")

Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Assisting deserter	54	$5,000*	N/A
Offences respecting RCMP members	56	$5,000*	N/A
Unlawful assembly	66(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Prize fights	83(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Carrying weapon while attending public meeting	89(2)	$5,000*	N/A
False statement	134(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Nudity	174(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Causing a Disturbance	175(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Obstructing or violence to or arrest of officiating clergyman	176(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Disturbing religious worship or certain meetings	176(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Disturbing disturbs the order or solemnity of a meeting	176(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Trespassing at Night	177	$5,000*	N/A
Found in in common gaming or betting house	201(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Lottery offence involving ticket	206(4)	$5,000*	N/A
Offences involving permitted lottery scheme	207(3)(b)	$5,000*	N/A
Offences involving permitted lottery scheme (on ship)	207.1(3)(b)	$5,000*	N/A
Stopping or Impeding Traffic by Prostitution	213(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Soliciting Near Children	213(1.1)	$5,000*	N/A
Not safeguarding opening in ice or excavation of land	263(3)(c)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of publication prohibition re s. 278.3 applications	278.9(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Operation with low blood drug concentration From December 18, 2018	320.14(4)	$1,000	N/A
Take auto without consent	335(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Unlawful timber marks dealings	339(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Failure to record sale of automobile master key	353(4)	$5,000*	N/A
Fraud in obtaining food, beverage or lodging	364(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Fraudulently obtaining transportation	393(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Falsifying employment record	398	$5,000*	N/A
Obtaining carriage by false billing	401(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Unlawful use of military uniforms or certificates	419	$5,000*	N/A
Offences by employers re union activity	425	$5,000*	N/A
Wilful interference with attempts to save wreck	438(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Interference with marine signal	439(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Interfere with boundary line	442	$5,000*	N/A
Offences concerning aquatic mammals	445.2(5)	"$200,000"	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Breach of prohibition order re possession of animals	447.1(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Possession of slugs and tokens	454	$5,000*	N/A
Deface current coin	456	$5,000*	N/A
Creating likeness of bank-notes	457(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of proceeds of crime restraint order	462.33(11)	$5,000*	N/A
Conspiracy (Offence)	465(1)(d)	$5,000*	N/A
Failure to comply with order restricting publication of ID and evidence etc re child sexual violence etc	486.4 and 486.6(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Failure to comply with order restricting publication of evidence etc re justice system participants	486.5 and 486.6(1)	$5,000*	N/A
use of seized bodily substances for other than DNA analysis	487.08(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
failure to comply with a preservation demand	487.0197	"$5,000"	N/A
financial institution that fails to comply with production order	487.0198	"$250,000"	N/A
failure to comply with a data preservation demand	487.0199	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of restriction on publication of search warrant (unconstitutional)	487.2	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of SOIRA Order, failing to notify of identity and address	490.0312	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of restraint order under 490.9	490.8(9)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of non-publication order from show cause	517(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of non-publication order at preliminary	539(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of restriction of publication of reports of preliminary inquiry	542(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Breach of non-publication order in jury trial	648(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Disclosure of jury information	649	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of limitation re information that prior verdict of NCR	672.37(3)	$5,000*	N/A
Order restricting publication re certain offences before Review Board	672.501(11)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of prohibition on use of bodily substance under a probation order	732.11	$5,000*	N/A	No
Breach of prohibition on use of bodily substance under a conditional sentence order	742.31	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of a prohibition on use or disclosure of bodily substance or results of analysis obtained by a peace bond	810.4(4)	$5,000*	N/A
Drug possession (Schedule II), Cannabis resin (1 g), Cannabis (30 g) or more	CDSA 4(5)	"one thousand dollars"	N/A

Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 90 days

Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Contempt of court	708	$100	N/A	No

Previous

Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 12 Months

Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Importing or exporting instruments or literature for illicit drug use (second or subsequent offence)	462.2(b)	$300,000	N/A

Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 6 Months

Offence	Section	Maximum Fine	Minimums	Mandatory Consecutive Time
Offensive volatile substance	178	$5,000*	N/A
Found-in in bawdy-house	210(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Transporting person to bawdy-house	211	$5,000*	N/A
Failure to keep watch on person towed	250(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Towing of person by vessel after dark	250(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Breach of prohibition on use of bodily substance under a s. 258 sample demand	258.1(1),(2), and (5)	$5,000*	N/A	No
Breach of publication prohibition re 276.1 applications	276.3(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Pretending to practice witchcraft	365	$5,000*	N/A
False claim of royal warrant	413	$5,000*	N/A
Trading stamp offence by non-merchant	427(1)	$5,000*	N/A
Trading stamp offence by merchant	427(2)	$5,000*	N/A
Importing or exporting instruments or literature for illicit drug use	462.2(a)	$100,000	N/A

References

• Note See s. 787 re: summary conviction fines

See Also

• List of Offences by Category