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<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">April 1, 2023</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">August 8, 2024</div>
The name of the inferior court of Alberta changes from Provincial Court of Alberta to Alberta Court of Justice. [https://www.albertacourts.ca/docs/default-source/pc/(practice-directive)-name-and-title-change--transition-period-with-respect-to-filed-materials-(april-1-2023).pdf?sfvrsn=43fe4f82_5]
Pour ceux d'entre vous qui travaillent dans le système de justice pénale en utilisant la langue française. Il existe maintenant une traduction française (expérimentale) du site Web : http://carnetdroitpenal.ca


<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">January 14, 2023</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">July 7 to 14, 2024</div>
Bill S-4 [[List_of_Criminal_Code_Amendments_(2020_to_present)#2022,_c._17|amending various provisions relating to COVID]], including the use of remote proceedings, came into force.
I have migrated the site to a new server. It has caused some problems that I believe are now finally all resolved. Please be patient if anything more comes up in the next few days.


<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">January 1, 2023</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">March 1, 2024</div>
The Criminal Law Notebook is among several winners of the [https://www.clawbies.ca/2022-clawbies-canadian-law-blog-awards/ 2022 Clawbies]!
Supreme Court of Canada in ''R v Bykovets'', [https://canlii.ca/t/k358f 2024 SCC 6 (CanLII)], per Martin J (5:4) finds that IP addresses are protected by a reasonable expectation of privacy and its seizure by police can be protected under s. 8 of the ''Charter''.


<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">December 15, 2022</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">January 4, 2024</div>
Two new offences relating to [[Miscellaneous_Offences_Against_the_Person#Trafficking_in_Human_Organs|trafficking in human organs]] came into force.
Bill C-48, [[List_of_Criminal_Code_Amendments_(2020_to_present)#2023,_c._30|amending various bail provisions]], came into force.


<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">November 17, 2022</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">December 15, 2023</div>
[[List_of_Criminal_Code_Amendments_(2020_to_present)#2022,_c._15|Amendments come into force]] that removes minimum jail sentences for various firearms, weapons and drug trafficking-related offences and expands [[Conditional Sentences|conditional sentence]] eligibility to include most previously ineligible offences. It also introduced Part I.1 to the CDSA, which directs police and Crown to consider non-criminal options for all drug possession offences.
[[List_of_Criminal_Code_Amendments_(2020_to_present)#2023,_c._32|Amendments come into force]] that modify various parts of the Code concerning firearms.


<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">October 28, 2022</div>
<div style="font-size:120%; font-weight:bold;">October 26, 2023</div>
Supreme Court of Canada in {{CanLIIR|Ndhlovu|jsnhh|2022 SCC 38 (CanLII)}}{{perSCC|Karakatsanis and Martin JJ}} strikes down the provisions requiring offenders convicted of multiple sexual offences to be put on the sexual offender registry for life. The law violated s. 7 of the ''Charter'' for being "overbroad".
[[List_of_Criminal_Code_Amendments_(2020_to_present)#2023,_c._28|Amendments come into force]] that change publication ban rules and update [[SOIRA Orders|SOIRA provisions]] in light of ''R v Ndhlovu'', 2022 SCC 38.

Latest revision as of 14:50, 8 August 2024

August 8, 2024

Pour ceux d'entre vous qui travaillent dans le système de justice pénale en utilisant la langue française. Il existe maintenant une traduction française (expérimentale) du site Web : http://carnetdroitpenal.ca

July 7 to 14, 2024

I have migrated the site to a new server. It has caused some problems that I believe are now finally all resolved. Please be patient if anything more comes up in the next few days.

March 1, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada in R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 (CanLII), per Martin J (5:4) finds that IP addresses are protected by a reasonable expectation of privacy and its seizure by police can be protected under s. 8 of the Charter.

January 4, 2024

Bill C-48, amending various bail provisions, came into force.

December 15, 2023

Amendments come into force that modify various parts of the Code concerning firearms.

October 26, 2023

Amendments come into force that change publication ban rules and update SOIRA provisions in light of R v Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38.