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This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2020. (Rev. # 96737)

Offence Wording

Duty of care re explosive

79 Every one who has an explosive substance in his possession or under his care or control is under a legal duty to use reasonable care to prevent bodily harm or death to persons or damage to property by that explosive substance.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 77.

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 79


Defined terms: "explosive substance" (s. 2)

Breach of duty

80. Every one who, being under a legal duty within the meaning of section 79 [duty of care re explosives], fails without lawful excuse to perform that duty, is guilty of an indictable offence and, if as a result an explosion of an explosive substance occurs that

(a) causes death or is likely to cause death to any person, is liable to imprisonment for life; or
(b) causes bodily harm or damage to property or is likely to cause bodily harm or damage to property, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

R.S., c. C-34, s. 78.
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CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 80


Defined terms: "bodily harm" (s. 2), "explosive substance" (s. 2), and "person" (s. 2)

Using explosives

81 (1) Every one commits an offence who

(a) does anything with intent to cause an explosion of an explosive substance that is likely to cause serious bodily harm or death to persons or is likely to cause serious damage to property;
(b) with intent to do bodily harm to any person
(i) causes an explosive substance to explode,
(ii) sends or delivers to a person or causes a person to take or receive an explosive substance or any other dangerous substance or thing, or
(iii) places or throws anywhere or at or on a person a corrosive fluid, explosive substance or any other dangerous substance or thing;
(c) with intent to destroy or damage property without lawful excuse, places or throws an explosive substance anywhere; or
(d) makes or has in his possession or has under his care or control any explosive substance with intent thereby
(i) to endanger life or to cause serious damage to property, or
(ii) to enable another person to endanger life or to cause serious damage to property.
Punishment

(2) Every one who commits an offence under subsection (1) [using explosives] is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

(a) for an offence under paragraph (1)(a) [causes explosion with intent to cause damage, harm or death] or (b) [uses explosives or dangerous substance with intent to harm], to imprisonment for life; or
(b) for an offence under paragraph (1)(c) [places or throws explosive with intent to damage] or (d) [make or possess explsive with intent to endanger life, damage property], to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

R.S., c. C-34, s. 79.
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CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 81(1) and (2)


Defined terms: "bodily harm" (s. 2), "person" (s. 2), and "property" (s. 2)

Possession of explosive

82 (1) Every person who, without lawful excuse, makes or has in their possession or under their care or control any explosive substance is guilty of

(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or
(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Possession in association with criminal organization

(2) Every person who, without lawful excuse, makes or has in their possession or under their care or control any explosive substance for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a criminal organization is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 82; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 12; 1997, c. 23, s. 2; 2001, c. 32, s. 3(F); 2018, c. 29, s. 5; 2019, c. 25, s. 14.

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 82(1) and (2)


Defined terms: "criminal organization" (s. 2 and 467.1(1)), "explosive substance" (s. 2), and "person" (s. 2)






Use Offences

Case Name Prv. Crt. Sentence Summary
2019
R v Nungusuituq, 2019 NUCJ 6 (CanLII), per Charlesworth J NU 3 years imprisonment
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Keywords: None
2018
R v Yang, 2018 ONCA 230 (CanLII), per curiam ON CA
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Keywords: None
2014
R v Jefferson, 2014 ONCA 434 (CanLII), per curiam ON CA 10 years imprisonment
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Keywords: None
2009
R v GWO, [2009 O.J. No. 5926] ON 13 months imprisonment
Keywords: None
2003
R v Tallon, 2003 CanLII 27268 (ON CA, per Rosenberg JA ON CA
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Keywords: None
2001
R v Dumont, 2001 CanLII 24174 (ON CA, per Labrosse JA (2:1) ON CA 1 year CSO
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Keywords: None
R v LDM, 2001 NSCA 19 (CanLII), per Flinn JA NS CA 4 years imprisonment
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Keywords: None
R v Beardy, 2001 MBCA 34 (CanLII), per Huband JA MB CA 1 year imprisonment
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Keywords: None
2000
R v Forrest, 2000 CanLII 5091 (ON CA, per curiam ON CA 18 years imprisonment
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Keywords: None
1999
R v McLetchie, 1999 CanLII 2759 (ON CA, per curiam ON CA 20 months imprisonment (pointing)
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Keywords: None
1996
R v Senior, 1996 ABCA 71 (CanLII), per curiam AB CA 22 years (global)
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Keywords: None
1994
R v Whalen, 1994 CanLII 10347 (NLSCTD), per Hickman CJ NL SC 9 months (assault weapon)
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Keywords: None

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