Topic Index

Volume I: Criminal Law

• Sources of Criminal Law
• Actus Reus and Mens Rea
  • Actus Reus: Causation · Duty of Care · Possession
  • Mens Rea: Intention · Knowledge and Wilful Blindness · Recklessness
• General Proof of Elements
  • Identity · Time and Place · Continuity · Ownership · Criminal Organizations · Eyewitness Identification
• Doctrines of Constructive Liability
  • Parties · Accessory After the Fact · Recent Possession · Included Offences · Attempts · Counselling · Conspiracy · Lesser Included Offences · Liability of Organizations
• Principles of Interpretation
  • Interpreting Legislative Amendments · Stare Decisis · Criminal Code and Related Definitions · List of Criminal Code Amendments
• Constitutional Challenges to Legislation
  • Principles of Fundamental Justice · Cruel and Unusual Punishment · Justifiable Limitations on Rights · Offences Found to be Unconstitutional
• Offences
  • Terrorism Offences · Weapon Offences · Sexual Offences (Online Sexual Offences) · Disorderly Conduct · Offences of Violence · Gambling and Gaming · Hate Speech and Libel · Administration of Justice Offences · Property Offences · Corruption Offences · Drug Offences (Drug Trafficking)
  • Motor Vehicle Offences (Refusal to Give a Sample · Breath Sample Demand · Reasonable Grounds Under Section 254(3) · Presumption of Identity Under Section 258 · Forthwith Under Section 254 · Screening Device · Operation, Care or Control of a Vehicle · Proof of Blood Alcohol Levels · Proof of Impairment by Alcohol · Proof of Impairment by Drugs)
  • Homicide ("Planned and Deliberate" · Murder by Unlawful Act or Object)
  • Repealed Offences
  • Definitions: "Bodily Harm", "Child Pornography", "Dwelling House", "Weapons", "Firearms", Judicial Officers, Financial Instruments and Legal Documents, Parties, Persons, and Organizations, "Peace Officers", Terrorism Definitions, "Deceit, Falsehood, or Other Fraudulent Means", Misc Code Definitions.

• Regulatory and Provincial Offences
  • Employer Liability Offences · Liability of Organizations · Due Diligence
• Defences
  • Intoxication · Automatism · Provocation · Necessity · Duress · Entrapment · Reasonable Excuse · Self-Defence and Defence of Another (Pre-2013) · Defence of Property (Pre-2013) · Officially Induced Error · Acting in Authority · Corrective Force · Accident and Mistake (Mistaken Belief of Age) · Alibi · De Minimus · Due Diligence · Consent (Consent in Sexual Offences · Age of Consent in Sexual Offences) · Abandonment · Innocent Possession · Colour of Right
  • Offence-specific Defences: Defamatory Libel Defences · Child Pornography Defences (Child Pornography Private Use Defence)

• Appendix
  • Offences by Penalty · CDSA Schedules · Table of Concordance · Table of Cases · Criminal Code and Related Definitions List of Legislative Amendments (Criminal Code (2000 to present) · Criminal Code (1892 to 1984) · Criminal Code (1984 to 1999)) · List of Hybrid Offences · List of Straight Indictable Offences · List of Summary Conviction Offences · Offences by Penalty

Volume II: Evidence

• Introduction to Evidence

Basic Principles

• Acceptance of Evidence
  • Discretionary Exclusion of Evidence · Standard of Proof (Beyond a Reasonable Doubt) · Burden of Proof
• Proving Facts
  • Direct Evidence · Circumstantial Evidence · Inferences · Recent Possession · Presumptions · Judicial Notice · Admissions of Fact · Analyzing Testimony (Bias, Interest, and Corruption in Assessing Credibility · Weighing Testimony of the Accused · Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses) · Corroboration
  • Proof of Previous Conviction · Proof of Controlled Substance

Forms of Evidence

• Real Evidence
  • Demonstrative Evidence
• Documentary Evidence
  • Public and Judicial Documents · Private Documents · Business Records · Financial Institution Records · Electronic Documents · Best Evidence Rule
• Testimonial Evidence
  • Competence and Compellability: Compelling Attendance of Witnesses · Oaths and Affirmations · Competence of Witnesses to Testify · Competence of Children and Witnesses of Diminished Capacity · Spousal Immunity
  • Refreshing Memory · Testimonial Aids for Young, Disabled or Vulnerable Witnesses · Long Distance Testimonial Aids · Interpreters · Evidence by Commission
  • Adverse and Hostile Witnesses

Limits on the Admissibility of Evidence

• Opinion Evidence
  • Lay Opinion Evidence · Expert Evidence (Established Fields of Expert Evidence · Expert Evidence in Drug Trafficking · Expert Evidence in Psychology and Psychiatry)
• Credibility
  • Collateral Fact Rule · Prior Consistent Statements · Prior Inconsistent Statements · Post-Offence Conduct · Criminal Record · Disreputable and Unsavoury Witnesses
• Character Evidence
  • Character of Accused · Character of Non-Accused Persons · Similar Fact Evidence · Alternative Suspect Evidence · Complainant's Sexual History · Corbett Application
• Hearsay
  • Traditional Exceptions (Statutory Hearsay Exception for Victims, Children and Disabled · Statements Against Interest Exception · Res Gestae and Dying Declarations · Past Recollection Recorded · Previously Sworn Testimony Exception to Hearsay · Co-Conspirators Exception to Hearsay · Adoptive and Implied Admissions)
  • Principled Exception
• Admissions and Confessions
  • Admissions · Confessions · Voluntariness · Right Against Self-Crimination · Confessions by Young Persons
• Privilege
  • Solicitor Client Privilege · Public Interest Privilege · Litigation Privilege · Settlement Privilege · Informer Privilege · Spousal Privilege · Case-by-Case Privilege

Volume III: Search and Seizure

• Introduction to Search and Seizure
• Fundamental Principles
  • Rights Against Search and Seizure · Reasonable Expectation of Privacy · Established Areas of Privacy · General Police Powers to Intrude · Manner of Search

• Warrantless Searches
  • Search by Consent · Search Incident to Detention · Search Incident to Arrest · Warrantless Search of Abandoned Property · Plain View Search and Seizure · Exigent Circumstances · (Warrantless Entry into Dwellings in Exigent Circumstances) · Entry into Place to Execute an Arrest Warrant

• Warrant Searches
  • Applying for Judicial Authorizations · Contents of the ITO (Confidential Informers) · Search Warrant Evidence · Reasonable and Probable Grounds · Standard of Review · Execution of Warrants ·
  • Special Search Issues · Law Office Searches · Computer-related Search Issues · Sealing and Unsealing Warrants

• Types of Warrant
  • Section 487 Search Warrants · General Warrants (487.01) · Bodily Samples (including impaired driving, DNA Samples, s. 487.091, Body Print Impression Warrant (487.092)) · Obscene Materials Warrant (164) · Gaming House Warrants (199) · Tracking Warrant (492.1) · Warrant for Transmission Data Recorder (492.2) · Firearms Warrants · Hate Propaganda Warrants · CDSA Warrants · Foreign Warrants · Telewarrants
  • Production Orders: General Production Orders · Production Orders for Financial Data · Production Orders for Tracking Data · Trace Specified Communications Production Orders · Transmission Data Production Orders
  • Wiretaps (Consent Wiretaps · Third Party Wiretaps · Warrantless Wiretaps · Designated Offences · Admitting Wiretap Evidence)

Seizure and Forfeiture Powers

• Preservation of Evidence and Property
  • Preservation Demands and Orders: Revocation or Variation of a Proceeds Restraint Order
  • Restraint of Offence-related Property
• Seizure of Property
  • Ancillary Powers Doctrine · Warrantless Seizure Under Section 489 · Detention Order for Things Seized Under Section 489 or 487.11 · Taking Photographs and Fingerprints of Accused Persons · Inventory Searches · Firearm Seizure Powers · Seizure of Proceeds of Crime · Seizure and Forfeiture of Obscene or Child Pornographic Materials · Return of Things Seized to Lawful Owners · Seizure of Firearms · Warrants to Seize Explosives · Seizure of Bodily Samples
• Forfeiture Orders
  • Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property Under the CDSA · Forfeiture of Things Seized Under Section 490 · Forfeiture of Weapons and Firearms · Forfeiture of Computer-related Property · Fine in Lieu of Forfeiture · Civil Forfeiture · Terrorism Forfeiture Orders · Hate Propaganda Forfeiture Orders

Exclusion of Evidence

• Waiver of Charter Rights · Exclusion of Evidence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter

Appendix

• Search Warrant Chart · ITO Drafting Checklist · Case Digests

Volume IV: Procedure and Practice

• Introduction to Procedure and Practice

Arrest, Detention and Release

• Arrest and Detention
  • Investigative Detention · Warrantless Arrests · Post-Charge Detention
  • Warrant Arrests: Accused Arrest Warrants for Failing to Attend Court · Arrest Warrants for Witnesses · Arrest Warrant for Breach of Court Orders · Out of Province Arrest Warrants
  • Reasonable Suspicion
• Procedural Rights
  • Arrest Procedure: Right to be Informed of Charges · Right to be Informed of Reasons for Arrest or Detention · Right to Counsel (Informational Component to Right to Counsel · Implementation Component to Right to Counsel · Right to Additional Opportunities to Consult with Counsel) · Post-Charge Detention
  • Waiver of Charter Rights · Exclusion of Evidence on Rights Violation · Post-Charge Detention
• Compelling Attendance
  • Compelling Attendance by Accused Without Arrest · Warrantless Arrests and Warrant Arrests · Laying of an Information · Issuing Process · Release by Police · Procuring the Attendance of a Prisoner · Transfer of Matters to Other Provinces or Territories
• Judicial Interim Release / Bail
  • Bail Hearings · Grounds for Release · Sureties and Deposits · Terms of Release · Breach of Release Conditions · Bail Revocation and Termination · Estreatment of Recognizance · Bail Pending Appeal · Bail Review · Bail for Young Accused
• Extradition

The Parties in a Proceeding

• Role of the Crown (Prosecutorial Discretion) · Role of the Defence Counsel · Conflicts of Interest · Role of Law Enforcement · Role of the Accused (Sitting Position of the Accused at Trial) · Role of Trial Judge (Procedural Powers of a Preliminary Inquiry Judge · Judicial Immunity · Judicial Neutrality and Bias · Functus Officio) · Role of the Victim and Third Parties · Counsel Appearing by Telepresence

Disclosure

• Crown Duty to Disclose (Types of Disclosable Materials · Limitations on Access to Disclosure) · Police Duty to Collect Evidence · Lost or Destroyed Evidence · Disclosure of Third Party Records · Remedy for Breach of Disclosure Obligation · Demand for Particulars · Production Orders · Special Disclosure Issues · Access to Things Detained Under Section 490 · Access to Court-Filed Exhibits

Courts and Charges

• Criminal Courts and Charges
  • Criminal Courts · Jurisdiction of the Courts (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts · Special Jurisdiction for Offences Over Water) · Procedure for Young Accused

• Informations and Indictments
  • Laying of an Information · Direct Indictments · Form and Content of Charges · Joinder and Severance of Charges · Amendments to Charges
• Private Prosecutions
• Types of Offences

• Public Access to Courts
  • Open Court Principle · Public and Media Restrictions (Statutory Publication Ban on Court Proceedings · Excluding People From Court) · Publication Bans Relating to Youth Prosecutions · Access to Records Relating to Youth Prosecutions · Access to Court-Filed Exhibits · Sealing and Unsealing Judicial Authorizations

Pre-Hearing Stages

• Initial Court Appearances
  • Arraignment and Plea (Plea of Not Guilty and Other Pleas) · Election (Crown Election · Defence Election) · Choice of Language
• Case Management Hearings
• Applications and Motions Procedure
  • Voir Dire · Charter Applications · Adjournments · Publication Bans · Change of Venue · Peace Bonds · Rule Against Collateral Attacks on Court Orders · Judicial Neutrality and Bias
• Crown or Judge-Ordered Termination of Proceedings
  • Withdraw and Dismissal of Charges · Constitutional Challenges to Legislation · Mistrials · Directed Verdicts · Stay of Proceedings (Abuse of Process, By Crown Counsel (Prosecutorial Discretion), By Law Enforcement, Abuse Remedies · Right to a Trial Within a Reasonable Time (Reasons for Delay))
• Prerogative Writs and Judicial Review
  • Mandamus, Certiorari, and Prohibition · Habeas Corpus
• Costs

Substantive Hearings

• Preliminary Inquiry
  • Electing a Preliminary Inquiry · Preliminary Inquiry Evidence · Air of Reality Test · Procedural Powers of a Preliminary Inquiry Judge · Order of Committal to Stand Trial
• Trial Process
  • Representation at Trial · Opening and Closing Submissions · Orders to Exclude Witnesses from Court · Testimonial Evidence · Examinations (Examinations-in-Chief, Cross-Examinations, Re-Direct Examinations) · Role of Trial Judge
  • Loss of Judge During Proceedings
• Juries
  • Selection · Challenge for Cause · Procedure · Instructions · Discharging a Juror
• Trial Verdicts
  • Analyzing Testimony (Weighing Testimony of the Accused · Credibility of Complainants or Victims‎‎ · Credibility and Reliability of Child Witnesses) · Kienapple Principle · Directed Verdicts

Mental Health Issues

• Mental Illness
  • Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility · Fitness to Stand Trial · Assessment for Fitness and Criminal Responsibility · Treatment of an Accused Unfit to Stand Trial · Not Criminally Responsible Due to Mental Disorder

Youth Procedure

• Procedure Relating to Young Accused · Right of Youth to Notify Parents

Appeals

• Appeals
• Right to Appeal
  • Right of Appeal for Indictable Offences · Right of Appeal for Summary Offences · Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Indictable Offences · Right of Appeal of Verdicts or Sentences for Summary Offences · Right of Appeal of a Summary Conviction Appeal Decision
• Appeals Relating to Young Persons
• Standard of Review
• Grounds of Appeal from Verdicts: Unreasonable Verdict · Appeal of an Error of Law · Miscarriage of Justice (Ineffective Counsel) · Misapprehension of Evidence · Sufficiency of Reasons
• Grounds of Appeal from Sentence · Appeals Other Than Verdicts or Sentences
• Remedies on Conviction Appeal · Remedies on Acquittal Appeal · Remedies on Sentence Appeal
• Appeal Procedure
  • Appeal Procedure For Summary Convictions · Appeal Procedure For Indictable Convictions · Representation and Attendance on Appeal · Appellate Evidence · Interim Remedies Pending Appeal · Bail Pending Appeal
• Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada
• Ministerial Review

Appendix

• Definitions · Case Digests · Readings · Criminal Code Forms · Misc Procedural Provisions
• Precedents and Checklists: Motions Chart · Motions Checklist · Trial Preparation Checklist · Bail Checklist

Volume V: Sentencing

• Introduction to Sentencing

Principles and Factors

• Purpose and Principles of Sentencing
  • Proportionality · Totality · Parity Principle · Restraint Principle · Jump, Step and Gap Principles · Aboriginal Offenders · Sentencing Starting Points · Sentencing Ranges
  • Aggravating and Mitigating Factors: Sentencing Factors Relating to the Offender · Sentencing Factors Relating to the Offence · Victims as a Factor in Sentencing · State and Police Misconduct as a Sentencing Factor · Effect of Criminal Records in Sentencing · Position of Trust as a Factor in Sentencing
  • Sentencing of Organizations
• Principles by Offence
  • Offences of Violence · Drug Offences · Sexual Offences · Regulatory Offences · Sentencing Fraud · Child Pornography Sentencing · Weapon Offences

Tools of Sentencing: Available Sentences

• Alternative Measures: Extrajudicial Measures for Young Offenders
• Sentences: Discharges (Curative Discharges) · Probation Orders (Terms and Conditions · Restitution) · Fines · Imprisonment · Conditional Sentences (Terms and Conditions of a Conditional Sentence Order · Conditional Sentence Breaches)
• Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences · Maximum and Minimum Sentences · Life Sentences

Tools of Sentencing: Ancillary Orders

• Ancillary Investigative Orders
  • DNA Orders · SOIRA Orders
• Ancillary Prohibition Orders
  • Section 161 Orders · Weapons Prohibition Orders · Firearms Prohibition Orders · Fraud Prohibition Orders · Animal Prohibition Orders · Driving Prohibition Orders
• Ancillary Fine and Restitution Orders:
  • Stand-alone Restitution Orders · Victim Fine Surcharge · Fine in Lieu of Forfeiture
• Forfeiture Orders
  • Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property · Forfeiture of Offence-related Property Under the CDSA · Detention Order for Things Seized Under Section 489 or 487.11

Procedure

• Sentencing Procedure
  • Overview of Sentencing · Guilty Plea · Notice of Increased Penalty · Evidence · Pre-Sentence Reports · Victim Impact Statements · Plea Bargains · Remand Credit · Charter Issues (Retrospective Punishments) · Sentencing Circles

Serving Sentences and Afterwards

• Serving Sentences · Consequences of Criminal Records After Sentencing (Pardons and Record Suspensions · Immigration Consequences from a Conviction)
• Parole: Delayed Parole Eligibility · Judicial Review of Parole Ineligibility · Judicial Review of Parole Ineligibility for Murder
• Long-Term and Dangerous Offender Designation:
  • Remand Assessment for LTO/DO Applications · List of Dangerous Offender Designated Offences · Requirements for a Long Term Offender Designation · Serious Personal Injury Offences · Consequences of a Long Term Offender Designation · Requirements for a Dangerous Offender Designation · Consequences of a Dangerous Offender Designation · Procedure in a LTO/DO Designation Hearing · Appellate Review of an LTO or DO Designation

Young Offenders

• Sentencing Young Offenders · Principles and Purposes of Youth Sentencing · Youth Pre-Sentence Reports · Dispositions for Young Offenders · Adult Sentences for Young Offenders · Procedure for Young Accused · Bail for Young Persons · Custody and Supervision Orders

Military

• Military Sentencing

Appendix

• Case Digests · Checklist · Index of Offences by Penalty

Full Text By Volume

• Volume 1: Criminal Law (large page)
• Volume 2: Evidence (large page)
• Volume 3: Search and Seizure (large page)
• Volume 4: Procedure and Practice (large page)
• Volume 5: Sentencing (large page)