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Information

See also: Criminal Code Forms (Form 2)

INFORMATION
FORM 2 Canada, Province of ___________, (territorial division). Information (Sections 506 and 788) This is the information of [informant's name], of ___________, (occupation), hereinafter called the informant. The informant says that he/she has reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that [NAME(S) OF ACCUSED PERSONS] being ☐ an adult, ☐ a young person on or about the ______________ day of ______________________________ A.D. ____________; or between the ______________ day of _______________________________ A.D. ____________ and the _____________ day of ________________________________ A.D. ____________ at or near _______________________________________________________________________, [province] did [LIST OF ALL CHARGES] Sworn or affirmed before me this ___________ day of ___________, A.D. ___________, at ___________. ______________________ (Signature of Informant) __________________________________ A Justice of the Peace in and for ___________ Note: The date of birth of the accused may be mentioned on the information or indictment. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 2; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184.

Indictment

INDICTMENT
FORM 4 (Sections 566, 566.1, 580 and 591) Heading of Indictment Canada, Province of __________, (territorial division). In the (set out name of the court) Her Majesty the Queen against (name of accused) (Name of accused) stands charged 1 That he (state offence). 2 That he (state offence). DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _________________________________________________________________________ (Signature of signing officer, Agent of Attorney General, etc., as the case may be) Note: The date of birth of the accused may be mentioned on the information or indictment. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 4; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184; 1999, c. 3, s. 58. [Internal File Coding]

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 '''FORM 2'''
-'''(Sections 506 and 788)'''
-<center>'''Information'''</center>
 '''Canada,'''
 '''Province of ___________,'''
 '''(territorial division).'''
+<center>'''Information'''<Br>
+'''(Sections 506 and 788)'''</center>
-This is the information of C.D., of ___________, (occupation), hereinafter called the informant.
+This is the information of [informant's name], of ___________, (occupation), hereinafter called the informant.
-The informant says that (if the informant has no personal knowledge state that he believes on reasonable grounds and state the offence).
+The informant says that he/she has reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that
-Sworn before me this ___________ day of ___________, A.D. ___________, at ___________.
+[NAME(S) OF ACCUSED PERSONS]
+being {{box}} an adult, {{box}} a young person
+on or about the ______________ day of ______________________________ A.D. ____________; or<br>
+between the    ______________ day of _______________________________ A.D. ____________ <br>
+and the        _____________ day of ________________________________ A.D. ____________<Br>
+at or near     _______________________________________________________________________, [province] did
+[LIST OF ALL CHARGES]
+Sworn or affirmed before me this ___________ day of ___________, A.D. ___________, at ___________.
 ______________________
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 R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 2; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184.
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 ==Indictment==