List of Criminal Code Amendments

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This page was last substantively updated or reviewed July 2021. (Rev. # 79389)

Admendments to the Criminal Code. For amendments to other legislation see List of Legislative Amendments.

Versions

There are six versions of the Criminal Code since its inception:

Criminal Code, 1892, S.C. 1892, c. 29
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1906, c. 146
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1927, c. 36
Criminal Code, S.C. 1953-54, c. 51
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46

Parts of Code

The current sections of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46 comprise of the following:

Part	Subject Title	Sections
Part I (1)	General	s. 3.1 to 45
Part II (2)	Offences Against Public Order	s. 46 to 83
Part II.1 (2.1)	Terrorism	s. 83.01 to 83.33
Part III (3)	Firearms and Other Weapons	s. 84 to 117.15
Part IV (4)	Offences Against the Administration of Law and Justice	s. 118 to 149
Part V (5)	Sexual Offences, Public Morals and Disorderly Conduct	s. 150 to 182
Part VI (6)	Invasion of Privacy	s. 183 to 196.1
Part VII (7)	Disorderly Houses, Gaming and Betting	s. 197 to 213
Part VIII (8)	Offences Against the Person and Reputation	s. 214 to 320.1
Part VIII.1 (8.1)	Offences Relating to Conveyances	s. 320.11 to 320.4
Part IX (9)	Offences Against Rights of Property	s. 321 to 378
Part X (10)	Fraudulent Transactions Relating to Contracts and Trade	s. 379 to 427
Part XI (11)	Wilful and Forbidden Acts in Respect of Certain Property	s. 428 to 447.1
Part XII (12)	Offences Relating to Currency	s. 448 to 462
Part XII.2 (12.2)	Proceeds of Crime	s. 462.3 to 462.5
Part XIII (13)	Attempts-Conspiracies-Accessories	s. 463 to 467.2
Part XIV (14)	Jurisdiction	s. 468 to 482.1
Part XV (15)	Special Procedure and Powers	s. 483 to 492.2
Part XVI (16)	Compelling Appearance of an Accused Before a Justice and Interim Release	s. 493 to 529.5
Part XVII (17)	Language of Accused	s. 530 to 533.1
Part XVIII (18)	Procedure on Preliminary Inquiry	s. 535 to 551
Part XVIII.1 (18.1)	Case Management Judge	s. 551.1 to 551.7
Part XIX (19)	Indictable Offences-Trial Without a Jury	s. 552 to 572
Part XIX.1 (19.1)	Nunavut Court of Justice	s. 573 to 573.2
Part XX (20)	Procedure in Jury Trials and General Provisions	s. 574 to 672
Part XX.1 (20.1)	Mental Disorder	s. 672.1 to 672.95
Part XXI (21)	Appeals-Indictable Offences	s. 673 to 696
Part XXI.1 (21.1)	Applications for Ministerial Review-Miscarriages of Justice	s. 696.1 to 696.6
Part XXII (22)	Procuring Attendance	s. 697 to 715.2
Part XXII.01 (22.01)	Remote Attendance by Certain Persons	s. 715.21 to 715.26
Part XXII.1 (22.1)	Remediation Agreements	s. 715.3 to 715.43
Part XXIII (23)	Sentencing	s. 716 to 751.1
Part XXIV (24)	Dangerous Offenders and Long-Term Offenders	s. 752 to 761
Part XXV (25)	Effect and Enforcement of Undertakings, Release Orders and Recognizances	s. 762 to 773
Part XXVI (26)	Extraordinary Remedies	s. 774 to 784
Part XXVII (27)	Summary Convictions	s. 785 to 840
Part XXVIII (28)	Miscellaneous	s. 841 to 849

Pending Amendments

Bill C-36

(Bill C-36)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech)	(Bill C-36)			openparliament First reading	{{{8}}}
Summary
"This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create a recognizance to keep the peace relating to hate propaganda and hate crime and to define “hatred” for the purposes of two hate propaganda offences."
Amended Code Sec.

Bill C-23

(Bill C-23)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
	(Bill C-23)			[1] [2]	{{{8}}}
Summary

Amended Code Sec.

Bill C-22

(Bill C-22)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act	(Bill C-22)			[3] [4]	{{{8}}}
Summary

Amended Code Sec.
"This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to, among other things, repeal certain mandatory minimum penalties, allow for a greater use of conditional sentences and establish diversion measures for simple drug possession offences."

Bill C-21

(Bill C-21)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act	(Bill C-21)			[5] [6]	{{{8}}}
Summary

Amended Code Sec.
"This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) increase, from 10 to 14 years, the maximum penalty of imprisonment for indictable weapons offences in sections 95, 96, 99, 100 and 103; (b) establish a regime that would permit any person to apply for an emergency prohibition order or an emergency limitations on access order; (c) deem certain firearms to be prohibited devices for the purpose of specified provisions; (d) create a new offence for altering a cartridge magazine to exceed its lawful capacity; and (e) authorize employees of certain federal entities who are responsible for security to be considered as public officers for the purpose of section 117.‍07."

Bill C-13

(Bill C-13)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting)	(Bill C-13)			[7] [8]	{{{8}}}
Summary

Amended Code Sec.
"This enactment amends paragraph 207(4)‍(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the government of a province or territory, or a licensed person or entity, to conduct and manage in the province or territory a lottery scheme that involves betting on a race — other than a horse-race — or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest."

Bill C-6

(Bill C-6)
Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Amendment Text	Debates & Govt Docs
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)	(Bill C-6)			[9] [10]	{{{8}}}
Summary
s. 164(1), (3) to (5), (7), (8), 164.1(1), (5), (7), "offence" in s. 183, 273.‍3(1)‍(c), 320.‍101, 320.‍102, 320.‍103, 320.‍104, 320.‍105.
Amended Code Sec.
Creates criminal offence for engaging in any form of conversion therapy.

See also Unproclaimed Amendments below for more laws awaiting order in council.

2020 to Present

List of Criminal Code Amendments (2020 to present)

2010 to 2019

List of Criminal Code Amendments (2010 to 2019)

2000 to 2009

List of Criminal Code Amendments (2000 to 2009)

Amendments 1984 to 1999

List of Criminal Code Amendments (1984 to 1999)

Amendments Pre-1984

List of Criminal Code Amendments (1892 to 1984)

Unproclaimed Amendments

Act Name	Citation	Royal Assent	In force	Summary	Amendment Text
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons)	S.C. 2015, c. 16 (Bill C-452)	June 18, 2015	In force on OIC	Amends s. 279.01 to 279.05 to create a presumption of culpability for those living with exploited persons. It also makes sentences under these sections consecutive. NB: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons) (Bill C-38) amends the provision relating to the bill coming into force.	text

Versions of Criminal Code (2002 to Present)

Versions of Criminal Code as recorded by CanLII

Aug 27, 2021 May 6, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Jul 1, 2020 Dec 18, 2019 Sep 19, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 Aug 15, 2019 Jul 21, 2019 Jun 21, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 Dec 18, 2018 Dec 13, 2018 October 17, 2018 September 19, 2018 June 21, 2018 December 12, 2017 October 18, 2017 June 19, 2017 June 18, 2017	May 18, 2017 June 17, 2016 July 23, 2015 July 19, 2015 July 17, 2015 June 23, 2015 June 18, 2015 April 10, 2015 March 31, 2015 March 9, 2015 February 26, 2015 February 25, 2015 December 16, 2014 December 9, 2014 December 6, 2014	September 9, 2014 July 11, 2014 Jun 19, 2014 Jun 1, 2014 Dec 12, 2013 Nov 1, 2013 Oct 24, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 Jul 15, 2013 Jun 26, 2013 Jun 19, 2013 Mar 27, 2013 Mar 11, 2013 Feb 28, 2013 Jan 13, 2013	Nov 20, 2012 Nov 6, 2012 Oct 23, 2012 Aug 20, 2012 Aug 9, 2012 Jun 28, 2012 Jun 13, 2012 Apr 5, 2012 Mar 13, 2012 Dec 2, 2011 Nov 30, 2011 Nov 1, 2011 Oct 24, 2011 Aug 15, 2011 Apr 29, 2011	Apr 15, 2011 Dec 15, 2010 Jun 29, 2010 Mar 12, 2010 Feb 22, 2010 Jan 8, 2010 Oct 2, 2009 Oct 1, 2008 Sep 12, 2008 Jul 2, 2008 May 29, 2008 May 1, 2008 Apr 17, 2008 Jan 1, 2008 Dec 1, 2007	Jul 1, 2007 Jun 22, 2007 May 31, 2007 May 3, 2007 Mar 1, 2007 Dec 14, 2006 Jan 2, 2006 Dec 12, 2005 Nov 25, 2005 Nov 1, 2005 Sep 15, 2005 Jun 30, 2005 May 19, 2005 Apr 4, 2005 Apr 1, 2005	Dec 15, 2004 Dec 1, 2004 Oct 1, 2004 Sep 15, 2004 Jun 1, 2004 Apr 29, 2004 Apr 22, 2004 Mar 31, 2004 August 15, 2003 July 23, 2003 July 2, 2003 July 1, 2003 May 30, 2003 April 1, 2003 November 25, 2002