Forcible Entry (Sentencing Cases)
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| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2021. (Rev. # 90332) |
Offence Wording
- Forcible entry
72 (1) A person commits forcible entry when that person enters real property that is in the actual and peaceable possession of another in a manner that is likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace.
- Matters not material
(1.1) For the purposes of subsection (1) [forcible entry – offence], it is immaterial whether or not a person is entitled to enter the real property or whether or not that person has any intention of taking possession of the real property.
- Forcible detainer
(2) A person commits forcible detainer when, being in actual possession of real property without colour of right, he detains it in a manner that is likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace, against a person who is entitled by law to possession of it.
- Questions of law
(3) The questions whether a person is in actual and peaceable possession or is in actual possession without colour of right are questions of law.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 72; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 10; 1992, c. 1, s. 60(F).
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- Punishment
73 Every person who commits forcible entry or forcible detainer is guilty of
- (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years; or
- (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 73; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 11 1992, c. 1, s. 58; 2019, c. 25, s. 13.
Digests
| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R v SK, 2021 ONCA 619 (CanLII) | ON  |
CA | 1 years imprisonment (entry) (concurrent) |
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| R v Wilson, 2006 NBQB 70 (CanLII), per McLellan J | NB  |
SC | 3 months imprisonment + Pr | Offender had 90 days remand credit. Find summaries of case. |