Counterfeiting (Sentencing Cases)
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Offence Wording
- Possession, etc., of counterfeit money
450 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse,
- (a) buys, receives or offers to buy or receive counterfeit money;
- (b) has in their custody or possession counterfeit money; or
- (c) introduces counterfeit money into Canada.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 450; 2018, c. 29, s. 55.
- Uttering, etc., counterfeit money
452 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse,
- (a) utters or offers to utter counterfeit money or uses counterfeit money as if it were genuine, or
- (b) exports, sends or takes counterfeit money out of Canada.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 452; 2018, c. 29, s. 57.
Case Digests
| Case Name | Pv | Ct | Amount | Sentence | Summary |
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| R v Flynn, 2012 BCPC 313 (CanLII), per Palmer J | BC  |
PC | $184,830 and $1,148,700 | 3.5 years imprisonment | two separate incidents of counterfeiting Find summaries of case. |
| R v Khaira, 2011 ABPC 340 (CanLII), per Dunnigan J | AB  |
PC | 14,000 counterfeit credit cards 6,000 counterfeit driver's licences |
14 months imprisonment | importing Find summaries of case. |
| R v Homeniuk, 2011 BCPC 114 (CanLII), per Hicks J | BC |
PC | one U.S. counterfeit $50 | 3 months CSO | Find summaries of case. |
| R v Cardinal, 2011 ABCA 373 (CanLII), per McFadyen JA | AB |
CA | 15 months imprisonment | forged bank draft for gambling | |
| R v Ijam, 2007 ONCA 597 (CanLII), per MacPherson JA | ON  |
CA | $8000 | 21 months CSO | Find summaries of case. |
| R v Rafuse, 2004 SKCA 161 (CanLII), per Vancise JA | SK  |
CA | five Canadian $100 bills | 6 months imprisonment after remand | past record for theft Find summaries of case. |
| R v Christophersen, 2002 ABPC 173 (CanLII), per Allen J | AB |
PC | 2 years imprisonment | Find summaries of case. | |
| R v Al Saidi, 2006 NBPC 22 (CanLII), per Ferguson J | NB  |
PC | 17 months imprisonment | Find summaries of case. | |
| R v Dunn, 1998 CanLII 3017 (ON CA), [1998] OJ No 807, per curiam |
ON |
CA | 30 months imprisonment | Find summaries of case. | |
| R v Desrochers, [1998] A.Q. No 934 (Quebec Court Crim. Div.)(*no CanLII links) | QC  |
$998,080 in Cdn bills | 3 years imprisonment | ||
| R v Germain, [1995] A.Q. No 254(*no CanLII links) | AB |
$3000 fine |
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| R v Rachid, [1994] OJ No 4228 (Ont. Prov. Div.)(*no CanLII links) | ON |
20$ bill x 18 | 5 months imprisonment |
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| R v Le, 1993 CanLII 1882 (BC CA), [1993] BCJ No 165 (CA), per McEachern CJ |
BC |
CA | $8000 counterfeit | 9 months imprisonment | Find summaries of case. |
| R v Bruno, , [1991] OJ No 2680 (Ont. Gen Div.)(*no CanLII links) | ON |
SC | one million+ dollars of counterfeit U.S. bills | 30 months imprisonment |
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| R v Leung, , [1985] BCJ No 2165 (BCCA)(*no CanLII links) | BC |
CA | $65,000 U.S. counterfeit traveller’s cheques | 14 years imprisonment |
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| R v Sonsalla, (1971), 15 CRNS 99(*no CanLII links) | QC |
CA | 24,100 counterfeit $20 bills | 4 years imprisonment |
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