List of Straight Indictable Offences
Minimum Punishment is Imprisonment for Life
Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
---|---|---|---|
High Treason | 46(1), 47(1) and 745 | 25 years without parole | No |
Treason (overthrow gov't) | 47 (2)(a), (c), or (d) and 745 | N/A | No |
Treason (espionage while at war) | 47 (2)(b) or (e) and 745 | N/A | No |
First Degree Murder | 235 and 745 | 25 years without parole | No |
Second Degree Murder (with prior conviction for murder, war crimes or crimes against humanity) | 235 and 745 | 25 years without parole | No |
Second Degree Murder | 235 and 745 | 10 years without parole | No |
Maximum Punishment of Imprisonment for Life
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 14 Years
Maximum Punishment of 10 Years
Maximum Punishment of 7 years
Offence | Section | Minimums | Consecutive Time |
---|---|---|---|
Attempt or accessory to indictable offence punishable by 14 years | 463(b) | varies | varies |
Drug production (Cannabis) | CDSA 7(2)(b) | None | No |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 5 Years
Offence | Section | Minimums | Consecutive Time |
---|---|---|---|
Offences respecting military stores Until September 19, 2019 |
62 | None | No |
Unlawful training or drilling of milita Until September 19, 2019 |
70 | None | No |
Possession of explosive without lawful excuse Until September 19, 2019 |
82(1) | None | No |
Advocating or promoting commission of terrorism offences | 83.221 | None | Yes (s. 83.26) |
Fraud on government Until September 19, 2019 |
121(3) | None | No |
Breach of trust by public officer Until September 19, 2019 |
122 | None | No |
Bribing municipal official Until September 19, 2019 |
123(1) | None | No |
Influencing municipal official Until September 19, 2019 |
123(2) | None | No |
Selling or purchasing office Until September 19, 2019 |
124 | None | No |
Influencing appointment in office Until September 19, 2019 |
125 | None | No |
Corruptly taking reward Until September 19, 2019 |
142 | None | No |
Rescue or permitting escape Until September 19, 2019 |
147 | None | No |
Aid prisoner of war to escape Until September 19, 2019 |
148 | None | No |
Indignity or neglect of dead body Until September 19, 2019 |
182 | None | No |
Intercept of Private Communications | 183 | None | No |
Interception of communication Until September 19, 2019 |
184(1) | None | No |
Interception of radio-based telephone communications Until September 19, 2019 |
184.5(1) | None | No |
Communicating with under 18 for prostitution | 212(4) | 6 months jail | No |
Infanticide Until September 19, 2019 |
237 | None | No |
Neglect to obtain assistance and concealing birth Until September 19, 2019 |
242 | None | No |
Set trap likely to cause bodily harm | 247(1) | None | No |
Withholding or destroying documents in respect of human trafficking - victim 18 years and above Until September 19, 2019 |
279.03(1) | None | No |
Abduction of person under 16 Until September 19, 2019 |
280(1) | None | No |
Bigamy Until September 19, 2019 |
291(1) | None | No |
Procuring feigned marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
292(1) | None | No |
Polygamy Until September 19, 2019 |
293(1) | None | No |
Forced marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
293.1 | None | No |
Marriage under age of 16 years Until September 19, 2019 |
293.2 | None | No |
Publishing defamatory libel knowing it to be false Until September 19, 2019 |
300 | None | No |
Extortion by libel Until September 19, 2019 |
302(3) | None | No |
Hate propaganda | 318(1) | None | No |
Fraud respecting cattle Until September 19, 2019 |
338(1) | None | No |
Drift timber fraud Until September 19, 2019 |
339(1) | None | No |
Obtaining execution of valuable security by fraud Until September 19, 2019 |
363 | None | No |
Offence involving counterfeit proclamation by Government | 370 | None | No |
Telegram in false name | 371 | None | No |
Damaging documents Until September 19, 2019 |
377(1) | None | No |
Offences in relation to registers Until September 19, 2019 |
378 | None | No |
Gaming in stock or merchandise Until September 19, 2019 |
383(1) | None | No |
reducing stock by selling for own account Until September 19, 2019 |
384 | None | No |
Fraudulent registration of title Until September 19, 2019 |
386 | None | No |
Fraud in relation to valuable minerals by holder of lease or licence Until September 19, 2019 |
394(1) | None | No |
Sale of valuable mineral save by lawful authority Until September 19, 2019 |
394(2) | None | No |
Purchase of valuable mineral save from owner Until September 19, 2019 |
394(3) | None | No |
Possession of stolen or fraudulently obtained valuable minerals Until September 19, 2019 |
394.1(3) | None | No |
Falsification of books and documents Until September 19, 2019 |
397(1) | None | No |
Participation in falsification of books and docs Until September 19, 2019 |
397(2) | None | No |
False return by public officer Until September 19, 2019 |
399 | None | No |
Acknowledging instrument in false name Until September 19, 2019 |
405 | None | No |
Threat against an internationally protected person Until September 19, 2019 |
424 | None | No |
Secret commission Until September 19, 2019 |
426(3) | None | No |
Arson by negligence Until September 19, 2019 |
436(1) | None | No |
Possession of incendiary material Until September 19, 2019 |
436.1 | None | No |
Interference with saving of wrecked vessel Until September 19, 2019 |
438(1) | None | No |
Occupant injuring building Until September 19, 2019 |
441 | None | No |
Interfere with international boundary line Until September 19, 2019 |
443(1) | None | No |
Having clippings for gold without justification Until September 19, 2019 |
451 | None | No |
Advertising and dealing in counterfeit money Until September 19, 2019 |
460(1) | None | No |
Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence punishable by less than 14 years | 465(1)(b)(ii) | None | No |
Participation in activities of criminal organization Until September 19, 2019 |
467.11(1) | None | Yes (s. 467.14) |
Recruitment of members by a criminal organization | 467.111 | None | Yes (s. 467.14) |
Recruitment of members under the age of 18 by a criminal organization | 467.111 | 6 months | Yes (s. 467.14) |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 5 Years Less a Day
Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
---|---|---|---|
Drug trafficking (Schedule II), Cannabis resin (<=1 g) or Cannabis (<=30 g) | CDSA 5(4) | None | No |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 2 Years
Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
---|---|---|---|
Fraudulent use of citizenship certificate Until September 19, 2019 |
58(1) | None | No |
Participating in a riot Until September 19, 2019 |
65(1) | None | No |
Disobeying a statute where no other set sentence Until September 19, 2019 |
126(1) | None | No |
Misconduct by officers executing process Until September 19, 2019 |
128 | None | No |
False affidavits Until September 19, 2019 |
138 | None | No |
Compounding indictable offence Until September 19, 2019 |
141(1) | None | No |
Permitting or assisting escape Until September 19, 2019 |
146 | None | No |
Corrupting children Until September 19, 2019 |
172(1) | None | No |
Obstructing or violence to or arrest of officiating clergyman Until September 19, 2019 |
176(1) | None | No |
Common nuisance Until September 19, 2019 |
180(1) | None | No |
Spread false news Repealed s. 2019, c. 25, s. 62 |
181 | None | No |
Possession of equipment for wiretapping illegally Until September 19, 2019 |
191(1) | None | No |
Disclosure of information from wiretap Until September 19, 2019 |
193(1) | None | No |
Disclosure of information from wiretap Until September 19, 2019 |
193.1(1) | None | No |
Keeping gaming or betting house Until September 19, 2019 |
201(1) | None | No |
Book-making (if no prior offences) | 202(2)(a) | None | No |
Book-making | 202(2)(b) and 202(2)(c) | 14 days or 3 months jail | No |
Placing bets for others (if no prior offences) | 203(d) | None | No |
Placing bets for others | 203(e) and 203(f) | 14 days or 3 months jail | No |
Lotteries Offences respecting lotteries Until September 19, 2019 |
206(1) | None | No |
Cheating at play Until September 19, 2019 |
209 | None | No |
Keeping common bawdy-house | 210(1) | None | No |
Concealing body of child Until September 19, 2019 |
243 | None | No |
Administering a Noxious Substance (with intent to aggrieve or annoy that person) | 245(1)(b) | None | No |
Female person aborting pregnancy | 287(2) | None | No |
Pretending to solemnize marriage Until September 19, 2019 |
294 | None | No |
Solemnizing marriage contrary to law Until September 19, 2019 |
295 | None | No |
Publishing defamatory libel (not aggravating under s. 300) Until September 19, 2019 |
301 | None | No |
Possess device to obtain telecommunication service | 327(1) | None | No |
Fraudulent concealment Until September 19, 2019 |
341 | None | No |
Possession of instruments to break into coin machines Until September 19, 2019 |
352 | None | No |
Sale of automobile master key Until September 19, 2019 |
353(1) | None | No |
False message | 372(1) | None | No |
Using mails to defraud Until September 19, 2019 |
381 | None | No |
Fraudulent concealment of title documents Until September 19, 2019 |
385(1) | None | No |
Fraudulent sale of real property Until September 19, 2019 |
387 | None | No |
Misleading receipt Until September 19, 2019 |
388 | None | No |
Fraudulent disposal of goods on which $ advanced Until September 19, 2019 |
389(1) | None | No |
Fraudulent receipts under Bank Act Until September 19, 2019 |
390 | None | No |
Disposal of property to defraud creditors Until September 19, 2019 |
392 | None | No |
Fraud in relation to fares Until September 19, 2019 |
393(1) | None | No |
Offering advantage to avoid paying fare Until September 19, 2019 |
393(2) | None | No |
Applying or removing marks without authority Until September 19, 2019 |
417(1) | None | No |
Remove natural bar without permission Until September 19, 2019 |
440 | None | No |
Utter counterfeit coin Until September 19, 2019 |
453 | None | No |
Maximum Punishment is Imprisonment for 18 Months
Offence | Section | Minimums | Mandatory Consecutive Time |
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Drug possession (Schedule IV) | CDSA 4(7) | None | No |
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- Note a: : From July 16, 2015 (Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act, 2015, c. 23 (C-26)), s. 718.3(7) requires sentences for sexual offence committed against children must be served consecutive to sex offences against other children