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Offences 10

• Offence Theft (Youth) s. 322 also mentions s. 334

  Theft Laws for Youth are divided into two categories: theft under $5,000 and theft over $5,000, and dealt with in several different ways under the YCJA.

• Offence Theft s. 322 also mentions s. 334

  Theft means taking someone else's property, or treating it as your own, when you had no honest belief that you had a legal right to do that.

• Offence Mail Theft s. 356

  Mail theft is common in Canada around the holiday season when people send gifts or money. Mail fraud can land you in jail for up to 10 years.

• Offence Shoplifting (Youth) s. 322(1)-(4) also mentions s. 334, s. 787(1)

  Shoplifting laws for Canadian youth are dealt with in various ways under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charge and penalty will depend on the item's value.

• Offence Shoplifting s. 322 also mentions s. 334

  Shoplifting is not found in the Criminal Code though it is theft and categorized depending upon the value of the items stolen: theft over or under $5,000.

• Offence Identity Theft and Fraud s. 402.2 also mentions s. 403

  Identity Theft and Fraud are when you use someone else's identity to commit theft or fraud or to impersonate them to gain benefit or to evade justice.

• Offence Elder Abuse s. 215, s. 266, s. 267, s. 268, s. 264.1, s. 264, s. 279(2), s. 271, s. 346, s. 349, s. 380 also mentions s. 265-268, s. 334, s. 344

  It is considered Elder Abuse if you interfere with an older adult's decision-making ability and any physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse.

• Offence Child Abuse s. 215, s. 218, s. 266, s. 267, s. 268, s. 151, s. 152, s. 153, s. 271, s. 718.01 also mentions s. 266-268, s. 151-153

  While there is no specific offence called “child abuse” in the Criminal Code, all acts of abuse against children are crimes in Canada.

• Offence Robbery s. 344 also mentions s. 343

  Robbery employs intimidation, force or coercion to obtain property or money and may involve the use of violence or even weapons.

• Offence Firearm Charges and Penalties s. 85-105 also mentions s. 117.01, s. 244, s. 244.2

  The laws governing firearms are set out in the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, with firearm charges and penalties broken down into various categories.