Youth Criminal Justice Act, Parental Responsibility, Alcohol and Minors, Sentencing Principles, Homicide Laws, Impaired Driving, Assault, Shoplifting, Theft, Vandalism, Weapons
Truancy is defined as being absent from school without a valid reason. There is no charge in the Code for truancy.
CDSA, Drug Possession, Drug Trafficking, Amphetamine, Cannabis, Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Crystal Meth, Ecstasy, Heroin, Oxycodone, LSD, Roofies, PCP
Generally speaking, contempt of court is any willful behaviour that insults or discredits the court or interferes with the administration of justice.
A place where people are encouraged to gamble, where a portion of the bets are paid to the keeper of the establishment.
The CDSA is a federal law in Canada that regulates the possession, production, distribution, and sale of controlled substances to protect public health and safety.
Commonly known as blackmail, extortion is to force another person to do something through threats, accusations, menaces, or violence.
Bribery: Corruptly accepting or offering money, valuables, or employment in exchange for actions taken or omitted.
If the Crown decides it is not in the public interest to prosecute through the regular court process, they can suggest alternative measures.
Motivated by hate or bias against a race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.
If you help finance a terrorist enterprise, you can be jailed for up to 10 years.
Any structured group that has at least three members engaged in ongoing criminal activity to make money.
Photos, videos, written and audio material that captures sexual activity with a person under 18.
Words or speech that cause citizens to rebel against the government or a governing authority.
Unlawful confinement with the additional element of movement increasing the risk of harm.
Liquor laws are regulated by each province and fines differ. Where and when you can drink in public also varies by province.
Contempt of Court, Disobeying an Order of the Court, Fabricating Evidence, Perjury, Probation Order, Public Mischief, Resisting Arrest, Unlawfully at Large.
It is a crime for you to obtain or possess another person's identity information to use it to commit fraud or theft.
In dealing with misleading justice, it is a crime to lie to the court or the police under oath or solemn affirmation.
Hijacking is one of the most serious criminal offences and sentences of life imprisonment can be given upon conviction.
Creating, passing or possessing counterfeit money, whether banknotes or coins, is illegal.
To aid people in gathering and presenting information to the court, the Code includes 54 standardized documents or forms.
Contraband tobacco is a significant money-making enterprise for organized crime in Canada.
If you choose to go to trial without a lawyer, there are steps you should take in advance.
If you have been charged, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Your arrest starts the criminal trial process, which has several components.
