Canadian Criminal Code

In Canada, the importation and exportation of opioids (other than heroin) is tightly controlled under federal drug law. These substances—such as many prescription painkillers and synthetic opioids—are classified as controlled …

In Canada, operation while impaired is one of the most frequently charged driving offences and is treated as a serious crime. Under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Code 9233, the offence …

Under Canadian law, the offence of failure or refusal to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (drugs) is one of the most serious impaired-driving related crimes. Classified as an …

The offence of distribution of cannabis to youth by an adult

In Canadian criminal statistics, the category “Other Federal Statutes Canada”, identified by UCR Code 6900, does not refer to a single offence in the Criminal Code. Instead, it is an …

In Canadian criminal law, the offence of trap causing bodily harm covers situations where someone intentionally sets up, or allows to remain, a dangerous trap, device, or similar hazard that …

Unsafe storage of firearms is a criminal offence in Canada that targets the careless storage, handling, transportation, and display of guns and related weapons. Classified as a hybrid offence under …

Causing bodily harm by criminal negligence while street racing is a serious indictable crime in Canada that targets extremely dangerous street racing behaviour. Under the Criminal Code, this offence arises …

Aggravated sexual assault is one of the most serious violent offences recognized in Canadian criminal law. Classified as an indictable offence under Section 273 of the Criminal Code, and tracked …

The offence of distribution of cannabis by organization (Uniform Crime Reporting UCR Code 4925) arises under section 9(1)(d) of the Cannabis Act. In simple terms, it makes it illegal for …