Legal Glossary

Possession of cannabis for purpose of selling is a serious drug offence in Canada that targets people who hold cannabis with the intention of selling it outside the legal, regulated …

In Canada, the offence of uttering threats to property or animals occurs when someone knowingly makes a serious threat to burn, destroy, or damage another person’s property, or to kill, …

The Canadian criminal offence of failure or refusal to comply with demand, accident resulting in death (alcohol) under UCR Code 9280 and Section 320.15 of the Criminal Code arises when …

In Canadian criminal law, assault level 1 Canada (UCR Code 1430) refers to the most basic form of assault under section 266 of the Criminal Code. It covers situations where …

In Canada, selling cannabis to organizations is tightly controlled under the federal Cannabis Act. The specific offence of sale of cannabis to an organization (UCR Code 4933) makes it illegal …

Voyeurism, under voyeurism criminal code canada provisions, is a serious privacy offence that targets secret watching or recording of people in private situations. Under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Code 1385 …

In Canada, abduction under the age of 16 is a serious child-protection and family-law related crime. It occurs when someone takes a child under 16 away from the parent, guardian, …

In Canada, wilful and forbidden acts in respect of certain property are primarily captured under the offence of mischief in section 430 of the Criminal Code. This hybrid offence (UCR …

In Canada, offences against rights of property under Part IX of the Criminal Code primarily refer to theft – one of the most common property offences Canada deals with in …

Methylenedioxyamphetamine, more commonly known as ecstasy or MDMA, is classified as a Schedule I substance under Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Unauthorized ecstasy possession in Canada is a …