Forcible confinement in Canada is a serious offence that targets any unlawful restriction of a person’s freedom. Under the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system it is coded as UCR Code …
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Counterfeiting in Canada (Uniform Crime Reporting, or UCR, Code 3420) covers a wide range of activities involving fake or altered money, including making it, possessing it, using it, or advertising …
In Canadian criminal law, “other offensive weapons” (historically tracked under UCR Code 3350) refers to a broad range of situations where a person possesses, carries, or conceals a weapon in …
In Canada, the offence of proceeds of crime, often called money laundering, targets anyone who deals with property derived from criminal activity in order to hide or disguise its illegal …
In public incitement of hatred Canada, the Criminal Code makes it a crime to use public speech or other forms of communication to stir up hatred against an identifiable group …
Dangerous operation causing bodily harm is a serious driving-related crime under Canadian law. It is captured in Section 320.13(2) of the Criminal Code and classified as a hybrid offence, meaning …
Under Canadian criminal law, advertising sexual services Canada is a specific offence created by Bill C‑36 and set out in section 286.4 of the Criminal Code. It targets the commercial …
In Canada, manslaughter
In Canada’s legal system, UCR Code 3890 Canada—labelled “All other Criminal Code (includes Part XII.1 Criminal Code)”—is not a crime in itself. Instead, it is a residual statistical category used …
In Canada’s legal system, UCR Code 3890 Canada—labelled “All other Criminal Code (includes Part XII.1 Criminal Code)”—is not a crime in itself. Instead, it is a residual statistical category used …