Legal Glossary

In Canada, the offence of obtaining sexual services for consideration makes it a crime to buy, or try to buy, sexual services in exchange for money or any other benefit. …

In Canadian criminal law, trafficking in persons Canada refers to recruiting, transporting, transferring, receiving, holding, concealing or harbouring a person, or controlling their movements, for the purpose of exploiting them. …

Leaving Canada to commit an offence for a terrorist group is a standalone terrorism crime in Canada under Criminal Code Section 83.201 (UCR Code 3723). This indictable offence—sometimes referred to …

The offence of living off the avails of prostitution of a person under age 18

Criminal negligence causing death is one of the most serious negligence-based offences in Canadian criminal law. Classified as an indictable offence under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Code 1150 and set …

In Canada, methamphetamine possession is a serious criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Because methamphetamine (often called crystal meth) is listed in Schedule I, it is …

In Canadian criminal law, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while street racing is treated as a very serious form of dangerous driving. Today, it is prosecuted under section 320.13 …

The historical crime of keeping a “bawdy house” in Canada was an indictable offence under UCR Code 3110 and former Section 210 of the Criminal Code. Under what is now …

Commission or instructing to carry out terrorist activity is one of the most serious crimes under Canadian law. Under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) code 3715 and section 83.22 of the …

In Canada, the offence commonly known as “Property or service for terrorist activity” (UCR Code 3711) covers situations where a person provides money, assets, or services that they know will …