Legal Glossary

Causing death by criminal negligence while street racing is one of the most serious driving-related crimes in Canada. Classified as an indictable offence under the Criminal Code, it is recorded …

Offences relating to currency under Section 452 of the Criminal Code of Canada deal with the use and movement of counterfeit money. These currency offences Canada target people who knowingly …

In Canada, cannabis is legal but strictly regulated. One key rule under the Cannabis Act is how many plants adults can grow, and where and how they can grow them. …

The offence of non-consensual intimate images

In Canada, possession of weapons under Section 88 of the Criminal Code makes it a crime to carry or possess a weapon, imitation weapon, prohibited device, or ammunition when it …

In Canada, the offence of failure or refusal to comply with demand (drugs)

In Canada, the bestiality crime Canada

In Canada, the offence of householder permitting prohibited sexual activity

Before cannabis was legalized in Canada on October 17, 2018, cannabis production pre-legalization was a serious drug offence governed by the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), not the …

In Canada, failure or refusal to comply with demand, accident resulting in bodily harm