Legal Glossary

Making or distributing child pornography is one of the most serious sexual offences under Canadian criminal law. Under Section 163.1 of the Criminal Code, it is illegal to create, share, …

Under child luring laws Canada, the offence of “obtains or communicates with a person under age 18 for purpose of sex” (Uniform Crime Reporting UCR Code 3125) targets people who …

Procuring in Canada, classified under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Code 1731, is a hybrid offence that targets anyone who arranges, facilitates, or otherwise causes another person to provide sexual services …

Kidnapping in Canada is among the most serious violent offences in the Criminal Code. Under UCR Code 1515 and section 279(1) of the Criminal Code, it involves taking or moving …

Criminal harassment, often called stalking, is a serious criminal offence in Canada. Under Section 264 of the Criminal Code, criminal harassment Canada (UCR Code 1625) covers repeated or threatening behaviours …

Methamphetamines, commonly known as crystal meth, are classified as a Schedule I substance under Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Crystal meth trafficking Canada is treated as a very …

In Canada, “other assaults”

In Canada, sexual offences related to public morals and disorderly conduct under Part V of the Criminal Code include a group of offences that target behaviour seen as corrupting or …

In Canada, bestiality in the presence of a child

In Canada, possession of, or accessing child pornography (Uniform Crime Reporting UCR Code 3455) is one of the most serious sexual offences in the Criminal Code. These offences fall under …