Canadian Criminal Code Annotated
Criminal Code
Table of Contents
Act current to 2012-06-27 and last amended on 2012-06-13
1 - SHORT TITLE
2 - INTERPRETATION
3.1 - PART I
3.1 - General
4(3) Possession
4(5) Sexual intercourse
6(2) Offences outside Canada
8(3) Common law principles continued
9 Criminal Offences to be under law of Canada
13 Child under twelve
14 Consent to death
16 Defence of mental disorder
17 Compulsion by threats
19 Ignorance of the law
21 - Parties to Offences
21 Parties to offence
22 Person counselling offence
22.1 Offences of negligence - organizations
22.2 Other offences - organizations
23 Accessory after the fact
23.1 Where one party cannot be convicted
24 Attempts
25 - Protection of Persons Administering and Enforcing the Law
25 Protection of persons acting under authority
26 Excessive force
27 Use of force to prevent commission of offence
32 - Suppression of Riots
33.1 - Self-induced Intoxication
34 - Defence of Person
38 - Defence of Property
43 - Protection of Persons in Authority
46 - PART II OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
46 - Treason and other Offences against the Queen’s Authority and Person
49 - Prohibited Acts
56.1 - Official Documents
59 - Sedition
63 - Unlawful Assemblies and Riots
70 - Unlawful Drilling
71 - Duels
72 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
74 - Piracy
76 - Offences against Air or Maritime Safety
79 - Dangerous Substances
83 - Prize Fights
83.01 - Interpretation
83.02 - Financing of Terrorism
83.05 - List of Entities
83.08 - Freezing of Property
83.13 - Seizure and Restraint of Property
83.14 - Forfeiture of Property
83.18 - Participating, Facilitating, Instructing and Harbouring
83.231 - Hoax Regarding Terrorist Activity
83.24 - Proceedings and Aggravated Punishment
83.28 - Investigative Hearing
83.3 - Recognizance with Conditions
84 - PART III FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS
84 - Interpretation
85 - Use Offences
88 - Possession Offences
99 - Trafficking Offences
102 - Assembling Offence
103 - Export and Import Offences
105 - Offences relating to Lost, Destroyed or Defaced Weapons, etc.
109 - Prohibition Orders
117.011 - Limitations on Access
117.02 - Search and Seizure
117.07 - Exempted Persons
117.11 - General
118 - PART IV OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE
118 - Interpretation
119 - Corruption and Disobedience
131 - Misleading Justice
144 - Escapes and Rescues
150 - PART V SEXUAL OFFENCES, PUBLIC MORALS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
150 - Interpretation
150.1 - Sexual Offences
163 - Offences Tending to Corrupt Morals
173 - Disorderly Conduct
180 - Nuisances
183 - PART VI INVASION OF PRIVACY
183 - Definitions
184 - Interception of Communications
197 - PART VII DISORDERLY HOUSES, GAMING AND BETTING
197 - Interpretation
198 - Presumptions
199 - Search
200 - Obstruction
201 - Gaming and Betting
210 - Bawdy-houses
212 - Procuring
213 - Offence in Relation to Prostitution
214 - PART VIII OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION
214 - Interpretation
215 - Duties Tending to Preservation of Life
219 - Criminal Negligence
222 - Homicide
229 - Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
241 - Suicide
242 - Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body
244 - Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person
249 - Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft
264.1 - Assaults
279 - Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction
287 - Abortion
289 - Venereal Diseases
290 - Offences Against Conjugal Rights
294 - Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage
296 - Blasphemous Libel
297 - Defamatory Libel
317 - Verdicts
318 - Hate Propaganda
321 - PART IX OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
321 - Interpretation
322 - Theft
335 - Offences Resembling Theft
343 - Robbery and Extortion
347 - Criminal Interest Rate
348 - Breaking and Entering
354 - Possession and Trafficking
361 - False Pretences
366 - Forgery and Offences Resembling Forgery
379 - PART X FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND TRADE
379 - Interpretation
380 - Fraud
397 - Falsification of Books and Documents
402.1 - Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
406 - Forgery of Trade-marks and Trade Descriptions
415 - Wreck
416 - Public Stores
422 - Breach of Contract, Intimidation and Discrimination Against Trade Unionists
426 - Secret Commissions
427 - Trading Stamps
428 - PART XI WILFUL AND FORBIDDEN ACTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
428 - Interpretation
430 - Mischief
433 - Arson and Other Fires
437 - Other Interference with Property
444 - Cattle and Other Animals
445.1 - Cruelty to Animals
448 - PART XII OFFENCES RELATING TO CURRENCY
448 - Interpretation
449 - Making
450 - Possession
452 - Uttering
455 - Defacing or Impairing
458 - Instruments or Materials
460 - Advertising and Trafficking in Counterfeit Money or Counterfeit Tokens of Value
461 - Special Provisions as to Proof
462 - Forfeiture
462.1 - PART XII.1 INSTRUMENTS AND LITERATURE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE
462.1 - Interpretation
462.2 - Offence and Punishment
462.3 - PART XII.2 PROCEEDS OF CRIME
462.3 - Interpretation
462.31 - Offence
462.32 - Search, Seizure and Detention of Proceeds of Crime
462.37 - Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime
462.47 - Disclosure Provisions
462.49 - Specific Rules of Forfeiture
462.5 - Regulations
463 - PART XIII ATTEMPTS — CONSPIRACIES — ACCESSORIES
463 Attempts, accessories
464 Counselling offence that is not committed
465 Conspiracy
467.11 Participation in activities of criminal organization
468 - PART XIV JURISDICTION
468 - General
476 - Special Jurisdiction
482 - Rules of Court
483 - PART XV SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND POWERS
483 - General Powers of Certain Officials
487.04 - Forensic DNA Analysis
487.1 - Other Provisions respecting Search Warrants
490.011 - Sex Offender Information
490.011 - Interpretation
490.012 - Order to Comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act
490.019 - Notice and Obligation to Comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act — Convictions Before December 15, 2004
490.02901 - Notice and Obligation to Comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act — Convictions Outside Canada
490.02912 - International Transfer of Offenders Act
490.03 - Disclosure of Information
490.031 - Offences
490.032 - Regulations
490.1 - Forfeiture of Offence-related Property
493 - PART XVI COMPELLING APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED BEFORE A JUSTICE AND INTERIM RELEASE
493 - Interpretation
494 - Arrest without Warrant and Release from Custody
503 - Appearance of Accused before Justice
504 - Information, Summons and Warrant
515 - Judicial Interim Release
524 - Arrest of Accused on Interim Release
525 - Review of Detention where Trial Delayed
527 - Procedure to Procure Attendance of a Prisoner
528 - Endorsement of Warrant
529 - Powers to Enter Dwelling-houses to Carry out Arrests
530 - PART XVII LANGUAGE OF ACCUSED
535 - PART XVIII PROCEDURE ON PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
535 - Jurisdiction
536.3 - Procedures before Preliminary Inquiry
537 - Powers of Justice
539 - Taking Evidence of Witnesses
543 - Remand Where Offence Committed in Another Jurisdiction
544 - Absconding Accused
545 - Procedure where Witness Refuses to Testify
546 - Remedial Provisions
548 - Adjudication and Recognizances
551 - Transmission of Record
551.1 - PART XVIII.1 CASE MANAGEMENT JUDGE
552 - PART XIX INDICTABLE OFFENCES — TRIAL WITHOUT JURY
552 - Interpretation
553 - Jurisdiction of Provincial Court Judges
553 - Absolute Jurisdiction
554 - Provincial Court Judge’s Jurisdiction with Consent
558 - Jurisdiction of Judges
558 - Judge’s Jurisdiction with Consent
560 - Election
566 - Trial
567 - General
573 - PART XIX.1 NUNAVUT COURT OF JUSTICE
574 - PART XX PROCEDURE IN JURY TRIALS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
574 - Preferring Indictment
581 - General Provisions respecting Counts
584 - Special Provisions respecting Counts
587 - Particulars
588 - Ownership of Property
589 - Joinder or Severance of Counts
592 - Joinder of Accused in Certain Cases
597 - Proceedings when Person Indicted is at Large
599 - Change of Venue
601 - Amendment
603 - Inspection and Copies of Documents
606 - Pleas
620 - Organizations
624 - Record of Proceedings
625.1 - Pre-hearing Conference
626 - Juries
628 - Challenging the Array
631 - Empanelling Jury
645 - Trial
655 - Evidence on Trial
658 - Children and Young Persons
659 - Corroboration
660 - Verdicts
664 - Previous Convictions
669.1 - Jurisdiction
670 - Formal Defects in Jury Process
672.1 - Interpretation
672.11 - Assessment Orders
672.2 - Assessment Reports
672.21 - Protected Statements
672.22 - Fitness to Stand Trial
672.34 - Verdict of Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder
672.38 - Review Boards
672.45 - Disposition Hearings
672.54 - Dispositions by a Court or Review Board
672.54 - Terms of Dispositions
672.67 - Dual Status Offenders
672.72 - Appeals
672.81 - Review of Dispositions
672.85 - Power to Compel Appearance
672.851 - Stay of Proceedings
672.86 - Interprovincial Transfers
672.9 - Enforcement of Orders and Regulations
673 - PART XXI APPEALS — INDICTABLE OFFENCES
673 - Interpretation
674 - Right of Appeal
678 - Procedure on Appeals
686 - Powers of the Court of Appeal
691 - Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada
696 - Appeals by Attorney General of Canada
696.1 - PART XXI.1 APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW — MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
697 - PART XXII PROCURING ATTENDANCE
697 - Application
698 - Process
701 - Execution or Service of Process
704 - Defaulting or Absconding Witness
708.1 - Electronically Transmitted Copies
709 - Evidence on Commission
714.1 - Video and Audio Evidence
715 - Evidence Previously Taken
715.1 - Video-recorded Evidence
716 - PART XXIII SENTENCING
716 - Interpretation
717 - Alternative Measures
718 - Purpose and Principles of Sentencing
718 Purpose
718.1 Fundamental principle
718.2 Other sentencing principles
718.21 - Organizations
718.3 - Punishment Generally
720 - Procedure and Evidence
730 - Absolute and Conditional Discharges
731 - Probation
733.1 Failure to comply with probation order
734 - Fines and Forfeiture
738 - Restitution
742 - Conditional Sentence of Imprisonment
743 - Imprisonment
743.6 - Eligibility for Parole
744 - Delivery of Offender to Keeper of Prison
745 - Imprisonment for Life
748 - Pardons and Remissions
750 - Disabilities
751 - Miscellaneous Provisions
752 - PART XXIV DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND LONG-TERM OFFENDERS
752 - Interpretation
752.01 - Dangerous Offenders and Long-Term Offenders
762 - PART XXV EFFECT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RECOGNIZANCES
774 - PART XXVI EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES
785 - PART XXVII SUMMARY CONVICTIONS
785 - Interpretation
787 - Punishment
788 - Information
793 - Defects and Objections
795 - Application
798 - Trial
804 - Adjudication
810 - Sureties to Keep the Peace
812 - Appeal
816 - Interim Release of Appellant
821 - Procedure on Appeal
829 - Summary Appeal on Transcript or Agreed Statement of Facts
839 - Appeals to Court of Appeal
840 - Fees and Allowances
841 - PART XXVIII MISCELLANEOUS
841 - Electronic Documents
848 - Remote Appearance by Incarcerated Accused
849 - Forms
Others Norms
Motor Vehicle Act (Québec Highway Safety Code, Ontario Highway Traffic Act)
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