08/09/2026 A practical guide to the consent issues that decide most... Common Defence of Sexual Assault Charge (s.271 of the Criminal Code): How Canadian Consent Law Shapes the Defence
05/26/2025 The short answer is no. The Canadian criminal procedure does... Can Criminal Charges Be Settled Privately in Canada?
12/27/2024 Section 380 of the Criminal Code of Canada defines fraud... What is Fraud under s.380 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Fraud.
06/19/2024 Under section 348 of the Criminal Code, break and enter is... What is Break and Enter under s.348 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Break and Enter
03/25/2024 The Criminal Code definition of robbery is provided below: 343. Every... What is Robbery and How to Defend Robbery
03/06/2024 The common law best evidence rule requires that the evidence presented in... Modernizing Evidence Presentation: Navigating Canada’s Best Evidence Rule in the Digital Age
12/04/2023 Section 87 of the Criminal Code states that if you... What is Pointing a Firearm under s.87 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Pointing a Firearm
09/22/2023 Section 86 of the Criminal Code requires that all firearms... What is Careless Use or Storage of a Firearm or Ammunition under s.86(1) of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Careless Use or Storage of a Firearm or Ammunition
09/05/2023 Drug Possession – Section 4 of the CDSA (1) Except... Common Drug Offences in Canada under Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
08/11/2023 Introduction Section 267 of the Canadian Criminal Code addresses assault... What is Assault with a Weapon under s.267 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Assault with a Weapon
07/17/2023 Mischief is defined under section 430 of Canada’s Criminal Code, which... What is Mischief under s.430(1) of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Mischief
07/13/2022 It is a crime in Canada to traffic in... What is Drug Trafficking under Controlled Drug and Substance Act and How to Defend Drug Trafficking
07/13/2022 In Canada police cannot generally enter a person’s home without... When police can enter your home
05/01/2022 A domestic assault is as an assault that takes place between “intimate partners”... What is Domestic Assault and How to Defend Domestic Assault
04/30/2022 Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada, enacted in 1892,... In Canada, what counts as physical punishment of a child?
11/17/2021 Uttering threats is a serious criminal offence and can potentially... What is Uttering Threat under s.264.1 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Uttering Threat
06/08/2021 What is Sexual Assault? Section 271 of the Criminal Code... What is Sexual Assault under s.271 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Sexual Assault
05/13/2021 What is an assault? The definition of assault is given... What is Assault under s.266 of the Criminal Code and How to Defend Assault Charges
