Every year, hundreds of people are injured, maimed or killed in motor vehicle accidents caused directly or indirectly by impaired drivers in Canada. Under the Canadian Criminal Code, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs is a criminal offense punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment. Once
Read more →Theft is an offence punishable by fine or imprisonment or both under the Criminal Code of Canada. It is defined as taking something without the knowledge of and permission from the person or entity that it belongs to with the intention of stealing. It differs from burglary,
Read more →Currently, it is legal to grow small amounts of marijuana at home for medicinal purposes under the license issued by Health Canada. That may soon come to an end as stricter new laws are being implemented. With or without the new laws, it is illegal to grow
Read more →Fraud is a common enough legal term, but a lot of people still ask “What is fraud?“ and what will happen to them if they are found guilty. Fraud can be defined as an act of wrongfully deceiving other people with the intention of making a personal
Read more →When you are accused of committing a crime in Ontario, there are basically two ways that you can be released. The first is on your own recognizance, in which case you are responsible for supervising yourself. The second is by bail money put up by a family
Read more →Have you been charged with threatening to kill someone and wondering why you should be charged without actually having carried out the threat? Under Canada’s Criminal Code, knowingly uttering or conveying death threats against a person with or without the intention to actually kill that person is
Read more →While everyone knows that it is a crime to possess, produce or traffic illegal drugs in Canada, a lot of people are unaware of the penalties involved. So what is drug trafficking under Canadian law? Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, drug trafficking is an indictable
Read more →Have you been charged with shoplifting? Now you realize that it was a stupid thing to do, but you got carried away and thought you could get away with it. You probably forgot about the CCTV cameras and the vigilant employees. Now that you have been caught
Read more →Careless driving is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act, which is a provincial statute and not a criminal offence. However, it can be punishable with a fine or a term of imprisonment or both. Careless Driving When a driver is not paying adequate attention to the
Read more →When you are found guilty of credit card theft, a criminal offence, you will be facing a number of harsh consequences. Those consequences are not limited to the legal penalties alone either. You will also face travel restrictions, possible complications with your financial and employment situations, and an effect
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