Criminal Code Contents With Linked Section Numbers

The following is a table of contents for the Criminal Code as of November 24, 2009, the purpose of which is to enable you to obtain the URL of any section within a freely available online version of the Code, something that is not easily done otherwise. The links are to parts and to sections within the English version of the Code as it is presented on the federal Department of Justice website. I have modified the hyperlinks to make the URLs as lean as possible. Not all sections are linked here.

To construct a hyperlink to a section that is not explicitly given below take any link to a section within the same part of the code and substitute the desired section number for the one in the URL selected. Thus, for example, in PART XI, s.437 is shown and linked, but s.438 is not; the URL for s.437 is
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C-46/page-7.html#codese:437
Accordingly the link for s.438 will be
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C-46/page-7.html#codese:438

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Simon Fodden

• s.2 INTERPRETATION

• PART I

• • s.3.1 General

  • s.21 Parties to Offences

  • s.25 Protection of Persons Administering and Enforcing the Law

  • s.32 Suppression of Riots

  • s.33.1 Self-induced Intoxication

  • s.34 Defence of Person

  • s.38 Defence of Property

  • s.43 Protection of Persons in Authority

• PART II :

  OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

• • s.46 Treason and other Offences against the Queen’s Authority and Person

  • s.49 Prohibited Acts

  • s.57 Passports

  • s.59 Sedition

  • s.63 Unlawful Assemblies and Riots

  • s.70 Unlawful Drilling

  • s.71 Duels

  • s.72 Forcible Entry and Detainer

  • s.74 Piracy

  • s.76 Offences against Air or Maritime Safety

  • s.79 Dangerous Substances

  • s.83 Prize Fights

• PART II.1 :

  TERRORISM

• • s.83.01 Interpretation

  • s.83.02 Financing of Terrorism

  • s.83.05 List of Entities

  • s.83.08 Freezing of Property

  • s.83.13 Seizure and Restraint of Property

  • s.83.14 Forfeiture of Property

  • s.83.18 Participating, Facilitating, Instructing and Harbouring

  • s.83.231 Hoax Regarding Terrorist Activity

  • s.83.24 Proceedings and Aggravated Punishment

  • s.83.28 Investigative Hearing

  • s.83.3 Recognizance with Conditions

• PART III :

  FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS

• • s.84 Interpretation

  • s.85 Use Offences

  • s.88 Possession Offences

  • s.99 Trafficking Offences

  • s.102 Assembling Offence

  • s.103 Export and Import Offences

  • s.105 Offences relating to Lost, Destroyed or Defaced Weapons, etc.

  • s.109 Prohibition Orders

  • s.117.011 Limitations on Access

  • s.117.02 Search and Seizure

  • s.117.07 Exempted Persons

  • s.117.11 General

• PART IV :

  OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE

• • s.118 Interpretation

  • s.119 Corruption and Disobedience

  • s.131 Misleading Justice

  • s.144 Escapes and Rescues

• PART V :

  SEXUAL OFFENCES, PUBLIC MORALS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT

• • s.150 Interpretation

  • s.150.1 Sexual Offences

  • s.163 Offences Tending to Corrupt Morals

  • s.173 Disorderly Conduct

  • s.180 Nuisances

• PART VI :

  INVASION OF PRIVACY

• • s.183 Definitions

  • s.184 Interception of Communications

• PART VII :

  DISORDERLY HOUSES, GAMING AND BETTING

• • s.197 Interpretation

  • s.198 Presumptions

  • s.199 Search

  • s.200 Obstruction

  • s.201 Gaming and Betting

  • s.210 Bawdy-houses

  • s.212 Procuring

  • s.213 Offence in Relation to Prostitution

• PART VIII :

  OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION

• • s.214 Interpretation

  • s.215 Duties Tending to Preservation of Life

  • s.219 Criminal Negligence

  • s.222 Homicide

  • s.229 Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide

  • s.241 Suicide

  • s.242 Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body

  • s.244 Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person

  • s.249 Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft

  • s.264.1 Assaults

  • s.279 Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction

  • s.287 Abortion

  • s.289 Venereal Diseases

  • s.290 Offences Against Conjugal Rights

  • s.294 Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage

  • s.296 Blasphemous Libel

  • s.297 Defamatory Libel

  • s.317 Verdicts

  • s.318 Hate Propaganda

• PART IX :

  OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY

• • s.321 Interpretation

  • s.322 Theft

  • s.335 Offences Resembling Theft

  • s.343 Robbery and Extortion

  • s.347 Criminal Interest Rate

  • s.348 Breaking and Entering

  • s.354 Having in Possession

  • s.361 False Pretences

  • s.366 Forgery and Offences Resembling Forgery

• PART X :

  FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND TRADE

• • s.379 Interpretation

  • s.380 Fraud

  • s.397 Falsification of Books and Documents

  • s.403 Personation

  • s.406 Forgery of Trade-marks and Trade Descriptions

  • s.415 Wreck

  • s.416 Public Stores

  • s.422 Breach of Contract, Intimidation and Discrimination Against Trade Unionists

  • s.426 Secret Commissions

  • s.427 Trading Stamps

• PART XI :

  WILFUL AND FORBIDDEN ACTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY

• • s.428 Interpretation

  • s.430 Mischief

  • s.433 Arson and Other Fires

  • s.437 Other Interference with Property

  • s.444 Cattle and Other Animals

  • s.445.1 Cruelty to Animals

• PART XII :

  OFFENCES RELATING TO CURRENCY

• • s.448 Interpretation

  • s.449 Making

  • s.450 Possession

  • s.452 Uttering

  • s.455 Defacing or Impairing

  • s.458 Instruments or Materials

  • s.460 Advertising and Trafficking in Counterfeit Money or Counterfeit Tokens of Value

  • s.461 Special Provisions as to Proof

  • s.462 Forfeiture

• PART XII.1 :

  INSTRUMENTS AND LITERATURE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE

• • s.462.1 Interpretation

  • s.462.2 Offence and Punishment

• PART XII.2 :

  PROCEEDS OF CRIME

• • s.462.3 Interpretation

  • s.462.31 Offence

  • s.462.32 Search, Seizure and Detention of Proceeds of Crime

  • s.462.37 Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime

  • s.462.47 Disclosure Provisions

  • s.462.49 Specific Rules of Forfeiture

  • s.462.5 Regulations

• PART XIII :

  ATTEMPTS — CONSPIRACIES — ACCESSORIES

• PART XIV :

  JURISDICTION

• • s.468 General

  • s.476 Special Jurisdiction

  • s.482 Rules of Court

• PART XV :

  SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND POWERS

• • s.483 General Powers of Certain Officials

  • s.487.04 Forensic DNA Analysis

  • s.487.1 Other Provisions respecting Search Warrants

  • s.490.011 Sex Offender Information

  • s.490.1 Forfeiture of Offence-related Property

• PART XVI :

  COMPELLING APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED BEFORE A JUSTICE AND INTERIM RELEASE

• • s.493 Interpretation

  • s.494 Arrest without Warrant and Release from Custody

  • s.503 Appearance of Accused before Justice

  • s.504 Information, Summons and Warrant

  • s.515 Judicial Interim Release

  • s.524 Arrest of Accused on Interim Release

  • s.525 Review of Detention where Trial Delayed

  • s.527 Procedure to Procure Attendance of a Prisoner

  • s.528 Endorsement of Warrant

  • s.529 Powers to Enter Dwelling-houses to Carry out Arrests

• PART XVII :

  LANGUAGE OF ACCUSED

• PART XVIII :

  PROCEDURE ON PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

• • s.535 Jurisdiction

  • s.536.3 Procedures before Preliminary Inquiry

  • s.537 Powers of Justice

  • s.539 Taking Evidence of Witnesses

  • s.543 Remand Where Offence Committed in Another Jurisdiction

  • s.544 Absconding Accused

  • s.545 Procedure where Witness Refuses to Testify

  • s.546 Remedial Provisions

  • s.548 Adjudication and Recognizances

  • s.551 v Transmission of Record

• PART XIX :

  INDICTABLE OFFENCES — TRIAL WITHOUT JURY

• • s.552 Interpretation

  • s.553 Jurisdiction of Provincial Court Judges

  • s.558 Jurisdiction of Judges

  • s.567 General

• PART XIX.1 :

  NUNAVUT COURT OF JUSTICE

• PART XX :

  PROCEDURE IN JURY TRIALS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

• • s.574 Preferring Indictment

  • s.581 General Provisions respecting Counts

  • s.584 Special Provisions respecting Counts

  • s.587 Particulars

  • s.588 Ownership of Property

  • s.589 Joinder or Severance of Counts

  • s.592 Joinder of Accused in Certain Cases

  • s.597 Proceedings when Person Indicted is at Large

  • s.599 Change of Venue

  • s.601 Amendment

  • s.603 Inspection and Copies of Documents

  • s.606 Pleas

  • s.620 Organizations

  • s.624 Record of Proceedings

  • s.625.1 Pre-hearing Conference

  • s.626 Juries

  • s.628 Challenging the Array

  • s.631 Empanelling Jury

  • s.645 Trial

  • s.655 Evidence on Trial

  • s.658 Children and Young Persons

  • s.659 Corroboration

  • s.660 Verdicts

  • s.664 Previous Convictions

  • s.669.1 Jurisdiction

  • s.670Formal Defects in Jury Process

• PART XX.1 :

  MENTAL DISORDER

• • s.672.1 Interpretation

  • s.672.11 Assessment Orders

  • s.672.2 Assessment Reports

  • s.672.21 Protected Statements

  • s.672.22 Fitness to Stand Trial

  • s.672.34 Verdict of Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder

  • s.672.38 Review Boards

  • s.672.45 Disposition Hearings

  • s.672.54 Dispositions by a Court or Review Board

  • s.672.72 Appeals

  • s.672.81 Review of Dispositions

  • s.672.85 Power to Compel Appearance

  • s.672.851 Stay of Proceedings

  • s.672.86 Interprovincial Transfers

  • s.672.9 Enforcement of Orders and Regulations

• PART XXI :

  APPEALS — INDICTABLE OFFENCES

• • s.673 Interpretation

  • s.674 Right of Appeal

  • s.678 Procedure on Appeals

  • s.686 Powers of the Court of Appeal

  • s.691 Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada

  • s.696 Appeals by Attorney General of Canada

• PART XXI.1 :

  APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW — MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

• PART XXII :

  PROCURING ATTENDANCE

• • s.697 Application

  • s.698 Process

  • s.701 Execution or Service of Process

  • s.704 Defaulting or Absconding Witness

  • s.708.1 Electronically Transmitted Copies

  • s.709 Evidence on Commission

  • s.714.1 Video and Audio Evidence

  • s.715 Evidence Previously Taken

  • s.715.1 Video-recorded Evidence

• PART XXIII :

  SENTENCING

• • s.716 Interpretation

  • s.717 Alternative Measures

  • s.718 Purpose and Principles of Sentencing

  • s.718.21 Organizations

  • s.718.3 Punishment Generally

  • s.720 Procedure and Evidence

  • s.730 Absolute and Conditional Discharges

  • s.731 Probation

  • s.734 Fines and Forfeiture

  • s.738 Restitution

  • s.742 Conditional Sentence of Imprisonment

  • s.743 Imprisonment

  • s.743.6 Eligibility for Parole

  • s.744 Delivery of Offender to Keeper of Prison

  • s.745 Imprisonment for Life

  • s.748 Pardons and Remissions

  • s.750 Disabilities

  • s.751 Miscellaneous Provisions

• PART XXIV :

  DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND LONG-TERM OFFENDERS

• • s.752 Interpretation

  • s.752.01 Dangerous Offenders and Long-Term Offenders

• PART XXV :

  EFFECT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RECOGNIZANCES

• PART XXVI :

  EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES

• PART XXVII :

  SUMMARY CONVICTIONS

• • s.785 Interpretation

  • s.787 Punishment

  • s.788 Information

  • s.793 Defects and Objections

  • s.795 Application

  • s.798 Trial

  • s.804 Adjudication

  • s.810 Sureties to Keep the Peace

  • s.812 Appeal

  • s.816 Interim Release of Appellant

  • s.821 Procedure on Appeal

  • s.829 Summary Appeal on Transcript or Agreed Statement of Facts

  • s.839 Appeals to Court of Appeal

  • s.840 Fees and Allowances

• PART XXVIII :

  MISCELLANEOUS

• • s.841 Electronic Documents

  • s.848 Remote Appearance by Incarcerated Accused

  • s.849 Forms

• SCHEDULE TO PART XX.1

• SCHEDULE [to Part XXV]

• SCHEDULE [to Part XXVII]

• [Forms]