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What is Fraudulent Concealment? Fraudulent concealment is an offence under Section 341 of the Criminal Code of Canada. This section may often be referred to as “embezzlement” in other contexts, such as an American crime drama television series. It makes it a criminal offence for everyone who, for a fraudulent purpose, takes, obtains, removes, or conceals anything, and is commonly investigated as a ...

What is Bribery? Bribery is an offence under sections 119 and 120 of the Criminal Code of Canada. In the Criminal Code of Canada, bribery is a criminal offence that involves offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value in exchange for an act or omission, or for the exercise of influence or power. Examples Examples of the offence of Bribery may include: ...

What is a fraudulently obtaining food, beverage or accommodation charge?  Fraudulently obtaining food, beverage or accommodation is covered under s. 364 of the Criminal Code found in Part IX. Part IX covers “Offences Against Rights of Property.” A fraudulently obtaining food, beverage or accommodation charge occurs when a person obtains food, beverage, or accommodation fraudulently at any place that is in the business ...

What is the Abduction of a Young Person in Canada? Abducting a young person is criminalized under sections 280-286 of the Canadian Criminal Code within Part VIII – Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction.  There are essentially four categories or ‘classifications’ of child abduction in Canada. The abduction of a person under the age of 16 (see: 280). The abduction of ...

What is a Possession of Break-In Instruments charge? Section 351 of the Canadian Criminal Code prohibits the possession of break-in instruments with the intention to commit an offence. Break-in instruments are any tools or items that could be used to break into something or somewhere. Examples include of such items are lock-picking tools or crowbars. It is a criminal offence to possess these ...

What is “bestiality” in Canada? Bestiality in Canada is defined under s. 160(7) of the Criminal Code as “any contact, for a sexual purpose, with an animal”. The offence can be committed where one commits the offence first-hand (see: s. 160(1) of the Criminal Code) or compels another person to commit the offence (see: s. 160(2) of the Criminal Code). In 2019, Bill C-84 ...

What is “making sexually explicit materials available to a child”? As indicated by its name, a s. 171.1 Criminal Code offence occurs when one makes some kind of pornographic or sexually explicit material available to a minor. This must be done for the purposes of facilitating another sexual offence as legislated under Part V of the Criminal Code. There are three subsections under ...

What is an agree or arrange a sexual offence against child charge? Agreeing or arranging a sexual offence against a child is covered under s. 172.2 of the Criminal Code. This charge includes agreeing or making arrangements with a person to sexually exploit a person under the age of 18, sexually interfering with a person under the age of 16 and abducting a ...