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Criminal Code — C-46 416
Distinguishing mark on public stores 416 The Governor in Council may, by notice to be published in the Canada Gazette , prescribe distinguishing marks that are appropriated for use on public stores to denote the property of Her Majesty therein, whether the stores belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada or to Her Majesty in any other right. R.S., c. C-34, s. 374
Criminal Code — C-46 417
Applying or removing marks without authority 417 (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, (a) without lawful authority applies a distinguishing mark to anything, or (b) with intent to conceal the property of Her Majesty in public stores, removes, destroys or obliterates, in whole or in part, a distinguishing mark. Unlawful transactions in public stores (2) Every person who, without lawful authority, receives, possesses, keeps, sells or delivers public stores that they know bear a distinguishing mark is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. Definition of distinguishing mark (3) For the purposes of this section, distinguishing mark means a distinguishing mark that is appropriated for use on public stores pursuant to section 416. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 417; 2018, c. 29, s. 48 2019, c. 25, s. 158
Criminal Code — C-46 418
Selling defective stores to Her Majesty 418 (1) Every one who knowingly sells or delivers defective stores to Her Majesty or commits fraud in connection with the sale, lease or delivery of stores to Her Majesty or the manufacture of stores for Her Majesty is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. Offences by representatives (2) Every one who, being a representative of an organization that commits, by fraud, an offence under subsection (1), (a) knowingly takes part in the fraud, or (b) knows or has reason to suspect that the fraud is being committed or has been or is about to be committed and does not inform the responsible government, or a department thereof, of Her Majesty, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 418; 2003, c. 21, s. 6.1
Criminal Code — C-46 419
Unlawful use of military uniforms or certificates 419 Every person is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, without lawful authority, (a) wears a uniform of the Canadian Forces or any other naval, army or air force or a uniform that is so similar to the uniform of any of those forces that it is likely to be mistaken therefor, (b) wears a distinctive mark relating to wounds received or service performed in war, or a military medal, ribbon, badge, chevron or any decoration or order that is awarded for war services, or any imitation thereof, or any mark or device or thing that is likely to be mistaken for any such mark, medal, ribbon, badge, chevron, decoration or order, (c) has in his possession a certificate of discharge, certificate of release, statement of service or identity card from the Canadian Forces or any other naval, army or air force that has not been issued to and does not belong to him, or (d) has in his possession a commission or warrant or a certificate of discharge, certificate of release, statement of service or identity card, issued to an officer or a person in or who has been in the Canadian Forces or any other naval, army or air force, that contains any alteration that is not verified by the initials of the officer who issued it, or by the initials of an officer thereto lawfully authorized. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 419; 2018, c. 29, s. 49
Criminal Code — C-46 420
Military stores 420 (1) Every one who buys, receives or detains from a member of the Canadian Forces or a deserter or an absentee without leave therefrom any military stores that are owned by Her Majesty or for which the member, deserter or absentee without leave is accountable to Her Majesty is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. Exception (2) No person shall be convicted of an offence under this section where he establishes that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the military stores in respect of which the offence was committed were owned by Her Majesty or were military stores for which the member, deserter or absentee without leave was accountable to Her Majesty. R.S., c. C-34, s. 378
Criminal Code — C-46 421
Evidence of enlistment 421 (1) In proceedings under sections 417 to 420, evidence that a person was at any time performing duties in the Canadian Forces is, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, proof that his enrolment in the Canadian Forces prior to that time was regular. Presumption when accused a dealer in stores (2) An accused who is charged with an offence under subsection 417(2) shall be presumed to have known that the stores in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed bore a distinguishing mark within the meaning of that subsection at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed if he was, at that time, in the service or employment of Her Majesty or was a dealer in marine stores or in old metals. R.S., c. C-34, s. 379
Criminal Code — C-46 422
Criminal breach of contract 422 (1) Every one who wilfully breaks a contract, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the probable consequences of doing so, whether alone or in combination with others, will be (a) to endanger human life, (b) to cause serious bodily injury, (c) to expose valuable property, real or personal, to destruction or serious injury, (d) to deprive the inhabitants of a city or place, or part thereof, wholly or to a great extent, of their supply of light, power, gas or water, or (e) to delay or prevent the running of any locomotive engine, tender, freight or passenger train or car, on a railway that is a common carrier, is guilty of (f) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or (g) an offence punishable on summary conviction. Saving (2) No person wilfully breaks a contract within the meaning of subsection (1) by reason only that (a) being the employee of an employer, he stops work as a result of the failure of his employer and himself to agree on any matter relating to his employment, or, (b) being a member of an organization of employees formed for the purpose of regulating relations between employers and employees, he stops work as a result of the failure of the employer and a bargaining agent acting on behalf of the organization to agree on any matter relating to the employment of members of the organization, if, before the stoppage of work occurs, all steps provided by law with respect to the settlement of industrial disputes are taken and any provision for the final settlement of differences, without stoppage of work, contained in or by law deemed to be contained in a collective agreement is complied with and effect given thereto. Consent required (3) No proceedings shall be instituted under this section without the consent of the Attorney General. R.S., c. C-34, s. 380
Criminal Code — C-46 423
Intimidation 423 (1) Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, wrongfully and without lawful authority, for the purpose of compelling another person to abstain from doing anything that he or she has a lawful right to do, or to do anything that he or she has a lawful right to abstain from doing, (a) uses violence or threats of violence to that person or their intimate partner or children, or injures the person’s property; (b) intimidates or attempts to intimidate that person or a relative of that person by threats that, in Canada or elsewhere, violence or other injury will be done to or punishment inflicted on him or her or a relative of his or hers, or that the property of any of them will be damaged; (c) persistently follows that person; (d) hides any tools, clothes or other property owned or used by that person, or deprives him or her of them or hinders him or her in the use of them; (e) with one or more other persons, follows that person, in a disorderly manner, on a highway; (f) besets or watches the place where that person resides, works, carries on business or happens to be; or (g) blocks or obstructs a highway. Exception (2) A person who attends at or near or approaches a dwelling-house or place, for the purpose only of obtaining or communicating information, does not watch or beset within the meaning of this section. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 423; 2000, c. 12, s. 95; 2001, c. 32, s. 10 2019, c. 25, s. 159
Criminal Code — C-46 423.1
Intimidation of a justice system participant or a journalist 423.1 (1) No person shall, without lawful authority, engage in any conduct with the intent to provoke a state of fear in (a) a group of persons or the general public in order to impede the administration of criminal justice; (b) a justice system participant or military justice system participant in order to impede him or her in the performance of his or her duties; or (c) a journalist in order to impede him or her in the transmission to the public of information in relation to a criminal organization. (2) [Repealed, 2015, c. 13, s. 12] Punishment (3) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than fourteen years. Definition of military justice system participant (4) In this section, military justice system participant has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act . 2001, c. 32, s. 11; 2015, c. 13, s. 12 2019, c. 15, s. 47
Criminal Code — C-46 423.2
Intimidation — health services 423.2 (1) Every person commits an offence who engages in any conduct with the intent to provoke a state of fear in (a) a person in order to impede them from obtaining health services from a health professional; (b) a health professional in order to impede them in the performance of their duties; or (c) a person, whose functions are to assist a health professional in the performance of the health professional’s duties, in order to impede that person in the performance of those functions. Obstruction or interference with access (2) Every person commits an offence who, without lawful authority, intentionally obstructs or interferes with another person’s lawful access to a place at which health services are provided by a health professional. Punishment (3) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is (a) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or (b) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Defence (4) No person is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) by reason only that they attend at or near, or approach, a place referred to in that subsection for the purpose only of obtaining or communicating information. Definition of health professional (5) In this section, health professional means a person who is entitled under the laws of a province to provide health services. 2021, c. 27, s. 2
Criminal Code — C-46 424
Threat against internationally protected person 424 Every person who threatens to commit an offence under section 235, 236, 266, 267, 268, 269, 269.1, 271, 272, 273, 279 or 279.1 against an internationally protected person or who threatens to commit an offence under section 431 is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 424; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 55; 2001, c. 41, s. 11 2019, c. 25, s. 160
Criminal Code — C-46 424.1
Threat against United Nations or associated personnel 424.1 Every person who, with intent to compel any person, group of persons, state or any international or intergovernmental organization to do or refrain from doing any act, threatens to commit an offence under section 235, 236, 266, 267, 268, 269, 269.1, 271, 272, 273, 279 or 279.1 against a member of United Nations personnel or associated personnel or threatens to commit an offence under section 431.1 is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. 2001, c. 41, s. 11 2019, c. 25, s. 160
Criminal Code — C-46 425
Offences by employers 425 Every one who, being an employer or the agent of an employer, wrongfully and without lawful authority (a) refuses to employ or dismisses from his employment any person for the reason only that the person is a member of a lawful trade union or of a lawful association or combination of workmen or employees formed for the purpose of advancing, in a lawful manner, their interests and organized for their protection in the regulation of wages and conditions of work, (b) seeks by intimidation, threat of loss of position or employment, or by causing actual loss of position or employment, or by threatening or imposing any pecuniary penalty, to compel workmen or employees to abstain from belonging to any trade union, association or combination to which they have a lawful right to belong, or (c) conspires, combines, agrees or arranges with any other employer or his agent to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. R.S., c. C-34, s. 382
Criminal Code — C-46 425.1
Threats and retaliation against employees 425.1 (1) No employer or person acting on behalf of an employer or in a position of authority in respect of an employee of the employer shall take a disciplinary measure against, demote, terminate or otherwise adversely affect the employment of such an employee, or threaten to do so, (a) with the intent to compel the employee to abstain from providing information to a person whose duties include the enforcement of federal or provincial law, respecting an offence that the employee believes has been or is being committed contrary to this or any other federal or provincial Act or regulation by the employer or an officer or employee of the employer or, if the employer is a corporation, by one or more of its directors; or (b) with the intent to retaliate against the employee because the employee has provided information referred to in paragraph (a) to a person whose duties include the enforcement of federal or provincial law. Punishment (2) Any one who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. 2004, c. 3, s. 6
Criminal Code — C-46 426
Secret commissions 426 (1) Every one commits an offence who (a) directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers or agrees to give or offer to an agent or to anyone for the benefit of the agent — or, being an agent, directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, accepts or offers or agrees to accept from any person, for themselves or another person — any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind as consideration for doing or not doing, or for having done or not done, any act relating to the affairs or business of the agent’s principal, or for showing or not showing favour or disfavour to any person with relation to the affairs or business of the agent’s principal; or (b) with intent to deceive a principal, gives to an agent of that principal, or, being an agent, uses with intent to deceive his principal, a receipt, an account or other writing (i) in which the principal has an interest, (ii) that contains any statement that is false or erroneous or defective in any material particular, and (iii) that is intended to mislead the principal. Privity to offence (2) Every one commits an offence who is knowingly privy to the commission of an offence under subsection (1). Punishment (3) A person who commits an offence under this section is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. Definition of agent and principal (4) In this section, agent includes an employee, and principal includes an employer. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 426; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 56; 2007, c. 13, s. 7 2019, c. 25, s. 161
Criminal Code — C-46 428
Definition of property 428 In this Part, property means real or personal corporeal property. R.S., c. C-34, s. 385
Criminal Code — C-46 429
Wilfully causing event to occur 429 (1) Every one who causes the occurrence of an event by doing an act or by omitting to do an act that it is his duty to do, knowing that the act or omission will probably cause the occurrence of the event and being reckless whether the event occurs or not, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, wilfully to have caused the occurrence of the event. Colour of right (2) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under sections 430 to 446 if they act with legal justification or excuse or colour of right. Interest (3) Where it is an offence to destroy or to damage anything, (a) the fact that a person has a partial interest in what is destroyed or damaged does not prevent him from being guilty of the offence if he caused the destruction or damage; and (b) the fact that a person has a total interest in what is destroyed or damaged does not prevent him from being guilty of the offence if he caused the destruction or damage with intent to defraud. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 429; 2018, c. 29, s. 51
Criminal Code — C-46 430
or cenotaph, or an object associated with honouring or remembering those persons that is located in or on the grounds of such a building or structure, or a cemetery is guilty of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable, (a) whether the offence is prosecuted by indictment or punishable on summary conviction, to the following minimum punishment, namely, (i) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $1,000, (ii) for a second offence, to imprisonment for not less than 14 days, and (iii) for each subsequent offence, to imprisonment for not less than 30 days; (b) if the offence is prosecuted by indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years; and (c) if the offence is punishable on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years less a day. Mischief in relation to cultural property (4.2) Every one who commits mischief in relation to cultural property as defined in Article 1 of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on May 14, 1954, as set out in the schedule to the Cultural Property Export and Import Act , (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Mischief in relation to computer data (5) Everyone who commits mischief in relation to computer data (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Offence (5.1) Everyone who wilfully does an act or wilfully omits to do an act that it is their duty to do, if that act or omission is likely to constitute mischief causing actual danger to life, or to constitute mischief in relation to property or computer data, (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. Saving (6) No person commits mischief within the meaning of this section by reason only that (a) he stops work as a result of the failure of his employer and himself to agree on any matter relating to his employment; (b) he stops work as a result of the failure of his employer and a bargaining agent acting on his behalf to agree on any matter relating to his employment; or (c) he stops work as a result of his taking part in a combination of workmen or employees for their own reasonable protection as workmen or employees. Idem (7) No person commits mischief within the meaning of this section by reason only that he attends at or near or approaches a dwelling-house or place for the purpose only of obtaining or communicating information. Definition of computer data (8) In this section, computer data has the same meaning as in subsection 342.1(2). R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 430; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 57; 1994, c. 44, s. 28; 2001, c. 41, s. 12; 2005, c. 40, s. 3; 2014, c. 9, s. 1, c. 31, s. 19; 2017, c. 23, ss. 1, 2 2019, c. 25, s. 162
Criminal Code — C-46 431
Attack on premises, residence or transport of internationally protected person 431 Every one who commits a violent attack on the official premises, private accommodation or means of transport of an internationally protected person that is likely to endanger the life or liberty of such a person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than fourteen years. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 431; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 58; 2001, c. 41, s. 13
Criminal Code — C-46 431.1
Attack on premises, accommodation or transport of United Nations or associated personnel 431.1 Every one who commits a violent attack on the official premises, private accommodation or means of transport of a member of United Nations personnel or associated personnel that is likely to endanger the life or liberty of such a person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than fourteen years. 2001, c. 41, s. 13