C-36
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-36
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elder abuse)
first reading, March 15, 2012
MINISTER OF JUSTICE
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to add vulnerability due to age as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
house of commons of canada
BILL C-36
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elder abuse)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Protecting Canada’s Seniors Act.
R.S., c. C-46
CRIMINAL CODE
2. Paragraph 718.2(a) of the Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (iii):
(iii.1) evidence that the offence had a significant impact on the victim, considering their age and other personal circumstances, including their health and financial situation,
COMING INTO FORCE
Thirty days after royal assent
3. This Act comes into force 30 days after the day on which it receives royal assent.
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Explanatory Notes
Criminal Code
Clause 2: Relevant portion of section 718.2:
718.2 A court that imposes a sentence shall also take into consideration the following principles:
(a) a sentence should be increased or reduced to account for any relevant aggravating or mitigating circumstances relating to the offence or the offender, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
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shall be deemed to be aggravating circumstances;