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)
Reprinted as amended by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at Report Stage and as reported to the House on October 22, 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.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons