R.S., c. C-46 
  
  Criminal Code 
  
  
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  The  Criminal Code  is amended by adding the following after section 269.01: 
  
  
  Aggravating circumstance — assault against health care professionals and first responders 
  269.02 
  When a court imposes a sentence for an offence referred to in paragraph 264.1(1)(a) or any of sections 266 to 269, it shall consider as an aggravating circumstance the fact that the victim of the offence was, at the time of the commission of the offence, a health care professional or a first responder engaged in the performance of their duty.