Hit and run is the generic term used to describe someone who flees after knowingly being involved in an accident. The Criminal Code offence of leaving the scene of an accident, covered in Part VIII of Offences Against the Person and Reputation, and is not limited to automobile accidents. The charge includes any motorized vehicle or conveyance such as a boat or aircraft. According to the Code, anyone operating a conveyance involved in an accident 'who fails, without reasonable excuse, to stop ... give their name and address and, if any person has been injured or appears to require assistance, offer assistance' is guilty of the offence.
The accident can involve another vehicle, a pedestrian or a cyclist. Depending on the seriousness of the accident, police may decide to charge you under provincial or territorial legislation, which have less severe penalties than those found in the Code.