Sexual Assault 
The issue of valid consent is far from black and white, and the criminal justice system takes sexual assaults extremely seriously ... 
Domestic Offences
The damage extends beyond merely reputational issues; there are very real financial, emotional, and legal consequences to those persons charged ... 
Impaired Driving
An impaired driving charge is the most likely reason that an individual comes into contact with the criminal justice system ... 
Drug Offences
Trafficking in a scheduled substance is a common charge that carries ever increasing penalties and is not technically a criminal offence ... 
Criminal Negligence
Criminal negligence is the failure on the part of a person on whom a duty is placed to take reasonable steps to prevent a certain bad outcome from happening ... 
Fraud
A strategically sound course of action when dealing with a fraud charge could mean the difference between a sentence of imprisonment or something much less severe ... 
Firearm Offences
Illegal firearms possession is the most common firearms related criminal charge, and is categorized as a hybrid offence with the potential to be pursued ... 
Youth Charges
When a young person is charged with a criminal offence, there are many more procedural safeguards put in place to protect their rights than adults have ... 
Breaches of Court Order / Fail to Comply
When a person is charged with a criminal offence and released from custody pending its disposition (bail), the person will be released subject to conditions ... 
Murder / Manslaughter
Murder is defined within the Criminal Code of Canada (section 231(1) as either first degree or second degree murder. Any intentional killing of another that is planned and deliberate will constitute first degree murder ... 
Assault Charges
There is assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, and aggravated assault ... 
Regulatory Offences
Regulatory offences can have different standards when it comes to knowledge and intention, especially when it comes to corporate accused. Strict liability is the norm when it comes to regulatory offences ... 
Break & Enter
The offence of Breaking and Entering can also carry with it “lesser but included offences” such as Being Unlawfully In a Dwelling-House or Mischief ... 
Theft
The crime of theft requires that someone takes possession of something,
or takes steps in order to move, or eventually convert the object in a manner which is fraudulent ... 
Robbery
An assault coupled with the mere intent to steal also qualifies as robbery as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada ... 
Pornography Offences
For a pornographic picture, video or any other material to be illegal, it must be deemed to be obscene ... Sign up for News & Updates