House arrest is a loose way to refer to a condition that can require a person to stay in their house while they are serving...
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If a young person pleads guilty, or is found guilty after a trial, there are a wide range of sentences that can be imposed. Many...
Probation can be part of or the whole of a sentence after someone is found guilty of a criminal offence. Probation or a probation order,...
The Alternative Measures Program (often called AMP) is an option that is often available for people charged with minor criminal offences who have no criminal...
Canadian law only punishes voluntary conduct – behavior that is the product of a free will and a controlled body. It is only when someone’s...
Canadian law only punishes voluntary conduct – behavior that is the product of a free will and controlled body. It is only when someone’s actions...
In Canada, young people charged with a crime are dealt with in youth court with a special set of rules set out in the Youth...
In Canada, all offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and other legislation such as The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, are categorized as either...
It is normally a criminal offence to apply force to another person’s body without their consent. However, Canadian law recognizes certain circumstances where an individual...
It is normally a criminal offence to apply force to another person’s body without their consent. However, Canadian law recognizes certain circumstances where an individual...
Canadian law recognizes certain circumstances where individuals can be charged with a criminal offence, even if they were otherwise unsuccessful at committing any actual crime....
I had a matter in a traffic court and I don’t think it was fair what happened. What can I do? So you have had...
I have been sentenced and I don’t agree with it. What can I do about it? So you have been found guilty and sentenced by...
I have been found guilty by a judge or justice. What can I do about it? So you have had a trial and the judge...
Solicitor-client privilege is a communication between a solicitor (a lawyer) and a client, of a confidential nature, that is related to the seeking, forming or...
