Almost 10% of the 105,371 defendants convicted of a criminal offence by Canadian Courts during the 2023-2024 reporting period received a conditional sentence, according to the lates…
Police errors in impaired driving cases do not “cancel” charges on their own. However, when those mistakes affect evidence, procedure, or Charter rights, they can significantly weak…
To cover these different forms of fraud, Canada’s Criminal Code provides a broad-based description of potentially fraudulent activity to allow for a wide degree of prosecutorial dis…
A peace bond in Ontario is a court order that requires a person to keep the peace and follow specific conditions set by the court. It is commonly used as an alternative to criminal …
Most people would agree that penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs in Ontario are severe and assume that the even harsher penalties for repeat DUI offe…
Theft is one of the most commonly prosecuted criminal offences in Ontario, but many people do not understand how the courts address theft charges in Canada. In fact, some people mis…
