Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 103 Under the Constitution, the Parliament of Canada has the authority to make laws related to criminal law and determine the rules of criminal procedure. As a result, the Criminal Code applies to all Canadians. Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) carries out prosecutions of the majority of federal offences, including drug offences, however it is the provinces that prosecute most Criminal Code offences in the provinces. In the territories, PPSC conducts all criminal prosecutions, including those under the Criminal Code. Federal legislation addressing family violence in Canada While there is no specific offence of family violence in the Criminal Code, most acts of family violence are crimes in Canada. Relevant criminal offences could include: Offences related to the use of physical and sexual violence such as: • assault (causing bodily harm, with a weapon and aggravated assault) (ss. 265-268) • kidnapping & forcible confinement (s. 279) • trafficking in persons (ss. 279.01) • abduction of a young person (ss. 280-283) • homicide - murder, attempted murder, infanticide and manslaughter (ss. 229-231 and 235) • sexual assault (causing bodily harm, with a weapon and aggravated sexual assault) (ss. 271-273) • sexual offences against children and youth (ss. 151, 152, 153, 155 and 170-172) • child pornography (s. 163.1) Offences related to the administration of justice such as: • disobeying order of court (s. 127) • failure to comply with condition of undertaking (s.145(3)), • failure to comply with probation order (s. 733.1) • breach of recognizance (peace bond) (s. 811) FAMILY VIOLENCE LAWS Image by Freepik
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