Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)
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— 1991, c. 43, ss. 10(1) to (7), as amended by 2005, c. 22, s. 43
Lieutenant Governor warrants or orders remain in force
10 (1) Any order for detention of an accused or accused person made under section 614, 615 or 617 of the Criminal Code or section 200 or 201 of the National Defence Act, as those sections read immediately before the coming into force of section 3 or 18 of this Act, shall continue in force until an order is made by a court or Review Board under section 672.54 of the Criminal Code.
Review of inmates held in custody on lieutenant governor warrants or orders
(2) The Review Board of a province shall, within twelve months after the coming into force of this section, review the case of every person detained in custody in the province by virtue of an order of detention referred to in subsection (1).
Application of sections 672.5 to 672.85 to reviews under subsection (2)
(3) Sections 672.5 to 672.85 of the Criminal Code apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to a review under subsection (2) as if
(a) the review were a review of a disposition conducted pursuant to section 672.81 of that Act; and
(b) the warrant issued by the lieutenant governor pursuant to which the person is being detained in custody were a disposition made under section 672.54 of that Act.
(c) and (d) [Repealed, 2005, c. 22, s. 43]
(4) to (7) [Repealed, 2005, c. 22, s. 43]
— 2004, c. 12, s. 22
Interpretation of 2001, c. 32, ss. 82(1), (2) and (4)
22 For greater certainty, section 82 of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (“the Act”), chapter 32 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, is to be read in accordance with the following as a result of the division on October 2, 2001, of Bill C-15, introduced in the 1st session of the 37th Parliament and entitled the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001:
(a) the reference in subsection 82(1) of the Act to “Bill C-15” refers, with respect to subsections 82(2) and (4) of the Act, to Bill C-15A, which resulted from the division of Bill C-15 and has the same title;
(b) the reference in subsection 82(2) of the Act to “section 25 of the other Act” refers to section 16 of Bill C-15A; and
(c) the reference in subsection 82(4) of the Act to “section 62 of the other Act” refers to section 52 of Bill C-15A.
— 2004, c. 12, s. 23
Interpretation of 2001, c. 32, ss. 82(1) and (3)
23 For greater certainty, section 82 of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (“the Act”), chapter 32 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, is to be read in accordance with the following as a result of the division on October 2, 2001, of Bill C-15, introduced in the 1st session of the 37th Parliament and entitled the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001, and the division in the Senate on December 3, 2002, of Bill C-10, introduced in the 2nd session of the 37th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act:
(a) the reference in subsection 82(1) of the Act to “Bill C-15” refers, with respect to subsection 82(3) of the Act, to Bill C-10A, which resulted from the division of Bill C-10 and is entitled An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firearms) and the Firearms Act; and
(b) the reference in subsection 82(3) of the Act to “section 32 of the other Act” refers to section 8 of Bill C-10A.
— 2005, c. 32, s. 27.1
Review
27.1 (1) Five years after this section comes into force, a committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that is designated or established for the purpose shall undertake a comprehensive review of this Act and its operation.
Report
(2) The committee shall submit a report on the review to Parliament, including a statement of any changes that it recommends, within six months after it undertakes the review or within any further time authorized by the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be.
— 2009, c. 28, s. 12
Review
12 Within five years after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, a comprehensive review of its provisions and operation shall be undertaken by the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that is designated or established by the Senate or the House of Commons, or by both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, for that purpose.
— 2009, c. 29, s. 5
Application — persons charged after coming into force
5 Subsections 719(3) to (3.4) of the Act, as enacted by section 3, apply only to persons charged after the day on which those subsections come into force.
— 2011, c. 2, s. 7
Existing applications
7 (1) Applications that were made under section 745.6 of the Criminal Code as that section read immediately before the day on which section 3 comes into force and are still not finally disposed of on that day are to be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code as they read immediately before that day.
Further applications
(2) A person who has made an application referred to in subsection (1) and who is the subject of a determination made under subsection 745.61(4) of the Criminal Code, as that subsection read before the day on which this subsection comes into force, or a determination or conclusion to which subsection 745.63(8) of the Criminal Code, as it read before that day, applies, may make an application under subsection 745.6(1) of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 3(1), within 180 days after the end of two years after the day on which the person is the subject of the determination or conclusion.
Further applications
(3) A person who has made an application referred to in subsection (1) and in respect of whom a time is set under paragraph 745.61(3)(a) or 745.63(6)(a) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by subsections 4(3) and 5(1), respectively, may make an application under subsection 745.6(1) of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 3(1), within 180 days after the end of that time.
— 2012, c. 1, par. 163(a)
Pending applications — references in other legislation
163 A reference to an application for a record suspension in the following provisions, as enacted by this Part, is deemed also to be a reference to an application for a pardon that is not finally disposed of on the day on which this section comes into force:
(a) paragraph 672.35(c) and subsection 750(4) of the Criminal Code;
— 2012, c. 1, par. 165(b)
Pardons in effect — references in other legislation
165 A reference to a record suspension in the following provisions, as enacted by this Part, is deemed also to be a reference to a pardon that is granted or issued under the Criminal Records Act:
(b) the definition record suspension in subsection 490.011(1) of the Criminal Code;
— 2014, c. 6, s. 20.1
Review
20.1 (1) Within five years after sections 2 to 20 come into force, a comprehensive review of the operation of sections 672.1 to 672.89 of the Criminal Code is to be undertaken by a committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established by the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, for that purpose.
Report
(2) Within a year, or such further time as authorized by the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, after the review is undertaken, the Committee referred to in subsection (1) must submit a report on that review to the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be, including a statement of any changes recommended by the Committee.
— 2014, c. 25, s. 45.1
Review
45.1 (1) Within five years after this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act shall be undertaken by such committee of the House of Commons as may be designated or established by the House for that purpose.
Report
(2) The committee referred to in subsection (1) shall, within a year after a review is undertaken pursuant to that subsection or within such further time as the House may authorize, submit a report on the review to the Speaker of the House, including a statement of any changes the committee recommends.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 37
Hearing — subsection 278.3(5)
37 Subsection 278.3(5) of the Act, as that subsection read immediately before the day on which section 6 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply in respect of any hearing referred to in that subsection that takes place on that day or within 14 days after that day.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 38
Restitution requests — section 380.3
38 Section 380.3 of the Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 11 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply in respect of requests for restitution made to the court under that section 380.3 before that day.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 39
Community impact statements — section 380.4
39 Section 380.4 of the Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 11 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply in respect of statements filed with the court under that section 380.4 before that day.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 40
Section 423.1
40 Section 423.1 of the Act, as amended by section 12 of this Act, applies only in respect of conduct engaged in on or after the day on which that section 12 comes into force.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 41
Victim impact statements — section 672.5
41 Section 672.5 of the Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 22 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply in respect of any statement that was filed with the court or Review Board under that section 672.5 before that day.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 42
Section 718
42 The amendments to section 718 of the Act made by section 23 of this Act apply only in respect of sentences imposed in respect of conduct engaged in on or after the day on which that section 23 comes into force.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 42.1
Paragraph 718.2(e)
42.1 The amendment to paragraph 718.2(e) of the Act made by section 24 of this Act applies only in respect of sentences imposed in respect of conduct engaged in on or after the day on which that section 24 comes into force.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 43
Victim impact statements — section 722
43 Section 722 of the Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which section 25 of this Act comes into force, continues to apply in respect of any statement that was filed with the court under that section 722 before that day.
— 2015, c. 13, s. 44
Sections 737.1 and 739.1 to 739.4
44 Section 737.1 of the Act, as enacted by section 29 of this Act, and sections 739.1 to 739.4 of the Act, as enacted by section 30 of this Act, apply only in respect of conduct engaged in on or after the day on which those sections 29 and 30 come into force.
— 2015, c. 20, s. 28
Information — terrorism offence
28 If an information has been laid under subsection 810.01(1) of the Criminal Code before the day on which this section comes into force by a person who fears on reasonable grounds that another person will commit a terrorism offence and a provincial court judge has not made a final determination with respect to the information, the information is deemed, on that day, to have been laid under subsection 810.011(1) of that Act.
— 2016, c. 3, s. 9.1
Mature minors, advance requests and mental illness
9.1 (1) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health must, no later than 180 days after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, initiate one or more independent reviews of issues relating to requests by mature minors for medical assistance in dying, to advance requests and to requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition.
(2) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health must, no later than two years after the day on which a review is initiated, cause one or more reports on the review, including any findings or recommendations resulting from it, to be laid before each House of Parliament.
— 2016, c. 3, s. 10
Review by committee
10 (1) At the start of the fifth year after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, the provisions enacted by this Act are to be referred to the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the provisions.
Report
(2) The committee to which the provisions are referred is to review them and the state of palliative care in Canada and submit a report to the House or Houses of Parliament of which it is a committee, including a statement setting out any changes to the provisions that the committee recommends.
— 2018, c. 12, s. 406
Offence allegedly committed before section 404 comes into force
406 (1) A remediation agreement may be entered into in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed before the day on which section 404 comes into force.
Meaning
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), remediation agreement and offence have the same meaning as in section 715.3 of the Criminal Code, as enacted by section 404.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 10
Approved instrument, approved screening device, approved container
10 Any approved instrument, approved screening device or approved container approved under subsection 254(1) of the Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 3(1) of this Act comes into force, is deemed to be approved as an approved instrument, approved screening device or approved container, respectively, under section 254.01 of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 4 of this Act.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 31.1
Review
31.1 (1) Within three years after the day on which this section comes into force, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada must undertake a comprehensive review of the implementation and operation of the provisions enacted by this Act, including an evaluation of whether their implementation and operation have resulted in differential treatment of any particular group based on a prohibited ground of discrimination. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada must prepare a report setting out his or her conclusions and recommendations and including robust data sets collected by government and non-government agencies on the effectiveness of these provisions and the impacts resulting from them.
Report to Parliament
(2) The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada must cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after it is completed.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 32
Application for disclosure of further information
32 (1) Section 320.34 of the Criminal Code, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, applies in respect of any application for the disclosure of further information that is made on or after the day on which that section 15 comes into force if the sample or samples to which the application relates were taken before that day.
Trial
(2) Subsection 320.31(1) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, applies to the trial of an accused that is commenced on or after the day on which that section 15 comes into force if the sample or samples to which the trial relates were taken before that day.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 33
Bodily substances and results obtained before coming into force
33 Section 320.36 of the Criminal Code, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, applies to bodily substances obtained under section 254 of that Act, as it read from time to time before the day on which that section 15 comes into force, and to results of any evaluation, physical coordination test or analysis of bodily substances obtained under that section 254, as it read from time to time before that day.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 34
Appeal of order made under section 259
34 (1) An appeal may be taken on or after the day on which section 21 of this Act comes into force against an order made under section 259 of the Criminal Code, as that section read from time to time before that day. Such an appeal is to be taken in accordance with section 675 of that Act, as that section read immediately before that day, and is to be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of that Act as they read immediately before that day.
Stay of order made under section 259
(2) Sections 261 and 680 of the Criminal Code, as they read immediately before the day on which section 21 of this Act comes into force, apply in respect of an appeal that is taken on or after that day against an order made under section 259 of that Act, as that section read from time to time before that day.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 35
Approved instrument, approved screening device, approved container
35 Any approved container, approved drug screening equipment, approved instrument or approved screening device approved under subsection 254.01 of the Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which section 14 of this Act comes into force, is deemed to be approved as an approved container, approved drug screening equipment, approved instrument or approved screening device, respectively, under section 320.39 of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 15 of this Act.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 36
Qualified technician — breath samples
36 Any person who is designated as a qualified technician within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition qualified technician under subsection 254(1) of the Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which section 14 of this Act comes into force, is deemed to be designated as a qualified technician under paragraph 320.4(a) of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 15 of this Act.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 37
Qualified technician — blood samples
37 Any person who is designated as a qualified technician within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition qualified technician under subsection 254(1) of the Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which section 14 of this Act comes into force, is deemed to be designated as a qualified technician under subparagraph 320.4(b)(i) of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 15 of this Act.
— 2018, c. 21, s. 38
Analyst
38 Any person who is designated as an analyst within the meaning of the definition analyst under subsection 254(1) of the Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which section 14 of this Act comes into force, is deemed to be designated as an analyst under subparagraph 320.4(b)(ii) and paragraph 320.4(c) of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 15 of this Act.
— 2018, c. 29, s. 74
Hearing — subsection 278.3(5)
74 Subsection 278.3(5) of the Criminal Code, as that subsection read immediately before the day on which section 24 comes into force, continues to apply in respect of any hearing referred to in that subsection that takes place on that day or within 60 days after that day.
— 2019, c. 11, s. 6
Aboriginal and treaty rights
6 For greater certainty, the amendments made by this Act to the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the protection provided for existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada by the recognition and affirmation of these rights in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
— 2019, c. 13, s. 155
Continued application
155 Paragraph 83.05(1)(b) and subsection 83.05(3) of the Criminal Code, as they read immediately before the day on which section 141 of this Act comes into force, continue to apply with respect to an application made before that day under subsection 83.05(2) of that Act.
— 2019, c. 13, s. 156
Proceedings continued
156 Proceedings commenced under sections 83.28 and 83.29 of the Criminal Code, as they read before the day on which section 145 comes into force, are to be completed under those sections 83.28 and 83.29 if the hearing of the application made under subsection 83.28(2) began before that day.
— 2019, c. 13, s. 157
No report for year before coming into force
157 No report is to be prepared under subsection 810.011(15) of the Criminal Code with respect to the year that precedes the coming into force of that subsection.
— 2019, c. 13, s. 157.1
Application
157.1 If section 83.3 of the Criminal Code has ceased to have effect in accordance with section 83.32 of that Act before the day on which this section comes into force, then that section 83.3 becomes effective again as of the day on which this section comes into force and sections 146 and 148 of this Act apply in respect of that section 83.3.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 354
Promise to appear
354 A person who is bound by a promise to appear given under the Criminal Code before the day on which subsection 1(3) of this Act comes into force is deemed, on and after that day, to be bound by an appearance notice as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 355
Undertaking given to peace officer or officer in charge
355 A person who is bound by an undertaking given under section 499 or subsection 503(2.1) of the Criminal Code before the day on which subsection 1(3) of this Act comes into force is deemed, on and after that day, to be bound by an undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 356
Recognizance entered into before peace officer or officer in charge
356 A person who is bound by a recognizance entered into under section 498 or 499 or subsection 503(2) of the Criminal Code before the day on which subsection 1(3) of this Act comes into force is deemed, on and after that day, to be bound by an undertaking as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 357
Undertaking given to judge or justice
357 A person who is bound by an undertaking given under subsection 503(3.1) or section 515, 522, 524, 525, 597, 679, 683, 816 or 832 of the Criminal Code before the day on which subsection 1(3) of this Act comes into force is deemed, on and after that day, to be bound by a release order as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 358
Recognizance entered into before judge or justice
358 A person who is bound by a recognizance entered into under subsection 503(3.1) or section 515, 522, 524, 525, 679, 683, 816 or 832 of the Criminal Code before the day on which subsection 1(3) of this Act comes into force is deemed, on and after that day, to be bound by a release order as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, as amended by subsection 1(3) of this Act.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 359
Right to re-elect
359 Any person accused of an offence before the day on which section 254 of this Act comes into force and who finds themselves in one of the cases described in subparagraph 561(1)(b)(i) or subsection 561(2) or 561.1(2) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by this Act, may, if they have not already done so and despite those provisions, elect another mode of trial not later than 14 days before the day first appointed for the trial and they may do so after that time with the written consent of the prosecutor.
— 2019, c. 25, s. 360
Limitation period for summary offences
360 For any offence punishable on summary conviction committed before the coming into force of section 315, no proceedings shall be instituted more than six months after the time when the subject matter of the proceedings arose, unless the prosecutor and the defendant so agree.
— 2021, c. 2, s. 3.1
Expert review
3.1 (1) The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health must cause an independent review to be carried out by experts respecting recommended protocols, guidance and safeguards to apply to requests made for medical assistance in dying by persons who have a mental illness.
Report
(2) A report containing the experts’ conclusions and recommendations must be provided to the Ministers no later than the first anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent.
Tabling
(3) The Ministers must cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament within the first 15 days on which the House is sitting after the day on which they receive the report.
— 2021, c. 2, s. 4
Request made prior to assent
4 A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who provides medical assistance in dying to a person who, before the day on which this Act receives royal assent, had signed and dated a written request for medical assistance in dying must provide it in accordance with section 241.2 of the Criminal Code as it read immediately before that day, other than paragraph 241.2(3)(g), and with subsections 241.2(3.2) to (3.5) of that Act, as enacted by this Act.
— 2021, c. 2, s. 5
Parliamentary review
5 (1) A comprehensive review of the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying and their application, including but not limited to issues relating to mature minors, advance requests, mental illness, the state of palliative care in Canada and the protection of Canadians with disabilities must be undertaken by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament.
Committee composition
(2) The Joint Committee shall be composed of five Members of the Senate and ten Members of the House of Commons, including five Members from the governing party, three Members of the Official Opposition, and two Members of the opposition who are not Members of the Official Opposition, with two Chairs of which the House Co-Chair shall be from the governing party and the Senate Co-Chair shall be determined by the Senate.
Quorum
(3) The quorum of the Committee is to be eight Members whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken, so long as both Houses and one Member of the governing party in the House and one from the opposition in the House and one Member of the Senate are represented, and that the Joint Chairs be authorized to hold meetings, to receive evidence and authorize the printing thereof, whenever six Members are present, so long as both Houses and one Member of the governing party in the House and one Member from the opposition in the House and one Member of the Senate are represented.
Review commences
(4) The Committee must commence its review within 30 days after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.
Report
(5) The Committee must submit a report of its review — including a statement of any recommended changes — to Parliament no later than one year after the day on which it commenced the review.
Committee expires
(6) When the report, referenced in paragraph (5), has been tabled in both Houses, the Committee shall expire.
— 2022, c. 15, s. 21
Review by committee
21 On the fourth anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of the Act is to be undertaken by the standing committee of each House that normally considers matters relating to justice.
— 2022, c. 17, s. 76
Clarification — immediate application
76 For greater certainty, but subject to sections 77 and 78, the amendments made by this Act also apply with respect to proceedings that are ongoing on the day on which this Act comes into force.
— 2022, c. 17, s. 77(1)
Continuation — authorizations and warrants
77 (1) The Criminal Code, as it read immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force, continues to apply with respect to
(a) an authorization given under section 184.3 of the Criminal Code before that day;
(b) a warrant issued under section 487.1 of that Act before that day;
(c) any other warrant issued before that day to which that section 487.1, as it read immediately before that day, applied;
(d) an application for an authorization or warrant referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) that is submitted, and in respect of which no decision has been made, before that day; and
(e) any authorization that is given or warrant that is issued on or after that day on the basis of an application referred to in paragraph (d).
— 2022, c. 17, s. 78
Continuation — section 489.1 of Criminal Code
78 Section 489.1 of the Criminal Code, as that section read immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force, continues to apply with respect to anything seized under a warrant issued under the Criminal Code or another Act of Parliament if the application for the warrant was made before that day.
— 2022, c. 17, s. 78.1
Impact of remote proceedings
78.1 (1) The Minister of Justice must, no later than three years after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, initiate one or more independent reviews on the use of remote proceedings in criminal justice matters that must include an assessment of whether remote proceedings
(a) enhance, preserve or adversely affect access to justice;
(b) maintain fundamental principles of the administration of justice; and
(c) adequately address the rights and obligations of participants in the criminal justice system, including accused persons.
Report
(2) The Minister of Justice must, no later than five years after the day on which a review is initiated, cause a report on the review — including any findings or recommendations resulting from it — to be laid before each House of Parliament.
— 2022, c. 17, s. 78.2
Review by committee
78.2 (1) At the start of the fifth year after the day on which this Act receives royal assent, the provisions enacted or amended by this Act are to be referred to a committee of the Senate and a committee of the House of Commons that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the provisions.
Report
(2) The committees to which the provisions are referred are to review them and the use of remote proceedings in criminal justice matters and submit reports to the Houses of Parliament of which they are committees, including statements setting out any changes to the provisions that they recommend.
— 2023, c. 26, s. 613
Words and expressions
613 The words and expressions used in sections 614 and 615 have the same meaning as in sections 347 and 347.1 of the Criminal Code.
— 2023, c. 26, s. 614
Subsection 347(1) of Criminal Code
614 For the purposes of subsection 347(1) of the Criminal Code, the definition criminal rate in subsection 347(2) of that Act, as it reads on the day on which subsection 610(1) comes into force, does not apply in respect of any receipt of a payment or partial payment of interest that, on or after that day, is interest at a criminal rate, if the payment arises from an agreement or arrangement to receive interest that was entered into before that day and the interest that arises from that agreement or arrangement would not have been at a criminal rate, as defined in subsection 347(2) of the Criminal Code, as that subsection 347(2) read before that day.
— 2023, c. 26, s. 615
Paragraph 347.1(2)(a.1) of Criminal Code
615 Paragraph 347.1(2)(a.1) of the Criminal Code, as it reads on the day on which subsection 612(1) comes into force, does not apply to a person who
(a) entered into a payday loan agreement to receive interest before that day; or
(b) on or after that day, receives any payment or partial payment of interest, if the payment arises from a payday loan agreement to receive interest that was entered into before that day.
— 2023, c. 30, s. 2
Fifth anniversary of royal assent
2 On the fifth anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent, or as soon as feasible after that anniversary, the provisions enacted or amended by this Act are to be referred to the standing committee of the Senate and the standing committee of the House of Commons that normally consider matters relating to justice.
— 2023, c. 30, s. 3
Clarification
3 For greater certainty, the amendments made by this Act also apply with respect to proceedings that are ongoing on the day on which this Act comes into force.
— 2023, c. 32, s. 14.1
Unlawfully manufactured firearms
14.1 If proceedings in respect of an unlawfully manufactured firearm have been commenced under the Criminal Code before the day on which paragraph (e) of the definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of that Act, as enacted by subsection 1(1), comes into force and have not been completed before that day, then that paragraph (e) does not apply with respect to the firearm in relation to those proceedings.
— 2023, c. 32, s. 14.2
Review by House of Commons committee
14.2 (1) Five years after the day on which paragraph (e) of the definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by subsection 1(2), comes into force, a comprehensive review of that paragraph is to be commenced by a committee of the House of Commons that may be designated or established by that House for that purpose.
Report to House of Commons
(2) Within one year, or any further time that is authorized by the House of Commons, after the day on which the review is commenced, the committee must submit a report on that review to the House of Commons, together with a statement of any changes to paragraph (e) of the definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by subsection 1(2), that the committee recommends.
— 2023, c. 32, s. 72.1
Rights of Indigenous peoples
72.1 (1) The provisions enacted by this Act are to be construed as upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and not as abrogating or derogating from them.
Definition of Indigenous peoples
(2) In subsection (1), Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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Parliamentary review
2 (1) A comprehensive review relating to the eligibility of persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness to receive medical assistance in dying must be undertaken by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament designated for that purpose.
Review commences
(2) The Committee must commence its review within two years after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.
Report
(3) If following its review the Committee prepares a report — which may include a statement of any recommended changes to the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying — it must table the report before each House of Parliament.
Committee expires
(4) The Committee expires on the earlier of the day on which it tables its report before both Houses of Parliament and March 17, 2027.
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