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Criminal Charges

What specific charges mean in law and how the process addresses them.

Assault Charges in Canada: “I’ve Been Charged with Assault”

People searching “Criminal Charge Assault” or saying, “I’ve been charged with Assault,” are often trying to understand what the charge means and what may happen next. Under Canadian law, an Assault charge can arise from conduct ranging from unwanted…

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Criminal Harassment in Canada: What a Harassment Charge Means

Learning that police are investigating harassment, or that a criminal harassment charge has been laid, can be confusing and stressful. In everyday conversation, harassment can describe many forms of unwanted or upsetting behaviour. Criminal…

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Domestic Violence Charges in Canada: Understanding Domestic Assault

Learning that police are investigating domestic assault, or that a criminal domestic charge may be laid, can be frightening and confusing. Canadian criminal law generally does not create a single offence called “domestic violence.” Instead, police…

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Sexual Assault Charges in Canada: What the Process Means

Learning that you have been charged with sexual assault can be confusing and distressing. People may search “I've been charged with Sex Assault” or “Criminal Sex Assault,” but the term used in Canada’s Criminal Code is sexual assault. A charge is an…

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Breach charges Canada: Understanding Conditions, Court Attendance and the Criminal Process

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Child luring charge Canada: Meaning, Evidence and Court Process

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Child pornography charges Canada: Current Terminology, Evidence and Process

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Drug charges Canada: Offences, Evidence and Court Process

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Fraud charges Canada: Elements, Evidence and Court Process

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Historical allegations criminal charges Canada: Time, Evidence and Fair Trial

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Internet offences criminal charges Canada: Online Conduct, Evidence and Court Process

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Intimate partner violence charges Canada: Criminal Process, Bail and Evidence

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Mischief charge Canada: Property, Computer Data and Court Process

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Multiple complainants criminal case Canada: Evidence, Separate Counts and Fair Trial

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Obstruction charge Canada: Obstructing Justice and Peace Officers Explained

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Perjury charge Canada: False Statements, Intent and the Court Process

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Uttering threats charge Canada: Meaning, Evidence and Court Process

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Weapons charges Canada: Offences, Evidence and Court Process

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Theft charges Canada: Elements, Evidence and Court Process

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