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Application of this section was clarified in R. v. Gladue where the Supreme Court held that it applied to Aboriginal offenders generally, not only to those living on-reserve. The court found as a matter of judicial notice that the Aboriginal Peoples have a long-standing disadvantage in Canadian society and the effects are felt for generations.
For most offences defined by the Criminal Code the Crown has the option to elect to proceed by summary conviction or by indictment and are sometimes known as hybrid offences. In these offences, the level of court and whether the accused has an option over their mode of trial will be determined by how the Crown elects to proceed.
A Canadian passport (French: passeport canadien) is the passport issued to citizens of Canada.It enables the bearer to enter or re-enter Canada freely; travel to and from other countries in accordance with visa requirements; facilitates the process of securing assistance from Canadian consular officials abroad, if necessary; and requests protection for the bearer while abroad.
Canada: Countries where applicants have resided for 6 months or more. U.S. citizens applying for permanent residence and some other services in Canada may be required to furnish FBI and local police certificates from the United States. [1] [2] Ecuador: Country where applicants have principally resided during the last 5 years.
The Canadian Passport Order is an Order in Council made under the authority of the royal prerogative. [4] First passed in 1981, it has been amended several times. Under the previous Canadian Passport Regulations, which the Order superseded, residents of Canada could obtain a passport by completing an application and sending it in by mail to the Department of External Affairs without having to ...
Individuals in Australia can obtain a national criminal history to check themselves, and certain organisations can apply for one on their behalf. A person may be required to undergo a criminal record check for a variety of reasons, including employment screening, volunteer work, preparing for a court appearance, visa applications, firearms licensing, or to satisfy a statutory requirement.
Even without absorbing the northern neighbor into the U.S. or getting his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records overturned, Trump should have little trouble entering Canada ...
The Criminal Code contains some defences, but most are part of the common law rather than statute. Important Canadian criminal laws not forming part of the Code include the Firearms Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Food and Drugs Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Contraventions Act.