Bill C-52 (Historical)

Retribution on Behalf of Victims of White Collar Crime Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud)

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Rob Nicholson  Conservative

Status

In committee (House), as of Oct. 26, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to
(a) provide a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for a term of two years for fraud with a value that exceeds one million dollars;
(b) provide additional aggravating factors for sentencing;
(c) create a discretionary prohibition order for offenders convicted of fraud to prevent them from having authority over the money or real property of others;
(d) require consideration of restitution for victims of fraud; and
(e) clarify that the sentencing court may consider community impact statements from a community that has been harmed by the fraud.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Oct. 26, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Nov. 18, 2009

  • Catherine Kane, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Shirish P. Chotalia, Chairperson, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Nov. 23, 2009

  • Diane Urquhart, Independent Financial Analyst, As an Individual
  • Gary Logan, Detective Sergeant, Retired, Toronto Police Fraud Squad, As an Individual
  • Ken Cunningham, President, United Senior Citizens of Ontario

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Nov. 25, 2009

  • Lucie Joncas, President, Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
  • Richard Dubin, Vice-President, Investigative Services, Insurance Bureau of Canada
  • Arthur Kube, President, National Office, National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation
  • William Nichol, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Justice Review Board
  • Simon Roy, Lawyer and Criminal Law Professor, University of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Law, with joint responsibility for the Financial Crimes Prevention Program, As an Individual
  • Dennis Prouse, Director, Federal Government Relations, Insurance Bureau of Canada

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 7, 2009

  • Stephen White, Acting Commissioner, Director General, Financial Crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Dean Buzza, Director, Integrated Market Enforcement Team, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Stephen Foster, Director, Commercial Crime Branch, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Michael B. Murphy, Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs, Province of New Brunswick, Government of New Brunswick
  • Gaylene Schellenberg, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform Directorate, Canadian Bar Association
  • Suzanne Costom, Executive Member, National Criminal Justice Section, Canadian Bar Association
  • David Murchison, Director, Securities Policies, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
  • L.S., Al) Rosen (Accountability Research Corporation, As an Individual

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 9, 2009