An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct)
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.
Rob Nicholson Conservative
In committee (House), as of Jan. 30, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create a new offence of identity theft, of trafficking in identity information and of unlawful possession or trafficking in certain government-issued identity documents, to clarify and expand certain offences related to identity theft and identity fraud, to exempt certain persons from liability for certain forgery offences, and to allow for an order that the offender make restitution to a victim of identity theft or identity fraud for the expenses associated with rehabilitating their identity.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-27s:
Justice and Human Rights Committee, on March 11, 2008
Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 1, 2008