An Act to amend the Criminal Code (aggravating circumstance — evacuation order or emergency)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of June 13, 2023
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that taking advantage of the fact that a place is under an evacuation order or is experiencing a natural disaster or emergency is to be considered an aggravating circumstance for sentencing purposes.

Similar bills

C-447 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (aggravating circumstance — evacuation order or emergency)

Elsewhere

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.