Justice committee  Madam Chair, might I just briefly note that I think the committee is aware that the government has committed to go further with a criminal law response to this. In the meantime, as my colleague said, we're not in a position to say to the committee that some investigations are or

Justice committee  Again, unfortunately, we in the Department of Justice aren't in a position to collect that type of data. I encourage the committee to consider reaching out to Statistics Canada for that. When we look at reported case law, we definitely are seeing.... It depends, and not all case

Justice committee  I'm happy to provide my remarks to the chair. I would just remind the committee that the government has made a commitment to more specifically address the situation by explicitly penalizing the neglect of seniors in these situations. Clearly, the government has committed to do

Justice committee  Unfortunately, we do not have those statistics, but again, as I mentioned, the committee may wish to reach out to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics with Statistics Canada. They may be able to provide you with more information but they certainly have released a Juristat o

Justice committee  Yes, the Department of Justice is working with Statistics Canada.

Justice committee  We're waiting for the study findings. They'll be out next year, in 2022.

Justice committee  It's going to identify the framework to collect better data across the different categories, oui.

Justice committee  Quickly, I'll just say that 2009 report was used to inform the reforms that were enacted by Parliament in 2012—that sentencing aggravating factor—which looked at the range of circumstances. My colleague Ms. Underwood could also speak to it. That is one of the things the governmen

Justice committee  Allow me to answer that in English. There are two things. Conduct that involves the mistreatment or abuse of seniors or elderly persons can be addressed in a number of ways. It could be addressed through the Criminal Code if it rises to the standard of some of the offences we'v

Justice committee  As I mentioned at the tail end of my remarks, this is one of the areas that we are working on to get a better sense of the data in the broader context, including in the long-term care facility. We're working with Statistics Canada on that. That said, the committee might wish to

Justice committee  Sure. Thank you for the question. As was noted, the Criminal Code was amended in 2012 to add that aggravating factor. One of the challenges that were discussed by Parliament at the time was how to define “senior”, and the interest at the time was to ensure that offences that tar

Justice committee  Good morning. We are pleased to be here today to discuss the criminal law’s responses to senior abuse and neglect and related efforts by the Department of Justice. Senior abuse and neglect is an issue of concern not only for the criminal justice system but also for other sector

Justice committee  Thank you for your question. I will ask my colleague Michael Ellison to answer your question.

Justice committee  It's accessible only by law enforcement. There are provisions in the code to permit an individual—if there's a change in circumstances— to apply to have the registration buried. There is a clear process that's in place to provide the checks and balances.

Justice committee  With those types of checks, before a volunteer can be accepted by the organization to volunteer, the person will have to present themselves to the municipal police force and submit a request to have a check done. The police organization itself does the check, and they will check