Articles About Assault & Violent Crime

Assault in Canada means intentionally applying force to someone without consent under Section 265. Toronto lawyers explain your charges and…

Learn how mandatory minimum sentences for sexual assault in Canada work, when minimums apply, and how penalties change based on…

The Partner Assault Response (PAR) program is an educational counselling service designed by the government as an early intervention program…

Learn whether a domestic assault charge can be dropped in Canada, who has the authority to withdraw charges, and how…

Most assault charges in Canada have no minimum sentence – judges have discretion, with maximums from 5 to 14 years.…

As experienced domestic assault lawyers, we see that domestic assault and sexual assault charges are very common in our practice.…

Threatening someone can be a criminal offence in Canada. This is defined as such in the Canadian Criminal Code as…

In Canada, spitting on someone is considered a criminal offence. This act is defined as an Assault under Sections 265…

As recent as March of 2018, a new bill, Bill C-75, was presented in Parliament with the overall goal of…