Select the City closest to you
Loading...

Money Laundering Laws in Canada

Part X of the Criminal Code / Fraudulent Transactions

Money Laundering: Disguising Illegal Funds

If you have been charged with a crime in Ottawa, you should consult with a criminal defence lawyer in your area

OttawaLawyersNear Me

Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP

Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar Street, Suite 200
(613) 296-2561

Edelson Foord Law

Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St
(613) 864-3028

Nicolas St-Pierre Law

Ottawa, Ontario
116 Albert Street, Suites 200 & 300
(613) 699-5511

LMS Lawyers Llp

Ottawa, Ontario
190 O'Connor Street, 9Th Floor
(613) 230-5787

James Coulter Law

Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street
(613) 371-3884

Cabinet Francois K. Law Office

Ottawa, Ontario
1200 Walkley Road
(613) 321-2846
Money Laundering in Ottawa, Ontario - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Legal Terms

Hybrid offence

Hybrid offences fall between a summary and an indictable offence. The Crown prosecutor chooses whether to treat the offence as a summary or indictable offence.

Indictable offence

Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Organized crime

The Criminal Code defines organized crime as a group of three or more people whose purpose is the commission of one or more serious offences that would “likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of a material benefit, including a financial benefit, by the group.” That is often through crimes such as gambling, prostitution or drug trafficking.

Reasonable doubt

The Supreme Court of Canada has said that reasonable doubt “falls much closer to absolute certainty than to proof on a balance of probabilities” and “that something less than absolute certainty is required, and that something more than probable guilt is required."

Summary conviction

Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.

White-collar crime

A non-violent crime where the primary motive is typically financial in nature, usually carried out by those in business or management positions

Money Laundering in Ottawa, Ontario - Tagged With:
Code Citations: Section 385 , Section 462.31
Money Laundering in Ottawa, Ontario - Referenced Links