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Mortgage Fraud Laws in Canada

Part X of the Criminal Code / Fraudulent Transactions 

Misrepresenting Information to Obtain Mortgage Financing

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

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Kimberley A. Pegg Barristers

Ottawa, Ontario
200 Cooper Street, Suite 1
(613) 232-9331

Dubuisson Law Office

Ottawa, Ontario
75 Albert St
(819) 772-1249

Nicolas St-Pierre Law

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

Tiger Legal Services (paralegal firm)

Ottawa, Ontario
1101 Calypso St
(613) 818-7132

Cabinet Francois K. Law Office

Ottawa, Ontario
1200 Walkley Road
(613) 321-2846

Russomanno Criminal Law

Ottawa, Ontario
331 Somerset Street West
(613) 232-8389
Mortgage Fraud in Ottawa, Ontario - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Legal Terms

Encumbrance

An interest or right to a property by someone who is not the homeowner. This will adversely affects a real property's use and value.

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.

Summary offence

Summary offences are less-serious criminal offences such as disturbing the peace or unlawful assembly