Maximum Sentence
Life imprisonment (minimum 4 years if firearm)
Classification: Indictable
🍁 Immigration Impact
Carries life imprisonment. Serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). The mandatory minimum of 4 years when a firearm is used ensures the sentenced person also meets the 6-month actual sentence threshold that bars IAD appeals under IRPA s.64.
Legal Text, Criminal Code s. 236
Every person who commits manslaughter is guilty of an indictable offence and liable (a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.
Amendment History (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 236
2008, c. 6, s. 16
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada: Criminal Code s. 236 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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