Maximum Sentence
5 years (death/bodily harm threats) / 2 years (property/animal threats)
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence. Death or bodily harm threats carry a 5-year maximum — criminality under IRPA s.36(2). Property/animal threats carry a 2-year maximum. While not serious criminality, uttering threats creates inadmissibility for foreign nationals.
Legal Text, Criminal Code s. 264.1
Every one commits an offence who, in any manner, knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat (a) to cause death or bodily harm to any person; (b) to burn, destroy or damage real or personal property; or (c) to kill, poison or injure an animal or bird that is the property of any person.
Amendment History (1)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 264.1
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada: Criminal Code s. 264.1 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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