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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