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Criminal Code

s. 267 Assault with a Weapon or Causing Bodily Harm

Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm

  • Assault & Violent Offences
  • Assault
Maximum sentence
10 years
Classification
Hybrid

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

The law says

Criminal Code s. 267
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Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, in committing an assault, (a) carries, uses or threatens to use a weapon or an imitation thereof, (b) causes bodily harm to the complainant, or (c) chokes, suffocates or strangles the complainant.

Amendment History (3)
  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 267
  • 1994, c. 44, s. 17
  • 2019, c. 25, s. 93

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Immigration

Where this offence sits under IRPA

This offence is hybrid. The top sentence is 10 years, which makes a conviction serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm has significant immigration effects.

This is how the law sorts the offence, not a reading of any one record. An officer decides each case.

IRPA sections involved

Guides that explain this section

Assault & Domestic Violence Entry to Canada

Related sections

Criminal Code s. 265AssaultHybridCriminal Code s. 266Assault — PunishmentHybridCriminal Code s. 268Aggravated AssaultIndictable