Maximum Sentence
10 years
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence with a 10-year maximum. Constitutes serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). This section captures bodily harm caused outside the assault context.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 269
Every one who unlawfully causes bodily harm to any person is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Amendment History (1)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 269
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 269 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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