Maximum Sentence
5 years
Classification: Indictable
🍁 Immigration Impact
Indictable offence related to sexual offences against children. Creates inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2). The nature of the offence makes rehabilitation applications particularly difficult.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 273.3
No person shall do anything for the purpose of removing from Canada a person who is ordinarily resident in Canada and who is under the age of 16 years, with the intention that an act be committed outside Canada that if it were committed in Canada would be an offence against section 151, 152, 153, 155 or 159, subsection 160(2) or (3), section 170, 171, 171.1, 271, 272, 273 or 286.1 or subsection 286.2(1) or 286.3(1).
Amendment History (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 273.3
2015, c. 23, s. 16
Related Sections
s. 271Sexual AssaultHybrids. 272Sexual Assault with a WeaponIndictables. 273Aggravated Sexual AssaultIndictable
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 273.3 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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