Maximum Sentence
14 years
Classification: Indictable
🍁 Immigration Impact
Indictable offence with a 14-year maximum. Serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Also triggers IRPA s.37 organized criminality inadmissibility. Committing any offence for a criminal organization carries extremely severe immigration consequences on multiple grounds.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 467.12
Every person who commits an indictable offence under this or any other Act of Parliament for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
Amendment History (1)
2001, c. 32, s. 27
Related Sections
s. 467.11Participation in Criminal OrganizationIndictables. 462.31Laundering Proceeds of CrimeIndictable
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 467.12 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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