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Criminal Code

s. 467.12 Commission of Offence for Criminal Organization

Commission of offence for criminal organization

  • Miscellaneous Immigration-Relevant
  • Organized Crime
Maximum sentence
14 years
Classification
Indictable

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

The law says

Criminal Code s. 467.12
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  • (1)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.
  • (2)In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecutor to prove that the accused knew the identity of any of the persons who constitute the criminal organization.
Amendment History (1)
  • 2001, c. 32, s. 27

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Immigration

Where this offence sits under IRPA

This crime is committing an indictable offence for a criminal organization, at its direction, or with it. The top sentence is 14 years. A conviction counts as serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1), and it also brings in a second ground, organized criminality under IRPA s.37. Committing any offence for such a group has extremely severe effects, on more than one ground.

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

IRPA sections involved

Related sections

Criminal Code s. 467.11Participation in Criminal OrganizationHybridCriminal Code s. 462.31Laundering Proceeds of CrimeHybrid