Bill C-434: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care sector worker)

Bill C-434 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content Criminal Code First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-434 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care sector worker) FIRST READING, February 28, 2019 Mr. Davies 421564 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault is a health care sector worker to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-434 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care sector worker) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c. C-46 Criminal Code 1 The Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after section 269.‍01: Aggravating circumstance — assault against a health care sector worker 269.‍02 (1) When a court imposes a sentence for an offence referred to in paragraph 264.‍1(1)‍(a) or any of sections 266 to 269, it shall consider as an aggravating circumstance the fact that the victim of the offence was, at the time of the commission of the offence, a health care sector worker engaged in the performance of their duty. Definitions (2) The following definitions apply in this section. health care sector worker means an individual employed in a health care setting. (travailleur du secteur de la santé) health care setting includes a hospital, residential facility, treatment clinic, pharmacy and the home of a person receiving home care. (milieu de soins de santé) Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU