Bill C-219: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation)

Bill C-219 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 ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Criminal Code1 Criminal Code First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation) FIRST READING, February 25, 2020 NOTE 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament This bill was introduced during the first session of the 43rd Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the first session. The number of the bill remains unchanged. Mr. Nater 431017 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase sentences for offences of sexual exploitation and to add as an aggravating circumstance the fact that the victim is a person with a disability for the purpose of sentencing. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-219 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation) 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 Paragraph 153(1.‍1)‍(b) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years less a day and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year. 2 Paragraphs 153.‍1(1)‍(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following: (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years less a day and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year. 3 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 286.‍1: Aggravating circumstance — person with a disability 286.‍11 When a court imposes a sentence for an offence referred to in subsection 286.‍1(1) or (2), it shall consider as an aggravating circumstance the fact that the victim of the offence is a person with a mental or physical disability. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU