Recent sentences in Canada

Latest decisions

1. September 18, 2026
   R v Alves, 2026 BCSC 1792Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Production of a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of anything for use in producing or trafficking a controlled substance, Maple Ridge. Justice Terence A. Schultes
   3 years' imprisonment on counts 1 and 2 and 2 years on count 3, concurrent
2. September 15, 2026
   R. v. C.S.M., 2026 BCSC 1770Manslaughter, Coquitlam. Justice David M. Layton
   2 years and 99 days in custody, less 99 days credit (2 years remaining)
3. September 11, 2026
   R. v. Dansereau, 2026 BCSC 1781Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Rossland. Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes
   5 years in custody (3.5 years firearm, concurrent 24 months drug, plus 1.5 years consecutive for breach of weapons prohibition), less 978 days credit
4. September 11, 2026
   R v Stuart, 2026 BCSC 1783Aggravated assault, Vancouver. Justice Elin Sigurdson

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   Two years less one day conditional sentence (201 days credited), followed by probation
5. September 4, 2026
   R. v. C.O., 2026 BCSC 1859Sexual assault; Voyeurism, Vancouver. Justice Christopher W. Greenwood

   • Below the Crown's ask
   3 years 6 months for sexual assault plus 6 months consecutive for voyeurism (4 years total)
6. September 4, 2026
   R. v. A.L.S., 2026 BCSC 1717Sexual interference, Prince George. Justice Andrew Majawa
   Four and one half years of incarceration
7. September 3, 2026
   R. v. T.R.S., 2026 BCSC 1726Sexual assault, New Westminster. Justice Baljinder Kaur Girn

   • Below the Crown's ask
   2 years in custody (9 months and 15 months consecutive)
8. August 28, 2026
   R. v. Short, 2026 BCSC 1903Manslaughter, New Westminster. Justice Simon R. Coval

   • Below the Crown's ask
   7.5 years in custody, less 693 days credit for pre-sentence custody
9. August 27, 2026
   R. v. Soukary, 2026 BCSC 1655Breach of trust by public officer, New Westminster. Justice Murray B. Blok
   18 months in jail
10. August 27, 2026
    R. v. Marshall, 2026 BCSC 1686Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria. Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Six years imprisonment (concurrent on all counts), less 537 days credit for pre-trial custody