Offences

The maximum and any mandatory minimum sentence for each offence, and the decisions tracked for it. 152 offences have published cases so far.

Violent

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Abandoning a child	CC 218	5 years	None	1
Aggravated assault	CC 268	14 years	None	64
Aggravated assault of a peace officer	CC 270.02	14 years	None	2
Arson with disregard for human life	CC 433	Life	None	3
Assault	CC 266	5 years	None	26
Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling	CC 267(c)	10 years	None	7
Assault causing bodily harm	CC 267(b)	10 years	None	20
Assault with a weapon	CC 267(a)	10 years	None	16
Assaulting a peace officer	CC 270	5 years	None	3
Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm	CC 270.01	10 years	None	5
Attempted murder	CC 239	Life	None	3
Attempted murder with a firearm	CC 239(1)(a.1)	Life	4 years	6
Attempted murder with a restricted or prohibited firearm	CC 239(1)(a)	Life	5 years	1
Attempted robbery	CC 463(a)/344(1)(b)	14 years	None	1
Conspiracy to commit murder	CC 465(1)(a)	Life	None	5
Criminal harassment	CC 264	10 years	None	5
Criminal negligence causing bodily harm	CC 221	10 years	None	1
Criminal negligence causing death	CC 220	Life	None	1
Criminal negligence causing death with a firearm	CC 220(a)	Life	4 years	0
Dangerous operation causing bodily harm	CC 320.13(2)	14 years	None	3
Dangerous operation causing death	CC 320.13(3)	Life	None	3
Disarming a peace officer	CC 270.1	5 years	None	2
Extortion	CC 346	Life	None	7
First degree murder	CC 231(2)	Life	Mandatory life	10
Forcible confinement	CC 279(2)	10 years	None	23
Hostage taking	CC 279.1	Life	None	0
Human trafficking	CC 279.01	14 years	4 years	0
Human trafficking of a person under 18	CC 279.011	14 years	5 years	1
Infanticide	CC 237	5 years	None	0
Kidnapping	CC 279(1)	Life	None	3
Kidnapping with a restricted or prohibited firearm	CC 279(1.1)(a)	Life	5 years	1
Manslaughter	CC 236	Life	None	61
Manslaughter with a firearm	CC 236(a)	Life	4 years	25
Mischief causing actual danger to life	CC 430(2)	Life	None	1
Overcoming resistance to commission of offence (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle)	CC 246(a)	Life	None	3
Robbery	CC 344	Life	None	17
Robbery with a restricted or prohibited firearm	CC 344(1)(a)	Life	5 years	3
Second degree murder	CC 231(7)	Life	Mandatory life	56
Unlawfully causing bodily harm	CC 269	10 years	None	0
Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm	CC 264.1(1)(a)	5 years	None	22

Sexual

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Accessing child sexual abuse material	CC 163.1(4.1)	10 years	1 year	1
Aggravated sexual assault	CC 273	Life	None	0
Agreement or arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a child	CC 172.2	14 years	1 year	2
Bestiality in the presence of, or inciting, a person under 16	CC 160(3)	14 years	1 year	1
Distributing child sexual abuse material	CC 163.1(3)	14 years	1 year	7
Exposure to a person under 16	CC 173(2)	10 years	90 days	2
Incest	CC 155	14 years	None	6
Indecent act	CC 173(1)	2 years	None	1
Invitation to sexual touching	CC 152	14 years	1 year	18
Luring a child	CC 172.1	14 years	1 year	11
Making child sexual abuse material	CC 163.1(2)	14 years	1 year	10
Making sexually explicit material available to a child	CC 171.1	14 years	6 months	5
Obtaining sexual services for consideration	CC 286.1(1)	5 years	None	1
Obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18	CC 286.1(2)	14 years	6 months	4
Possessing child sexual abuse material	CC 163.1(4)	10 years	1 year	14
Publishing an intimate image without consent	CC 162.1	10 years	None	1
Sexual assault	CC 271	10 years	None	91
Sexual assault of a person under 16	CC 271 U16	14 years	1 year	17
Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm	CC 272	14 years	None	6
Sexual exploitation of a young person	CC 153	14 years	1 year	9
Sexual interference	CC 151	14 years	1 year	81
Voyeurism	CC 162(1)	10 years	None	4

Firearms

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Breaking and entering to steal firearm	CC 98	Life	None	2
Careless use or storage of a firearm	CC 86(1)	2 years	None	8
Carrying a concealed weapon	CC 90	5 years	None	4
Contravention of firearm storage regulations	CC 86(2)	2 years	None	8
Discharging a firearm with intent	CC 244	14 years	None	4
Discharging a restricted or prohibited firearm with intent	CC 244(2)(a)	14 years	5 years	1
Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm	CC 94(1)	10 years	None	13
Pointing a firearm	CC 87	5 years	None	9
Possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking	CC 100(2)	14 years	3 years	0
Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized	CC 92(1)	10 years	None	15
Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm	CC 95(1)	14 years	None	51
Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or prohibited device knowing possession is unauthorized	CC 92(2)	10 years	None	2
Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order	CC 117.01(1)	10 years	None	29
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose	CC 88	10 years	None	16
Possession of a weapon obtained by the commission of an offence	CC 96(1)	14 years	None	1
Reckless discharge of a firearm	CC 244.2	14 years	None	8
Reckless discharge of a restricted or prohibited firearm	CC 244.2(3)(a)	14 years	5 years	3
Robbery to steal a firearm	CC 98.1	Life	None	1
Transfer of firearm without lawful authority	CC 101(1)	5 years	None	1
Unauthorized possession of a firearm	CC 91(1)	5 years	None	15
Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon	CC 91(2)	5 years	None	4
Using a firearm in the commission of an offence	CC 85(1)	14 years	None	3
Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence	CC 85(2)	14 years	None	6
Weapons trafficking	CC 99(2)	14 years	3 years	4

Impaired driving

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Failure or refusal to provide a sample	CC 320.15(1)	10 years	None	1
Failure or refusal to provide a sample after an accident resulting in bodily harm	CC 320.15(2)	14 years	None	1
Impaired operation causing bodily harm	CC 320.14(2)	14 years	None	2
Impaired operation causing death	CC 320.14(3)	Life	None	3
Impaired operation of a conveyance	CC 320.14(1)(a)	10 years	None	2
Operation with blood alcohol over the legal limit	CC 320.14(1)(b)	10 years	None	2
Refusal to provide a sample after an accident causing death	CC 320.15(3)	Life	None	1

Drug

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Distribution of cannabis	CA 9(1)	14 years	None	2
Importing or exporting a Schedule I or II substance	CDSA 6(1)	Life	None	4
Importing or exporting a Schedule III, V or VI substance	CDSA 6(3)(b)	10 years	None	1
Importing or exporting cannabis	CA 11(1)	14 years	None	0
Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking	CDSA 5(2)	Life	None	113
Possession of a controlled substance	CDSA 4(1)	7 years	None	11
Possession of anything for use in producing or trafficking a controlled substance	CDSA 7.1(1)	10 years	None	2
Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing	CA 9(2)	14 years	None	1
Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling	CA 10(2)	14 years	None	4
Production of a Schedule I or II substance	CDSA 7(1)	Life	None	2
Production of cannabis	CA 12(1)	14 years	None	0
Selling cannabis	CA 10(1)	14 years	None	0
Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance	CDSA 5(1)	Life	None	16
Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule III or V substance)	CDSA 5(3)(b)	10 years	None	4
Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance)	CDSA 5(3)(c)	3 years	None	2

Property

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Arson causing damage to property	CC 434	14 years	None	6
Attempted break and enter of a dwelling-house	CC 463(a)/348(1)(d)	14 years	None	1
Attempted fraud over $5,000	CC 463(b)/380(1)(a)	7 years	None	1
Break and enter a dwelling-house	CC 348(1)(d)	Life	None	18
Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house	CC 348(1)(e)	10 years	None	10
Falsifying books and documents with intent to defraud	CC 397(1)(a)	5 years	None	1
Forgery	CC 367	10 years	None	2
Fraud $5,000 or under	CC 380(1)(b)	2 years	None	3
Fraud over $5,000	CC 380(1)(a)	14 years	None	16
Identity fraud (personation)	CC 403	10 years	None	3
Identity theft	CC 402.2(1)	5 years	None	2
Laundering proceeds of crime	CC 462.31	10 years	None	0
Mischief over $5,000	CC 430(3)	10 years	None	4
Mischief to other property	CC 430(4)	2 years	None	6
Motor vehicle theft	CC 333.1	10 years	None	4
Possession of break-in instruments	CC 351(1)	10 years	None	3
Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under	CC 354/355(b)	2 years	None	4
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000	CC 354/355(a)	10 years	None	6
Taking a motor vehicle without consent	CC 335(1)	2 years less a day	None	1
Theft $5,000 or under	CC 334(b)	2 years	None	5
Theft over $5,000	CC 334(a)	10 years	None	6
Trafficking in property obtained by crime over $5,000	CC 355.2	14 years	None	0
Use, trafficking or possession of forged document	CC 368(1)	10 years	None	4

Other

Offence	Section	Maximum	Minimum	Cases
Accessory after the fact to manslaughter	CC 463(a)/236	14 years	None	1
Accessory after the fact to murder	CC 240	Life	None	2
Breach of a probation order	CC 733.1	4 years	None	11
Breach of a release order	CC 145(5)	2 years	None	18
Breach of an undertaking	CC 145(4)	2 years	None	9
Breach of long-term supervision	CC 753.3	10 years	None	0
Breach of recognizance (peace bond)	CC 811	4 years	None	2
Breach of trust by public officer	CC 122	5 years	None	5
Commission of an offence for a criminal organization	CC 467.12	14 years	None	0
Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence	CC 465(1)(c)	Not recorded	None	7
Contravening the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (e.g. returning to Canada without authorization after removal)	IRPA 124(1)(a)	2 years	None	1
Dangerous operation of a conveyance	CC 320.13(1)	10 years	None	11
Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence	CC 351(2)	10 years	None	4
Employing a foreign national not authorized to work in Canada	IRPA 124(1)(c)	2 years	None	1
Failure to attend court	CC 145(2)	2 years	None	4
Failure to comply with a prohibition order (s. 161)	CC 161(4)	4 years	None	2
Failure to comply with a sex offender registration order	CC 490.031	2 years	None	1
Failure to provide necessaries of life	CC 215	5 years	None	3
Failure to stop after an accident	CC 320.16(1)	10 years	None	3
Failure to stop after an accident resulting in bodily harm	CC 320.16(2)	14 years	None	1
Failure to stop after an accident resulting in death	CC 320.16(3)	Life	None	2
False statement to procure a passport	CC 57(2)	2 years	None	1
Flight from a peace officer	CC 320.17	10 years	None	8
Forcible entry	CC 72(1)	2 years	None	1
Indignity to human remains	CC 182(b)	5 years	None	9
Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist	CC 423.1	14 years	None	5
Obstructing justice	CC 139(2)	10 years	None	2
Operation while prohibited	CC 320.18(1)	10 years	None	4
Participation in the activities of a criminal organization	CC 467.11	5 years	None	0
Perjury	CC 131	14 years	None	2
Possessing or selling unstamped cannabis product	EA 158.11(1)	5 years	None	1
Possession of explosive substance without lawful excuse	CC 82(1)	5 years	None	2
Receiving for sale a cannabis product not packaged and stamped	EA 158.1(b)	5 years	None	1
Resisting or obstructing a peace officer	CC 129(a)	2 years	None	13
Selling, transporting or possessing for sale unstamped tobacco products	CC 121.1(1)	5 years	None	1
Unlawful possession or sale of unstamped tobacco products (contravening s. 32)	EXCISE Act216(1)	5 years	None	0
Uttering threats to damage property	CC 264.1(1)(b)	2 years	None	2

Penalties are from the federal consolidations on the Justice Laws website. Some minimums have been struck down by the courts; each offence page notes the ones Sentence Watch tracks. Case counts cover tracked decisions only. How cases are chosen.