Criminal Code, section 434

Arson causing damage to property

What the law says

Maximum
14 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Property

Indictable only.

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

6 cases with this offence

  1. April 24, 2026
    R. v. Craig, 2026 BCSC 787Arson causing damage to property; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, Prince George. Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill
    28 months jail (708 days credit, 132 days remaining), 9 months concurrent, then 1 year probation
  2. February 9, 2026
    R. v. D.A.D., 2026 NSSC 25Arson causing damage to property; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Indignity to human remains, Wolfville. Justice Jamie S. Campbell
    4.5 years in custody (3 years break and enter, 18 months consecutive for indignity to human remains, 18 months concurrent for arson), less 32 days' credit
  3. October 28, 2025
    R. v. Basra, 2025 BCSC 2307First degree murder; Arson causing damage to property, Vancouver. Justice Warren B. Milman
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years (first degree murder); 5 years concurrent for arson
  4. May 14, 2024
    R. v. MacInnis, 2024 NSSC 143Arson causing damage to property; Breach of an undertaking; Mischief to other property, Balls Creek. Justice James L. Chipman
    24 months in a federal institution for arson (30 days concurrent on the other counts), then 36 months probation
  5. October 5, 2023
    R. v. Gallagher, 2023 BCSC 1722Arson causing damage to property; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house, Oliver. Justice David A. Crerar
    3 years and 9 months custody less 641 days credit (two years less a day remaining), then 3 years probation
  6. April 21, 2023
    R. v. Sorenson, 2023 BCSC 787Arson causing damage to property, Burnaby. Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick
    Five years total (two years per count consecutive, reduced by one year for totality), less 1,262 days credit; then 3 years probation

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