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Criminal Code, section 344

Robbery

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent

Indictable only. Minimum for robbery with a firearm in other cases (s.344(1)(a.1)) repealed by S.C. 2022, c. 15 (Bill C-5). Remaining conditional MMP: 5 years first offence (7 subsequent) with a restricted/prohibited firearm or criminal organization (s.344(1)(a)); see firearm-specific row.

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17 cases with this offence

  1. April 24, 2026
    R. v. O'Connor, 2026 BCSC 1019Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Cranbrook. Justice Maria Morellato
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    2 years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest with electronic monitoring), then 3 years probation
  2. April 21, 2026
    R. v. Anderson, 2026 BCSC 856Robbery; Breach of a release order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Kamloops. Justice Andrea L. Ormiston
    5 years global custody before credit for 714 days (476 actual days at 1.5:1); lifetime firearms ban
  3. April 10, 2026
    R. v. McQuarrie, 2026 BCSC 728Robbery, Victoria. Justice Lindsay R. LeBlanc
    • Below the Crown's ask
    8 years 6 months (3,100 days), less 1,422 days' credit; 1,678 days left to serve
  4. December 8, 2025
    R. v. Antonius, 2025 BCSC 2438Robbery, Mission. Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick
    • No jail for a violent offence
    18-month conditional sentence (first 6 months house arrest), plus $846.40 restitution
  5. October 30, 2025
    R. v. LeRoy, 2025 NSSC 360Assault causing bodily harm; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Pointing a firearm, Sydney. Justice D. Timothy Gabriel
    • On release at the time
    Long-term offender: 10 years imprisonment (counts concurrent, consecutive to sentences already being served), then a 10-year long-term supervision order; lifetime firearms prohibition
  6. September 22, 2025
    R. v. Priddle, 2025 BCSC 2538Second degree murder; Robbery; Motor vehicle theft, Tofino. Justice Catherine A. Wedge
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 10 years; 24 months concurrent (robbery), 6 months concurrent (motor vehicle theft)
  7. February 21, 2025
    R. v. Cuthbert, 2025 BCSC 411Assault; Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Robbery, Powell River. Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer
    Five years' imprisonment (all counts concurrent), less 1,326 days' credit, then one year probation
  8. October 3, 2024
    R. v. Currie, 2024 NSSC 402Assault with a weapon; Robbery; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Mischief to other property, Glace Bay. Justice Patrick J. Murray
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Six years' imprisonment in total (2 years for break and enter plus 4 years consecutive for robbery), less 442.5 days' remand credit
  9. September 26, 2024
    R v Wright, 2024 NSPC 45Robbery; Breach of a release order; Breach of a probation order; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Halifax. Judge Del W. Atwood
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Suspended sentence with 24 months probation, after 397.5 days of remand credit exceeded a 390-day notional sentence
  10. August 29, 2023
    R. v. Metcalfe, 2023 BCSC 1728Robbery, Kelowna. Justice Steven Wilson
    4 years imprisonment (joint submission), lifetime firearms ban, DNA order
  11. July 6, 2023
    R. v. A.R.K.K., 2023 BCSC 1175Manslaughter with a firearm; Robbery; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Burnaby. Justice Heather MacNaughton
    • On release at the time
    12 years global (9 years manslaughter plus consecutive 4 years robbery and 1 year imitation firearm, reduced for totality), less 1,061 days' pre-sentence credit
  12. January 6, 2023
    R. v. Main, 2023 BCSC 530Robbery; Break and enter a dwelling-house, Vernon. Justice D. Allan Betton
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Three years jail less 395 days' (13 months) pre-sentence credit, leaving 23 months, then 3 years probation; concurrent on both counts
  13. April 29, 2022
    R. v. Moote, 2022 BCSC 1975Robbery, Vernon. Justice D. Allan Betton
    1,460 days (four years) less 829 days credit, leaving 631 days, then one year probation; lifetime s. 109 ban, DNA
  14. April 20, 2022
    R. v. Houle, 2022 BCSC 1061Robbery; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Kelowna. Justice D. Allan Betton
    5 years in custody (4 years concurrent on break and enter and robbery, 1 year concurrent for disguise, 1 year consecutive for imitation firearm), less 702 days credit
  15. December 16, 2021
    R. v. Ford, 2021 NSSC 374Robbery, Glace Bay. Justice Patrick J. Murray
    2 years in a federal institution, then 1 year probation
  16. November 23, 2021
    R. v. Hunter, 2021 BCSC 2426Robbery; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Campbell River. Justice Robin A. M. Baird
    • Below the Crown's ask
    28 months in jail less 17 months credit (11 months remaining), then 18 months probation
  17. July 5, 2021
    R. v. Aneke, 2021 BCSC 2064Robbery, Surrey. Justice Neena Sharma
    40 months in prison less 37 months credit (3 months left), then a 10-year long-term offender order

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