Criminal Code, section 271

Sexual assault

What the law says

Maximum
10 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Sexual
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

No minimum unless the complainant is under 16 (see "Sexual assault of a person under 16"). Conditional sentence reportedly barred for sexual assault prosecuted by indictment by S.C. 2026, c. 11 (Bill C-14, in force July 15, 2026) - not confirmed against the amending text.

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99 cases with this offence

  1. November 2, 2022
    R. v. C.J.P.M., 2022 NSSC 315Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice James L. Chipman
    2 years federal custody, then 24 months probation (joint recommendation)
  2. September 15, 2022
    R. v. Barnes, 2022 BCSC 2073Sexual assault, Squamish. Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer
    • Below the Crown's ask
    3 years incarceration less 591 days' remaining credit (504 days further), then 2 years probation; SOIRA 20 years, DNA, lifetime s. 109 prohibition
  3. August 23, 2022
    R. v. B.W., 2022 NSSC 244Sexual assault; Breach of trust by public officer, Truro. Justice Jeffrey R. Hunt
    Three years in federal custody, no pre-trial credit
  4. August 10, 2022
    R. v. W.F.G., 2022 BCSC 1394Sexual assault, Tofino. Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick
    • Below the Crown's ask
    28 months jail; DNA order, lifetime s. 109 prohibition, lifetime SOIRA, non-communication order
  5. June 13, 2022
    R. v. L.P., 2022 NSPC 23Sexual assault, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    18-month conditional sentence (9 months house arrest, 6 months curfew), then 12 months probation
  6. June 9, 2022
    R. v. A.H.K., 2022 BCSC 1563Assault; Sexual assault; Incest, Surrey. Justice Kathleen M. Ker
    • Below the Crown's ask
    12 years' imprisonment (concurrent sentences), less 6 days' presentence credit
  7. April 20, 2022
    R. v. R.M.C., 2022 BCSC 1185Sexual assault, Langley. Justice Trevor C. Armstrong
    • Below the Crown's ask
    30 months in prison
  8. April 8, 2022
    R. v. F.B.P., 2022 BCSC 680Sexual assault; Forcible confinement, New Westminster. Justice Veronica Jackson
    • Below the Crown's ask
    3 and a half years in custody for sexual assault, 12 months concurrent for forcible confinement
  9. March 25, 2022
    R. v. G.D.L., 2022 BCSC 940Sexual assault, Abbotsford. Justice Nathan H. Smith
    • Below the Crown's ask
    1 year in custody, then 2 years probation
  10. March 2, 2022
    R. v. S.F.M., 2022 NSSC 90Assault; Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Patrick J. Duncan
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3 years 3 months federal custody (concurrent 18 months and 30 days on other counts); DNA, s. 109 order 10 years, SOIRA
  11. February 25, 2022
    R. v. I.Z.J., 2022 BCSC 467Sexual assault, Vancouver. Justice Lisa A. Warren
    3 years imprisonment
  12. February 24, 2022
    R. v. S.H.B., 2022 BCSC 441Sexual assault; Sexual interference; Sexual exploitation of a young person, Courtenay. Justice J. Miriam Gropper
    Seven and one-half years' imprisonment (sexual interference and sexual exploitation, concurrent), with 3 years concurrent for sexual assault
  13. February 9, 2022
    R. v. K.R., 2022 BCSC 222Sexual assault, Surrey. Justice Jennifer M.I. Duncan
    Two years less a day in custody (18 months concurrent on the other count), then 3 years probation
  14. January 11, 2022
    R. v. C.J.H., 2022 BCSC 665Sexual assault, Nanaimo. Justice Douglas W. Thompson
    Two years less a day imprisonment, no probation; DNA, SOIRA 20 years, 10-year firearms prohibition
  15. December 21, 2021
    R. v. M.A.P., 2021 NSSC 353Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Christa M. Brothers
    Five years' imprisonment, consecutive to the sentence already being served
  16. December 3, 2021
    R. v. Y.C., 2021 BCSC 2716Sexual assault, Surrey. Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul
    • On release at the time
    3 years imprisonment, concurrent to the sentence already being served
  17. November 26, 2021
    R. v. T.J.S., 2021 NSSC 328Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Overcoming resistance to commission of offence (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle), Halifax. Justice C. Richard Coughlan
    4 years federal imprisonment; concurrent 12 months (threat) and 2 years (choking)
  18. November 15, 2021
    R. v. K.J.P., 2021 NSSC 316Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Joshua M. Arnold
    2 years in a federal penitentiary, then 2 years probation
  19. September 20, 2021
    R. v. C.A.J., 2021 BCSC 2147Assault; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Williams Lake. Justice Warren B. Milman
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3 years on sexual assault (other counts concurrent), less 500 days pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation
  20. August 27, 2021
    R. v. R.D.W., 2021 BCSC 1851Assault; Sexual assault, New Westminster. Justice Brenda Brown
    8 years for sexual assault, 18 months concurrent for assault
  21. July 30, 2021
    R. v. S.J.M., 2021 NSSC 235Sexual assault; Sexual interference; Sexual exploitation of a young person; Making child sexual abuse material, Halifax. Justice Peter P. Rosinski
    9 years in prison (3 years s. 151, 3 years s. 153, 2 years s. 271, 1 year s. 163.1(2), consecutive), less 1,209 days credit
  22. July 8, 2021
    R. v. H.E., 2021 NSSC 236Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Glen G. McDougall
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with 12 months' probation; DNA order; SOIRA order refused
  23. April 27, 2021
    R. v. S.P.W., 2021 NSPC 24Sexual interference; Invitation to sexual touching; Failure to attend court, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    56 months in prison (s. 151 and s. 152 concurrent; 30 days concurrent for failing to attend court), less 823 days remand credit
  24. April 13, 2021
    R. v. C.D.C., 2021 NSSC 287Sexual assault, Sydney. Justice Patrick J. Murray
    • Below the Crown's ask
    22 months in custody (no credit for 6 days on remand)

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