Sentence Watch

Criminal Code, section 85(1)

Using a firearm in the commission of an offence

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

Indictable only. Mandatory minimums repealed by S.C. 2022, c. 15 (Bill C-5). Sentence must still run consecutively to any other sentence for the same events (s.85(4)).

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

3 cases with this offence

  1. 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
  2. March 20, 2024
    R. v. Bowcock, 2024 BCSC 1300Attempted murder; Aggravated assault; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence, Surrey. Justice Trevor C. Armstrong
    • Below the Crown's ask
    15 years global (14 years attempted murder, 7 years concurrent aggravated assault, 1 year consecutive firearm use), less 1,335 days credit
  3. August 19, 2022
    R. v. Laglace, 2022 BCSC 1773Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Robbery with a restricted or prohibited firearm; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Kidnapping with a restricted or prohibited firearm, Dawson Creek. Justice Carla L. Forth
    Five years' incarceration less 1,145 days pre-sentence credit (681 days left to serve), then 24 months probation

Judges who sentenced this offence

All judges by leniency score

publicly
Sentence Watch is part of Publicly: sites built from government and court records, with every fact linked to its source. Publicly is not affiliated with any government. Visits are counted with Google Analytics, which sets cookies.