Criminal Law Services
Firearms & Weapons
It is illegal to own or possess a firearm unless you are properly licensed. Firearms may fall into different categories- unrestricted, restricted, and prohibited. Different consequences apply for violations of the law depending on the type of weapon in question.
Child Pornography & Internet Offences
Child pornography is defined under the Criminal Code as any image which depicts a person under 18 years of age engaged in sexual activity, or otherwise sexualizes the subject.
Impaired Driving
The Impaired Driving provisions of the the Criminal Code are unique. Police officers have much wider powers of detention, arrest, and search and seizure compared with other areas of the law.
Domestic Assault
The police have been called. They have only one option in how to deal with this: lay a criminal charge of assault. No matter that the police were called to the house simply to calm things down.
Sexual Assault
You are under arrest for Sexual Assault. You have entered into the strange and frightening world of our sexual offence accusations. In this world there are usually no independent witnesses, no physical evidence, and no means to firmly establish your innocence.
Controlled Drug & Substances Act
Trafficking in hard drugs, such a heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and certain new synthetic designer drugs will attract very severe sentences. Importation of these drugs will net a person a custodial sentence in the range of 5-7 years.