Government of Canada Announces Dates for the Coming Into Force of Key Components of the Safe Streets and Communities Act
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/25/12 -- The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced that four components of the Safe Streets and Communities Act will come into force over the next five months.
"Our Government received a strong mandate from Canadians to keep our streets and communities safe. We promised to pass the measures contained in our Safe Streets and Communities Act within the first 100 sitting days of Parliament and we have delivered," said Minister Nicholson. "Our Government is committed to ensuring criminals are held fully accountable for their actions and that the safety and security of law-abiding Canadians comes first in Canada's justice system. We will continue to fight crime and protect Canadians so that our communities are safe places for people to live, raise their families and do business."
The four components of the Safe Streets and Communities Act that will come into force in the coming months are:
Amendments to the Criminal Code which increase penalties for sexual offences against children, as well as create two new offences aimed at conduct that could facilitate or enable the commission of a sexual offence against a child.
Amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act which better protect Canadians from violent and repeat young offenders and make the protection of society a paramount consideration in the management of young offenders by the justice system.
Amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act which target organized crime by imposing tougher sentences for the production and possession of illicit drugs for the purposes of trafficking.
Amendments to the Criminal Code which eliminate the use of so-called "house arrest", or conditional sentences, for serious and violent crimes.
The Safe Streets and Communities Act received Royal Assent on March 13, 2012.
For an online version of the Safe Streets and Communities Act, visit .
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Backgrounder
THE SAFE STREETS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
FOUR COMPONENTS COMING INTO FORCE
The Government introduced the Safe Streets and Communities Act on September 20, 2011, fulfilling its commitment to "move quickly to re-introduce comprehensive law-and-order legislation to combat crime and terrorism." The Safe Streets and Communities Act received Royal Assent on March 13, 2012. The criminal law amendments in this legislation will make communities safer by:
Amendments to the Criminal Code to increase the penalties for child sexual offences -Coming into Force August 9, 2012
These amendments will:
A on Better Protecting Children from Sexual Predators can be found on the Department of Justice Canada's Web site.
Amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act to protect society from violent and repeat young offenders - Coming into Force October 23, 2012
These amendments will:
A on Protecting Society from Violent and Repeat Young Offenders can be found on the Department of Justice Canada's Web site.
Amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to increase penalties for serious drug crime - Coming into Force November 6, 2012
These amendments will:
These serious drug offences include:
Generally, the mandatory minimum penalty would apply where there is an aggravating factor, including where the production of the drug constituted a potential security, health or safety hazard.
The aggravating factors involve offences committed:
The security, health and safety factors are:
A on Increasing Penalties for Serious Drug Crime can be found on the Department of Justice Canada's Web site.
Amendments to the Criminal Code to end house arrest for property and other serious crimes - Coming into Force November 20, 2012
These amendments will restrict the use of conditional sentences including house arrests. A conditional sentence is a sentence of imprisonment that may be served in the community provided certain conditions are met. Currently, in order for the courts to impose a conditional sentence:
The amendments will maintain these conditions, but will also provide an expanded and clear list of offences for which conditional sentences are not available.
List of Offences for which Conditional Sentences Will No Longer Be Available
A on Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes can be found on the Department of Justice Canada's Web site.
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Julie Di Mambro
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Justice
613-992-4621
Department of Justice Canada
Media Relations
613-957-4207
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Datum: 25.06.2012 - 09:02 Uhr
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