Criminal Offences

What Is a Summary Conviction and Does It Go On Your Criminal Record?

Overview: What Are Summary Offenses? The term “summary conviction” is used interchangeably with the term “summary offence”. However, the two have key differences. While a summary offence is a type of crime (a less serious one), a summary conviction refers to the outcome of a summary offence. In the Canadian legal landscape, summary offences are

What Is a Criminal Offence and Does It Go On Your Criminal Record?

Overview: What is a Criminal Offence? The term criminal offence is mistakenly used to mean many things. In Canada, there are two main categories of criminal offences: summary conviction offenses and indictable criminal offences. 1) What Are Summary Convictions? Summary offenses are the less serious ones. In Canada, summary conviction cases are heard in provincial

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