Summary Convictions

Hybrid Offences: Do They Go On Your Criminal Record?

Overview: Summary and Indictable Offences To understand hybrid offences in Canada and their impact on your record and other aspects of your life, it’s important to discuss the two main types of offences: summary conviction offences and indictable offences.   Summary conviction offences are the least serious types of criminal offences. These types of offences are

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

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