Kidnapping is a crime in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. Throughout its history, a number of incidents have taken place.

Prevalence

According to Canadian law enforcement agencies, about 50,492 missing children were reported to be missing in 2009.https://missingkids.ca/pdfs/MK_CanadianMissingChildrenStatistics_en.pdf From 2000-2001, of about 90 incidents reported, there were only two that were actually stranger abduction, and in all other cases, the reports were in error. However,

parental child abduction Parental child abduction is the hiding, taking, or keeping hold of a child by their parent while defying the rights of the child's other parent or another member of the family. This type of abduction occurs when the parents separate or begin d ...

seems to be bigger issue. 83 out of 100 kidnapped children are found to be victim of parental abduction. In 2009, there were 237 reported parental abductions.

Law

Canadian law regards following instances to be a crime. Every person commits an offence who abducts a person with intention.
To cause the person to be confined or imprisoned against the person’s consent;
To cause the person to be illegally sent or transported out of Canada against the person’s consent; or
To hold the person for release or to service against the person’s consent.

Notable incidents

References

{{reflist Child abduction in Canada