Criminal law of Canada

Part of a series onCanadian law Sources Constitution Federal statutes Provincial statutes Core areas Constitutional Administrative Criminal Contract Tort Property Other areas Aboriginal Indigenous Civil and human rights Family Immigration and refugees Intellectual property Copyright Patent Trademark Trade secrets Labour and employment Maritime Courts Supreme Court Federal Court of Appeal Federal Court Tax Court Provincial Courts of Appeal Superior Courts Provincial and Territorial criminal courts Education Law schools Law School Admission Test Call to the bar Canada portalvte The criminal law of Canada is under the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada. The power to enact criminal law is derived from section 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867. Most criminal laws have been codified in the Criminal Code, as well as the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act and several other peripheral statutes. Prosecution A person may be prosecuted criminally for any offences found in the Criminal Code or any other federal statute containing criminal offences. In all Canadian provinces and territories, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name