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Bill C-36 made a number of other changes. First, offences under the ''Criminal Code'' apply generally only to acts committed within Canadian territory. However, exceptions to this principle of territoriality are provided in section 7 of the ''Criminal Code''. These include terrorism offences, human trafficking and sexual offences against children. In this last example, the bill provides that anyone who obtains for consideration the sexual services of a minor outside Canada will face the new minimum (6 months or 1 year) and maximum (10 years) penalties. | Bill C-36 made a number of other changes. First, offences under the ''Criminal Code'' apply generally only to acts committed within Canadian territory. However, exceptions to this principle of territoriality are provided in section 7 of the ''Criminal Code''. These include terrorism offences, human trafficking and sexual offences against children. In this last example, the bill provides that anyone who obtains for consideration the sexual services of a minor outside Canada will face the new minimum (6 months or 1 year) and maximum (10 years) penalties. | ||
Second, the offence of luring a child consists in communicating, by any means of telecommunication, with a person under 18 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of one of the offences with respect to that person – generally a sexual offence – listed in | Second, the offence of luring a child consists in communicating, by any means of telecommunication, with a person under 18 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of one of the offences with respect to that person – generally a sexual offence – listed in s 172.1 of the Code. The bill adds the three existing offences pertaining to trafficking of minors (s 279.011, s 279.02 and s 279.03 of the ''Criminal Code'') to the list of offences. Consequently, an accused person convicted of having lured a person under 18 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of a trafficking-related offence against that person shall be liable to the following penalties: | ||
*upon indictment: imprisonment for a term of between one year and 10 years | *upon indictment: imprisonment for a term of between one year and 10 years | ||
*upon summary conviction: imprisonment for a term of between 90 days and 18 months | *upon summary conviction: imprisonment for a term of between 90 days and 18 months | ||
Third, Bill C-10 makes it an offence to agree or arrange with another person, by any means of telecommunication, to commit one of the offences – generally of a sexual nature – mentioned in | Third, Bill C-10 makes it an offence to agree or arrange with another person, by any means of telecommunication, to commit one of the offences – generally of a sexual nature – mentioned in s 172.2 of the ''Criminal Code''. Bill C-36 adds to the list of offences the three existing offences pertaining to trafficking of minors (s 279.011, s 279.02 and s 279.03 of the ''Criminal Code''). An accused person convicted of having made an agreement or arrangement with another person over the Internet to commit a human trafficking offence in respect of a person under 18 years of age shall be liable to the same minimum and maximum sentences as those provided for luring (i.e., a term of one year to 10 years upon indictment or of 90 days to 18 months upon summary conviction). | ||
Additional information concerning Bill C-36 may be obtained from: | Additional information concerning Bill C-36 may be obtained from: | ||
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“''Communities Taking Action: A Toolkit to Address Human Trafficking''” supports communities to take action at the local level to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. It provides practical information and specific examples of how BC communities are addressing this issue. | “''Communities Taking Action: A Toolkit to Address Human Trafficking''” supports communities to take action at the local level to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. It provides practical information and specific examples of how BC communities are addressing this issue. | ||
The online training course and toolkit are available through the following website: http:// | The online training course and toolkit are available through the following website: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/human-trafficking/human-trafficking-training | ||
'''BC Crime Stoppers''' | '''BC Crime Stoppers''' | ||
