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'''Indictable offences''' are the more serious ones, usually under the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/FullText.html Criminal Code]'' or the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/index.html Controlled Drugs and Substances Act]''. They include aggravated assault, theft over $5000, drug trafficking, and murder. Less serious offences are called summary offences. Some offences, such as assault, assault causing bodily harm, theft under $5000, and breaking and entering a non-dwelling house can be either indictable or summary – they are called '''hybrid offences'''. The prosecutor can choose to proceed either summarily or by indictment in these matters. | '''Indictable offences''' are the more serious ones, usually under the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/FullText.html Criminal Code]'' or the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/index.html Controlled Drugs and Substances Act]''. They include aggravated assault, theft over $5000, drug trafficking, and murder. Less serious offences are called summary offences. Some offences, such as assault, assault causing bodily harm, theft under $5000, and breaking and entering a non-dwelling house can be either indictable or summary – they are called '''hybrid offences'''. The prosecutor can choose to proceed either summarily or by indictment in these matters. | ||
The rule prohibiting welfare payments if there’s an outstanding arrest warrant also applies to warrants under the | The rule prohibiting welfare payments if there’s an outstanding arrest warrant also applies to warrants under the ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)''. | ||
==How does the government know if there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest?== | ==How does the government know if there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest?== | ||
