Criminal Charges Sheet
Per-individual Criminal Code charges mapped from public records. Every charge includes the s.504 private prosecution pathway — any Canadian citizen can initiate proceedings.
This page summarises multiple primary sources linked inline, including Hansard transcripts and Auditor General reports. The reader is looking at a per-individual mapping of documented actions against specific sections of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Data Sources & Legal Basis
- • Criminal Code of Canada, RSC 1985, c C-46 — ss. 121, 122, 380, 504
- • Conflict of Interest Act, SC 2006, c 9, s 2
- • Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c 9
- • Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA), F-29.2
- • Auditor General of Canada reports (2015–2024)
- • House of Commons Hansard division records — ourcommons.ca
- • RCMP Integrated Technological Crime Unit public filings
- • Ethics Commissioner annual reports and ruling decisions
- • All charges reference publicly documented government actions verified against official records.
Section 504 of the Criminal Code permits any person to lay an information before a justice where they believe on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an indictable offence.
Criminal Code Sections Referenced
Every charge on this sheet maps to a specific Criminal Code of Canada section. The sections most commonly invoked against officials in public-trust roles are listed below, each with the standard of proof the Crown must meet.
- s. 121 — Fraud on the Government: an official uses position for private gain, or accepts a benefit related to the business of government.
- s. 122 — Breach of Trust by a Public Officer: an official acts in a manner a reasonable person would not expect of a public servant.
- s. 139 — Obstruction of Justice: willfully attempting to obstruct, pervert, or defeat the course of justice.
- s. 380 — Fraud: any means of defrauding the public or any person of property, money, or valuable security.
- s. 423 — Intimidation: acts to compel another person to abstain from doing something they have a lawful right to do.
- s. 426 — Secret Commissions: giving or taking a secret reward from a principal's employee or agent.
- s. 504 — Private Information: laying an information before a Justice of the Peace without police approval; the constitutional backstop when institutions refuse to act.
- s. 810 — Recognizance: peace bond provision, often used against public-trust offenders when prosecution is deferred.
How s. 504 Private Prosecution Works
Section 504 is the constitutional backstop when police and Crown prosecutors decline to act on evidence of official misconduct. The four procedural steps:
- Draft the information — a sworn statement alleging, on reasonable grounds, that a named individual has committed an indictable offence. The information names the accused, the specific Criminal Code section, the date and place, and the evidence.
- Swear before a Justice of the Peace — the citizen appears and swears the information under oath. The Justice issues process (summons or warrant) if the information discloses a case.
- Crown thirty-day review window — the Attorney General may stay (suspend) or take over conduct of the prosecution. If neither, the matter proceeds.
- Ordinary court process — the private prosecutor continues through preliminary inquiry, trial, verdict. The matter is now on the public record, regardless of outcome.
The one-sentence summary: any Canadian citizen who can swear on reasonable grounds that an indictable offence has occurred can initiate a criminal prosecution without police cooperation. The charges on this sheet are the reasonable-grounds set.
Primary records on this file.
Criminal charges sheet compiled from public court and police reporting. Status of each charge must match the cited instrument.