Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)

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Act of Parliament of Canada criminal code federal statute

The Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction) is the primary federal statute that comprehensively defines criminal offences and procedures applicable throughout Canada.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Criminal Code of Canada	12
Criminal Code (Canada)	8
Canadian Criminal Code	1
Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction) canonical	1
Criminal Code of Canada (incorporated offences)	1
Criminal Code of Canada offences	1
Criminal Code of Canada procedures	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5740807 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)
Context triple: [GRC, enforces, Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)]

A. Penal Code
The Penal Code is Japan’s primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes corresponding punishments.
B. Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China is the fundamental statute that defines crimes, penalties, and principles of criminal responsibility within China's legal system.
C. Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal
La Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal es la norma básica que regula el proceso penal en España, estableciendo las reglas para la investigación, enjuiciamiento y resolución de los delitos.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)
Target entity description: The Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction) is the primary federal statute that comprehensively defines criminal offences and procedures applicable throughout Canada.

A. Penal Code
The Penal Code is Japan’s primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes corresponding punishments.
B. Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China is the fundamental statute that defines crimes, penalties, and principles of criminal responsibility within China's legal system.
C. Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal
La Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal es la norma básica que regula el proceso penal en España, estableciendo las reglas para la investigación, enjuiciamiento y resolución de los delitos.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of Canada ⓘ criminal code ⓘ federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Department of Justice Canada ⓘ
appliesIn	all provinces of Canada ⓘ all territories of Canada ⓘ
appliesTo	corporations in Canada ⓘ individuals in Canada ⓘ
citation	RSC 1985, c C-46 ⓘ
contains	general part ⓘ schedules ⓘ special part ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
defines	criminal offences in Canada ⓘ defences to criminal charges ⓘ fraud offences ⓘ homicide offences ⓘ jurisdiction of criminal courts ⓘ offences against property ⓘ offences against public order ⓘ offences against the person ⓘ offences relating to firearms ⓘ organized crime offences ⓘ penalties for criminal offences ⓘ powers of arrest ⓘ procedures for trials and appeals ⓘ rules of evidence for criminal proceedings ⓘ search and seizure powers ⓘ sexual offences ⓘ terrorism-related offences ⓘ youth criminal justice procedures (historically, before separate youth legislation) ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of Canada ⓘ
governs	criminal procedure in Canada ⓘ substantive criminal law in Canada ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ provincial courts of appeal ⓘ superior trial courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of Canada ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasisInConstitution	section 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
previousConsolidation	Criminal Code, 1892 ⓘ Criminal Code, 1953–54 ⓘ
purpose	to codify most criminal offences and procedures in Canada ⓘ
relatedTo	Canada Evidence Act ⓘ Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ linked to: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Controlled Drugs and Substances Act ⓘ Youth Criminal Justice Act ⓘ linked to: Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)
requiresComplianceWith	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
scope	applies throughout Canada uniformly ⓘ
subjectTo	judicial interpretation by Canadian courts ⓘ
typeOfLaw	public law ⓘ

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