Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to add as an aggravating factor for sentencing purposes and as a reason to delay parole the fact that a person who is convicted of certain offences refuses to provide persons in authority with information respecting the location of bodies or remains. It also amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act to add that fact as a consideration in the making of certain decisions under those Acts.
Bill C-236, also known as the Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims’ Families Act, introduces new consequences for offenders who withhold information about the location of a deceased person's body or remains. If convicted of an offence related to a death, and the court is satisfied the offender knows where the body is but refuses to reveal it, this refusal will be considered an aggravating factor during sentencing. This means it can lead to a tougher sentence.