Skip to main content

Bill C-26

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to enable a person who owns or has lawful possession of property, or persons authorized by them, to arrest within a reasonable time a person whom they find committing a criminal offence on or in relation to that property. It also amends the Criminal Code to simplify the provisions relating to the defences of property and persons.

Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:
http://www.parl.gc.ca