Criminal Code

Marginal note:Manslaughter

• 236 (1) Every person who commits manslaughter is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

  • (a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and

  • (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.

• Marginal note:Manslaughter of intimate partner

  (2) The court that imposes a sentence for manslaughter shall consider imposing a sentence of imprisonment for life if the person committed the manslaughter against their intimate partner while engaging in, or after having engaged in, a pattern of coercive or controlling conduct with intent to cause their intimate partner to believe that their physical or psychological safety is threatened.