Guilty of offence includes findings of guilt for any offence under which acts?

• A. Criminal Code, Food and Drugs Act, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as well as provincial laws
• B. Only Criminal Code
• C. Only provincial laws
• D. None

Answer: (A)

Finding guilt means a court has concluded that the accused committed an offence under a statute. This isn’t limited to the Criminal Code. Offences are created by both federal statutes and provincial laws, and a guilty verdict can be entered under those as well. So a person can be found guilty for offences under the Criminal Code, under federal acts like the Food and Drugs Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and under provincial laws. That’s why the option listing all of these as potential sources of guilt is correct. Limiting guilt to only one source, or saying none, doesn’t reflect how offences are defined and prosecuted across different statutes.