Bill C-639
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2nd Session, 41st Parliament,
62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014
house of commons of canada
BILL C-639
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of critical infrastructures)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after section 443:
Interference with critical infrastructure
443.1 (1) Every person commits an offence who, wilfully and without lawful excuse,
(a) destroys or damages any part of a critical infrastructure;
(b) renders any part of a critical infrastructure dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective; or
(c) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of any part of a critical infrastructure.
Punishment
(2) Subject to subsection (3), every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of
(a) an indictable offence and liable to a minimum fine of $3,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or
(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a minimum fine of $500 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years less a day.
Punishment
(3) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) that causes actual danger to life is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life.
Consecutive sentences
(4) Any sentence imposed on a person for an offence under subsection (1) must be served consecutively to any other punishment imposed on the person for an offence arising out of the same event or series of events.
Definition of “critical infrastructure”
(5) In this section, “critical infrastructure” means a publicly or privately owned facility, network, service or asset that provides or distributes services for the benefit of the public, including services relating to energy, telecommunications, finance, health care, food, water, transportation, public safety, government and manufacturing, the disruption of which could produce serious adverse economic effects or endanger the health or safety of Canadians.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons