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What the bill does

Bill C-238 would amend the Criminal Code to allow restitution orders for certain organizations that provide front-line services to victims. The text provided contains no Parts.

Who and what it covers

• An organization could receive restitution if it provides front-line services to victims of the offence and incurs expenses providing services to a person as a result of that offence.
• The covered offences are:
  • Offences of a sexual nature or committed for a sexual purpose;
  • Offences related to criminal harassment or trafficking in persons;
  • Offences involving violence used, threatened or attempted against an intimate partner; and
  • Offences relating to the import, export, production or trafficking of a controlled substance.
• The amount ordered could not exceed the organization’s reasonable expenses, and the amount must be readily ascertainable.

Other changes and priority

• If a court orders restitution both under the new provision and under existing paragraphs 738(1)(a) to (e), it must give the existing-paragraph amounts priority.
• The bill also adds a reference to the new provision in subsection 3.01(2) of the Criminal Code. The provided text does not set out the effect of that subsection.

Status

The supplied stage is second reading, while the bill text is labelled as reprinted after committee amendments for use at report stage.