Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to add as an aggravating factor for sentencing purposes and as a reason to delay parole the fact that a person who is convicted of certain offences refuses to provide persons in authority with information respecting the location of bodies or remains. It also amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act to add that fact as a consideration in the making of certain decisions under those Acts.
Bill C-437, also known as the "Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims’ Families Act," proposes changes to the Criminal Code and related acts. It aims to address the distress faced by families when the location of a deceased loved one's body or remains is withheld by an offender. If an offender convicted of a death-related crime has information about the location of the body but refuses to share it, this bill would make that refusal an aggravating factor during sentencing.