{"id":18253,"date":"2019-03-25T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalpardon.org\/?p=18253"},"modified":"2019-03-25T13:30:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:30:29","slug":"assault-charge-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nationalpardon.org\/?p=18253","title":{"rendered":"Assault Charge in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article will cover all aspects of being charged with assault in Canada.<\/p>\n

What is an Assault Charge?<\/h2>\n

Like many charges in the Canadian criminal code<\/a> Assault covers a fairly wide range of activities. Assault in Canada can be anything from fist fight to a beggar asking for money too aggressively. It can be a very serious violation of another person or it can be a simple misunderstanding where someone calls the police and an arrest is made to err on this side of caution. In either case however the defendant is facing a serious infraction of the law and the arrest should be taken very seriously.<\/p>\n

Being arrested for assault in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being arrested for assault in Canada is not a pleasant experience. If you are in a situation where an altercation occurs and the police are called most likely there will be arrests made. Domestic disputes seem to be particularly prone to blanket arrests. For whatever reason if the police are called during a domestic dispute most likely someone will be arrested for assault. In other situations the police<\/p>\n

Different Types of Assault Charges in Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Simple Assault<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most common type of we see here at the National Pardon Centre is simple physical altercation. A misunderstanding from a bar fight is a very common story we are told. Another is a domestic dispute.<\/p>\n

Whatever your story we assume that if you are reading this you have recently been charged with assault in Canada or you know someone who has been charged with assault.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you haven\u2019t even attended court yet and you\u2019re wondering what exactly will happen to you. Like almost any other charge it is going to depend largely on the details of the occurrence and the Crown Prosecutor\u2019s ability to convince the judge you are guilty. Remember, it may not feel like it right now but you are innocent until PROVEN guilty, not the other way around.<\/p>\n

Presumption of Innocence in Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

However if you are convicted of a simply assault you will be facing a possible jail term, although it would be very, very unusual to receive one.<\/p>\n

Every person who commits an assault is guilty of either:<\/p>\n