Glossary
In Criminal Law
This is a person who alleges that they are the victim of a criminal offence. For example, in an assault case, the complainant is the person who says they were assaulted.
In Criminal Law
A conditional discharge is a type of sentence. A conditional discharge means that the court found you guilty, but you do not get a criminal record. Part of your sentence will include probation for up to 3 years. Your probation will require you to follow specific conditions. If you do not, you might get a criminal record and a tougher sentence or be charged with another criminal offence. A sentence is the punishment that the court gives you if you’re found guilty. Conditional discharges are automatically removed from the Canadian Police Information Centre computer system 3 years after the court’s decision.
In Criminal Law
A conditional sentence is a type of sentence that you might get if you’re convicted of a crime. If you get a conditional sentence, you do not go to jail. Instead, you serve time in the community on house arrest.
Getting a conditional sentence means that you do not serve your sentence in custody, for example, in jail. You serve your sentence in the community and there are strict conditions that you must follow. Some people call this “house arrest”.
A confirmation of permanent residence is the document that proves you’re a permanent resident. You get this document when you land in Canada as a permanent resident. People who became permanent residents before July 2002 got a document called a record of landing.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A conjugal partner is someone who you’ve had a conjugal or marriage-like relationship with for at least one year. It does not matter what their sex or gender is. You do not have to live together. For example, you might come from a country where your relationship is against the law.
But if you could have lived together and chose not to, it can be hard to prove that your relationship is conjugal.
In Housing Law
A consent order is a type of Landlord and Tenant Board order that is based what the parties in the case agree to.
In Family Law
When the parties in a court case agree on one or more of the issues that their case is about, they can make a written agreement. They can then ask the court to make a court order based on that agreement. This order is called a consent order.
A consent order can be temporary or final.
A consolidation loan is when you combine most or all of your debts into a single, new loan. Consolidation loans almost always have a lower monthly payment, lower interest rate, or both, than credit cards or payday loans. Banks and credit unions usually offer these loans.
Constructive dismissal happens when your employer makes a fundamental change to your work situation and you do not agree or accept it. Because of this, your work or your conditions at work change so much that it’s like you’ve been fired.