NDDB list of DNA designated offences - Section 487.04 of the Criminal Code of Canada

Revised: February 2024

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Primary - Compulsory - Form 5.03

Sec. 487.04(a)

  • 7(4.1) Offence in relation to sexual offences against children
  • 151 Sexual interference
  • 152 Invitation to sexual touching
  • 153 Sexual exploitation
  • 153.1 Sexual exploitation of person with disability
  • 155 Incest
  • 160(2) Compelling the commission of bestiality
  • 160(3) Bestiality in presence of or by a child
  • 163.1 Child pornography
  • 170 Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity
  • 171.1 Making sexually explicit material available to child
  • 172.1 Luring a child
  • 172.2 Agreement or arrangement - sexual offence against child
  • 173(2) Exposure
  • 235 Murder
  • 236 Manslaughter
  • 239 Attempt to commit murder
  • 244 Discharging firearm with intent
  • 244.1 Causing bodily harm with intent with an air gun or pistol
  • 244.2 Discharging firearm - recklessness
  • 245(a) Administering noxious thing with intent to endanger life or cause bodily harm
  • 246 Overcoming resistance to the commission of an offence
  • 267 Assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm or choking
  • 268 Aggravated assault
  • 269 Unlawfully causing bodily harm
  • 270.01 Assaulting peace officer with weapon or causing bodily harm
  • 270.02 Aggravated assault of peace officer
  • 271 Sexual assault
  • 272 Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm
  • 273 Aggravated sexual assault
  • 273.3(2) Removal of a child from Canada
  • 279 Kidnapping & forcible confinement
  • 279.011 Trafficking - person under 18 years
  • 279.02(2) Material benefit — trafficking of person under 18 years
  • 279.03(2) Withholding or destroying documents — trafficking of person under 18 years
  • 286.1(2) Obtaining sexual services for consideration from person under 18 years
  • 286.2(2) Material benefit from sexual services provided by person under 18 years
  • 286.3(2) Procuring — person under 18 years
  • 344 Robbery
  • 346 Extortion

Primary - Presumptive - Form 5.03

Sec. 487.04(a.1)

  • 75 Piratical acts
  • 76 Hijacking
  • 77 Endangering safety of aircraft or airport
  • 78.1 Seizing control of ship or fixed platform
  • 81(1) Using explosives
  • 82.3 Possession, etc., of nuclear material, radioactive material or device
  • 82.4 Use or alteration of nuclear material, radioactive material or device
  • 82.5 Commission of indictable offence to obtain nuclear material, etc.
  • 82.6 Threats of 82.3, 82.4, and 82.5
  • 83.18 Participation in activity of terrorist group
  • 83.181 Leaving Canada to participate in activity of terrorist group
  • 83.19 Facilitating terrorist activity
  • 83.191 Leaving Canada to facilitate terrorist activity
  • 83.2 Commission of offence for terrorist group
  • 83.201 Leaving Canada to commit offence for terrorist group
  • 83.202 Leaving Canada to commit offence that is terrorist activity
  • 83.21 Instructing to carry out activity for terrorist group
  • 83.22 Instructing to carry out terrorist activity
  • 83.221 Advocating or promoting commission of terrorism offences
  • 83.23 Harbouring or concealing
  • 233 Infanticide
  • 279.01 Trafficking in a person
  • 279.02(1) Material benefit — trafficking
  • 279.03(1) Withholding or destroying documents — trafficking
  • 279.1 Hostage taking
  • 286.2(1) Material benefit from sexual services
  • 286.3(1) Procuring
  • 348(1)(d) Breaking and entering a dwelling-house
  • 423.1 Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist
  • 431 Attack on premises, residence or transport of internationally protected person
  • 431.1 Attack on premises, accommodation or transport of United Nations or associated personnel
  • 431.2(2) Explosive or other lethal device
  • 467.11 Participation in activities of criminal organization
  • 467.111 Recruitment of members — criminal organization
  • 467.12 Commission of offence for criminal organization
  • 467.13 Instructing commission of offence for criminal organization

Sec 487.04(c.1) - The Security of Information Act

  • 6 Approaching, entering, etc., a prohibited place
  • 20(1) Threats or violence
  • 21(1) Harbouring or concealing

Sec 487.04(d) - Attempt and conspiracy of primary offences

An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c.03) constitutes a primary presumptive offence (including Primary Compulsory offences).

Primary - Historical - Form 5.03

Primary - Compulsory historical

Sec. 487.04(c.02) - Offences prior to December 6, 2014

  • 212(1)(i) Stupefying or overpowering for the purpose of sexual intercourse
  • 212(2) Living on the avails of prostitution of a person under the age of 18
  • 212(2.1) Aggravated offence in relation to living on the avails of prostitution of a person under the age of 18
  • 212(4) Obtaining prostitution of person under age of 18

Primary - Presumptive historical

Sec. 487.04(b) - Sexual offences prior to January 4, 1983

  • 144 Rape
  • 145 Attempt to commit rape
  • 146 Sexual intercourse with female under 14 & between 14&16
  • 148 Sexual intercourse with feeble-minded, etc.
  • 149 Indecent assault on female
  • 156 Indecent assault on male
  • 157 Acts of gross indecency
  • 246(1) Assault with intent (if intent is to commit an offence listed above)

Sec. 487.04(c) - Sexual offences prior to January 1, 1988

  • 146(1) Sexual intercourse with a female under age of 14
  • 146(2) Sexual intercourse with a female between ages of 14&16
  • 153 Sexual intercourse with step-daughter
  • 157 Gross indecency
  • 166 Parent or guardian procuring defilement
  • 167 Householder permitting defilement

Sec. 487.04(c.01) - Sexual offences 1970-1983

  • 246.1 Sexual assault
  • 246.2 Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm
  • 246.3 Aggravated sexual assault

Sec. 487.04(c.03) - Offences prior to December 6, 2014

  • 212(1)(a) to (h) Procuring prostitution

Secondary - Generic/Hybrid - Form 5.04 – Checkbox (i)

Sec. 487.04(a)

(Criminal Code offences that are prosecuted by indictment for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more.)

  • 47 High treason and treason
  • 50 Assisting alien enemy to leave Canada or omitting to prevent treason
  • 51 Intimidating Parliament or legislature
  • 53 Inciting mutiny
  • 56.1footnote * Identity Documents
  • 57(1) Forge or use forged passport
  • 61 Punishment of seditious offences
  • 66(2)footnote * Unlawful assemblies while wearing a mask
  • 68 Proclamation offences
  • 74 Piracy
  • 78 Take weapon or explosive on board
  • 80 Breach duty of care re explosive substances
  • 82(2) Possession in association w criminal organization
  • 83.02 Providing or collection property for terrorist purposes
  • 83.03 Providing, making available, etc., property/services for terrorist
  • 83.04 Using or possessing property for terrorist purposes
  • 83.12footnote * Offences - freezing of property, disclosure, or audit
  • 83.231footnote * Hoax terrorist activity
  • 83.27 Punishment for terrorist activity
  • 85 Use of firearm or imitation in commission of offence
  • 86(a)(ii)footnote * Careless use, storage of firearm (2nd / subsequent offence)
  • 87footnote * Pointing a firearm
  • 88footnote * Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
  • 90footnote * Carry a concealed weapon
  • 91footnote * Unauthorized possession firearm, etc.
  • 92 Possession of firearm, etc. knowing unauthorized
  • 93footnote * Possession at unauthorized place
  • 94footnote * Unauthorized possession in motor vehicle
  • 95footnote * Possessing of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
  • 96footnote * Possession of weapon obtained by offence
  • 98(1) Break & Entering to steal firearm
  • 98.1 Robbery to steal firearm
  • 99 Weapons trafficking
  • 100 Possession for purpose of weapon trafficking
  • 101footnote * Transfer without authority
  • 102footnote * Making automatic firearm
  • 102.1(1)*,(2)* footnote *Possession/Distribution of computer data
  • 103 Importing/exporting knowing unauthorized
  • 104footnote * Unauthorized importing/exporting
  • 104.1footnote *Altering cartridge magazine
  • 105footnote * Losing or finding weapons
  • 106footnote * Destroying weapons
  • 107footnote * False statements
  • 108footnote * Tampering with serial number
  • 117.01footnote * Possession of weapon contrary to order, etc
  • 119 Bribery of judicial officers
  • 120 Bribery of officers, etc
  • 121.1footnote * Selling, etc., of tobacco products and raw leaf tobacco
  • 130footnote * Personating peace officer
  • 132 Perjury
  • 136 Witness giving contradictory evidence
  • 137 Fabricating evidence
  • 140footnote * Public mischief
  • 160(1)footnote * Bestiality
  • 162footnote * Voyeurism
  • 162.1footnote * Publication, etc., of intimate image without consent
  • 171 Householder permitting sexual activity
  • 215footnote * Duty of persons to provide necessaries
  • 218footnote * Abandoning child
  • 220 Causing death by criminal negligence
  • 238 Killing unborn child in act of birth
  • 240 Accessory after fact to murder
  • 240.1 Removal without informed consent
  • 241 Counselling or aiding suicide
  • 241.3footnote * Failure to safeguards re medical dying
  • 247(4) (5) Traps related place & BH or Death
  • 241.4footnote * Forgery re medical dying
  • 248 Interfering with transportation facilities
  • 269.1 Torture
  • 270.1footnote * Disarming a peace officer
  • 282footnote * Abduction in contravention of custody order
  • 283footnote * Abduction
  • 286.4footnote * Advertising sexual services
  • 318 Advocating genocide
  • 320.102* Conversion therapy
  • 320.13(1)footnote * Dangerous operation
  • 320.13(2)footnote * Dangerous operation - bodily harm (BH)
  • 320.13(3) Dangerous operation - death (D)
  • 320.14(1)footnote * Operates while impaired
  • 320.14(2)footnote * Operates while impaired - BH
  • 320.14(3) Operates while impaired - D
  • 320.15(1)footnote * Failure or refusal to comply with demand
  • 320.15(2)footnote * Failure or refusal to comply with demand - BH
  • 320.15(3) Failure or refusal to comply with demand - D
  • 320.16(2)footnote * Failure to stop after accident - BH
  • 320.16(3) Failure to stop after accident - D
  • 320.17footnote * Flight from peace officer
  • 320.18(1)footnote * Operation while prohibited
  • 320.19(1)footnote * Operates while impaired or Failure or refusal to comply with demand
  • 320.19(5)footnote * Dangerous operation and other offences
  • 320.2footnote * Dangerous operation and other offences - BH
  • 320.21 Dangerous operation and other offences - D
  • 333.1(1)footnote * Theft of motor vehicle
  • 336 Criminal breach of trust
  • 342footnote * Theft, forgery, etc or unauthorized use of credit card
  • 342.01footnote * Instruments for forgery or falsifying credit cards
  • 342.1footnote * Unauthorized use of computer
  • 345 Stopping mail with intent
  • 347footnote * Criminal interest rate
  • 351(1)footnote * Possess break-in instrument
  • 353.1footnote * Tampering with vehicle identification number
  • 355.5footnote * Trafficking or Possession for purpose of trafficking in property obtained by crime (See Sec 355.2 and 355.4)
  • 356footnote * Theft from mail
  • 367footnote * Forgery
  • 368footnote * Uttering forged document
  • 368.1footnote * Forgery instruments
  • 369 Exchequer bill paper, seals, etc
  • 374 Drawing document w/o authority
  • 375 Obtaining, etc based on forged documents
  • 376 Using counterfeit stamp, etc
  • 380(1)(a) Fraud over $5000
  • 380(2) Fraud affecting public market
  • 382.1(2)footnote * Stock tipping
  • 391(1) (2)* Trade secret – prior knowledge
  • 402.2footnote * Identity Theft
  • 403footnote * Personation with intent
  • 418 Selling defective stores to Her Majesty
  • 420footnote * Military stores
  • 422footnote * Criminal breach of contract
  • 423.2(2)* Obstruction or interference with access
  • 425.1footnote * Threats and retaliation against employees
  • 430(2), (3)footnote *, (4.1)footnote *, (4.2)footnote *, (4.11)footnote *, (5)footnote *, (5.1)footnote * Mischief
  • 432(2)footnote * Unauthorized recording for the purpose of sale, etc
  • 433 Arson - disregard for human life
  • 434 Arson - property
  • 434.1 Arson - own property
  • 445footnote * Injuring or endangering other animals
  • 445.01footnote * Killing or injuring certain animals
  • 445.1footnote * Causing unnecessary suffering (Cruelty to Animals)
  • 447footnote * Keeping cockpit
  • 449 Counterfeit money, making
  • 450 Possession, etc of counterfeit money
  • 452 Uttering counterfeit money, etc
  • 455 Clipping & uttering clipped coin
  • 458 Making, having or dealing in instrument for counterfeiting
  • 459 Conveying instruments for coining out of Mint, etc
  • 462.31footnote * Laundering proceeds of crime
  • 462.33(11)footnote * Fail to comply with restraint order
  • 463 Accessory after the fact if by indictment and punishment of predicate is 10 years or more
  • 464 Counsel to commit if by indictment and punishment of predicate is 5 years or more
  • 490.8footnote * Failure to comply with restraint order

Secondary - Drugs - Form 5.04 – Checkbox (i.01) or (ii)

Sec. 487.04(a.1) - Cannabis Act section (Checkbox (i.01)):

(only if prosecuted by indictment and maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more)

  • 9footnote * Distribution and possession for purpose of dist.
    9(5)(a)
  • 10footnote * Selling and possession for purpose of selling
    10(5)(a)
  • 11footnote * Importing and exporting and possession for purpose of exporting
    11(3)(a)
  • 12footnote * Production
    12(9)(a), (10)footnote *
  • 13footnote * Possession, etc., for use in production or distribution of illicit cannabis
    13(2)(a)
  • 14footnote * Use of young person
    14(2)(a)

Sec. 487.04(b) - Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Checkbox (ii)):

(only if prosecuted by indictment and maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more)

If the prerequisite is not checked on the DNA Order, the substance must be confirmed.

  • 5(1)*, (2)*footnote * Trafficking in substance and possession for purpose of trafficking
  • 6(1)*, (2)* footnote * Importing and exporting
  • 7(1)*footnote * Production of substance
    • 7(2)(a), (a.1)
    • 7(2)(b) (as per Interpretation Act)
    • 7(2)(c)footnote *

Secondary - Listed - Form 5.04 - Checkbox (iii)

Sec. 487.04(c) - Mode of trial is not relevant

  • 145(1) to (11) Escape and being at large without excuse, failure to comply, etc.
  • 146 Permitting or assisting escape
  • 147 Rescue or permit escape
  • 148 Assist prisoner of war to escape
  • 173(1) Indecent acts
  • 264 Criminal harassment
  • 264.1 Uttering threats
  • 266 Assault
  • 270 Assaulting a peace officer
  • 286.1(1) Obtaining sexual services for consideration
  • 320.16(1) Failure to stop after accident
  • 348(1)(e) Breaking and entering a place other than dwelling-house
  • 349 Being unlawfully in a dwelling-house
  • 423 Intimidation
  • 423.2(1) Intimidation – Health services

Secondary - Listed as of September 19th, 2019

  • 52(1) Sabotage
  • 57(3) Possession of a forged passport
  • 62 Offences in relation to military forces
  • 65(2) Riot - concealing identity
  • 70(3) Contravening order made by governor in council
  • 82(1) Explosives, possession without lawful excuse
  • 121(1) Frauds on the government
  • 121(2) Contractor subscribing to election fund
  • 122 Breach of trust by public officer
  • 123(1), (2) Municipal corruption / Influencing
  • 124 Selling or purchasing office
  • 125 Influencing or negotiating appointments or dealings in offices
  • 139(2) Obstructing justice
  • 142 Corruptly taking reward for recovery of goods
  • 144 Prison breach
  • 182 Dead body - neglect to perform duty, improper or indecent interference with
  • 184 Interception of private communication
  • 184.5 Interception of radio-based telephone communications
  • 221 Cause bodily harm by criminal negligence
  • 242 Neglect to obtain assistance in child-birth
  • 247(1),(2),(3) Traps
  • 262 Impeding attempt to save life
  • 280 Abduction of person under 16
  • 281 Abduction of person under 14
  • 291 Bigamy
  • 292 Procuring feigned marriage
  • 293 Polygamy
  • 293.1 Forced marriage
  • 293.2 Marriage under age of 16 years
  • 300 Publishing defamatory libel known to be false
  • 302 Extortion by libel
  • 334(a) Theft over $5,000 or testamentary instrument
    (See Sec. 322-333 except 327)
  • 338 Fraudulently taking cattle or defacing brand
  • 339(1) Take possession of drift timber, etc.
  • 340 Destroying documents of title
  • 351(2) Disguise with intent
  • 355(a) Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 or testamentary instrument
  • 357 Bring into Canada property obtained by crime
  • 362(2)(a) False pretense, property over $5,000 or testamentary instrument
  • 362(3) Obtain credit, etc. by false pretense
  • 363 Obtain execution of valuable security by fraud
  • 377(1) Damaging documents
  • 378 Offences in relation to registers
  • 382 Manipulation of stock exchange
  • 382.1(1) Prohibited insider trading
  • 383 Gaming in stocks or merchandise
  • 384 Broker reducing stock by selling his own account
  • 386 Fraudulent registration of title
  • 394 Fraud in relation to minerals
  • 394.1 Possession of stolen minerals
  • 396 Offences in relation to mines
  • 397 Falsification of books and documents
  • 399 False return by public officer
  • 400 False prospectus
  • 405 Acknowledging instrument in false name
  • 424 Threat against an internationally protected person
  • 424.1 Threat against United Nations or associated personnel
  • 426 Secret commissions
  • 435 Arson for fraudulent purpose
  • 436 Arson by negligence
  • 436.1 Possession incendiary material
  • 438(1) Interfering with saving of a wrecked vessel
  • 439(2) Interfering with a marine signal
  • 441 Occupant injuring building
  • 443 Interfering with international boundary marks, etc.
  • 451 Having clippings, etc.
  • 460 Advertising and dealing in counterfeit money
  • 465(1)(b)(i) and (ii) Conspiracy to prosecute
  • 753.3 Breach of long-term supervision

Secondary - Form 5.04

Sec. 487.04(e) - Attempt & Conspiracy of Secondary offences (Checkbox (v)):

  • to commit a Hybrid or CDSA offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) must be prosecuted by indictment to qualify
  • to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (c) to (d.2).

Secondary - Historical Listed - Mode of trial is not relevant

Sec. 487.04(d) - Offences prior to July 1, 1990 (Checkbox (iv)):

  • 433 Arson, attempt & conspiracy included
  • 434 Setting fire to other substance, attempt & conspiracy incl.

Sec. 487.04(d.1) - Offence prior to December 18, 2018 (Checkbox (iv.1)):

  • 252 Failure to stop at scene of accident

Secondary - Historical Generic/Hybrid

Sec. 487.04(d.2) - Offences prior to December 18, 2018 only if prosecuted by indictment (Checkbox (i))

  • 249(2)footnote * Dangerous driving
  • 249(3) Dangerous driving causing bodily harm (CBH)
  • 249(4) Dangerous driving causing death (CD)
  • 249.1(2)footnote * Flight
  • 249.1(4) Flight CBH or CD
  • 249.2 CD by criminal negligence - street racing
  • 249.3 CBH by criminal negligence - street racing
  • 249.4(1)/(2)footnote * Dangerous operation of MV while street racing
  • 249.4(3) Dangerous operation CBH - street racing
  • 249.4(4) Dangerous operation CD - street racing
  • 254(5)footnote * Failure/refusal to provide sample
  • 253/254/255(1)footnote * Impaired driving
  • 253/255(2) Impaired driving CBH
  • 253/255(2.1) Blood concentration ≥ legal limit - CBH
  • 254/255(2.2) Refusing to provide sample CBH
  • 253/255(3) Impaired driving CD
  • 253/255(3.1) Blood concentration ≥ legal limit - CD
  • 254/255(3.2) Refusing to provide sample CD
  • 251 Unseaworthy vessel and unsafe aircraft (as per Interpretation Act)
  • 259(4)footnote * Operation while disqualified (as per Interpretation Act)

National Defence Act

Sec. 196.11(b) - Secondary

  • 77(a) Violence to person bringing materiel to forces
  • 79 Mutiny w violence
  • 84 Striking a superior officer
  • 87 (b) Violence while in custody
  • 95 Striking a subordinate
  • 107 (a) Endangering a person on aircraft
  • 127 Handling of dangerous substances

Sec. 196.11(c) - Attempt & Conspiracy of Secondary offences

An attempt to commit or a conspiracy to commit any offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

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