Criminal Code

Marginal note:Aggravating circumstance — assault against a public transit employee

• 269.01 (1) When a court imposes a sentence for an offence referred to in paragraph 264.1(1)(a) or any of sections 266 to 269, it shall consider as an aggravating circumstance the fact that the victim of the offence was, at the time of the commission of the offence, a public transit employee engaged in the performance of his or her duty.

• Marginal note:Definitions

  (2) The following definitions apply in this section.

  public transit employee

  public transit employee means an individual who works for, or is contracted to work for, an organization that provides passenger transportation services to the public. (employé des services de transport en commun)

  vehicle

  vehicle includes a bus, paratransit vehicle, licensed taxi cab, train, subway, tram and ferry. (véhicule)