Criminal Code

Marginal note:Advocating genocide

• 318 (1) Every one who advocates or promotes genocide is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

• Marginal note:Definition of “genocide”

  (2) In this section, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part any identifiable group, namely,

  • (a) killing members of the group; or

  • (b) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction.

• Marginal note:Consent

  (3) No proceeding for an offence under this section shall be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General.

• Definition of identifiable group

  (4) In this section, identifiable group means any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.