Criminal Law

Bring a hard copy of the most up-to-date Criminal Code; the August 2026 syllabus highly recommends an annotated edition and leaves the choice of publisher to you. What the syllabus says: - Bring the **most up-to-date** Criminal Code. An **annotated** Code is highly recommended. - You **must have a hard copy** with you at the exam. - The editions most used are Martin's (Canada Law Book), the Practitioner's edition (LexisNexis) and Tremeear's (Thomson Carswell). - The published annotated editions include the Charter in an appendix. **Why it matters:** the syllabus says you're expected to analyse any offence put to you, including ones not in the readings. You'll need to find its elements quickly, which makes the Code a working tool in the exam, not a backup. Is a new edition worth it over last year's? The syllabus asks for the most up-to-date Code, and it notes recent Code additions on remedies for delay and on departing from mandatory minimum sentences. For studying, the Code is free on [Justice Laws](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/). The syllabus's publisher list also mentions an NCA discount code from Thomson Reuters. How did you tab your Code? Share what worked: definitions in s 2, the Parts you used most, how you marked offences. Source: [Criminal Law syllabus, August 2026](https://nca.legal/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Canadian-Criminal-Law-August-2026_FT.pdf)