"The Canadian Criminal Code (formal title An Act respecting the criminal law, R.S., 1985, c. C-46, as amended) is the codification of most of the criminal offences and procedure in Canada. Section 91(27) of the Canadian Constitution (The Constitution Act, 1867 formerly called British North America Act, 1867) establishes criminal law as under the sole jurisdiction of the federal Parliament. The Criminal Code also contains some defences, but most are part of the common law. Other important Canadian criminal laws are the Firearms Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the The Canada Evidence Act, the Food and Drugs act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Contraventions act."  -Taken from Wikipedia.com