2019, c. 25, s. 105

Marginal note:2014, c. 25, s. 19

105 Subsection 279.03(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Withholding or destroying documents — trafficking

  • 279.03 (1) Every person who, for the purpose of committing or facilitating an offence under subsection 279.01(1), conceals, removes, withholds or destroys any travel document that belongs to another person or any document that establishes or purports to establish another person’s identity or immigration status  — whether or not the document is of Canadian origin or is authentic  —  is guilty of

    • (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or

    • (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.