GUILTY or NOT? / Glossary
Canadian legal glossary
Joint possession
Where two or more people knowingly possess the same thing with the consent and knowledge of the others. Mere presence alongside it is not enough.
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Related category: Firearms & Weapons
Possession, careless storage, pointing, discharging and trafficking — the Criminal Code firearm and weapons offences, and what the Crown has to prove about the gun itself. The newest Firearms & Weapons cases in the library:
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The Bag Under the Seat
2021
Currie v R — Possession of a firearm while prohibited (s. 117.01) and related firearm offences · Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
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Over the Waist-High Fence
2019
R v Le — Ten firearm, drug and related offences (Criminal Code; CDSA) · Supreme Court of Canada (Ontario)
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The Backpack in the Alley
2024
R v Sabiston — Firearm offences arising from possession of a loaded sawed-off shotgun · Supreme Court of Canada (Saskatchewan)
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The Trunk on the Highway
2025
R v Ramdeo — Possession of an imitation firearm for a purpose dangerous to the public peace (s. 88(1)) · Court of Appeal for Ontario
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The Backpack on the Ground
2026
R v McGuinness — Possession of a loaded prohibited firearm (s. 95(1)) · Provincial Court of British Columbia
All 32 Firearms & Weapons cases →
See also: Possession
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