The Annual Review of Criminal Law 2021 is an analysis of the most significant case law and statutory developments in 2021 and their impact on the practice of criminal law in Canada. The authors, who have written extensively on criminal law, procedure, and sentencing, draw upon their varied experience to chronicle and analyze the most significant case law and statutory developments, detailing how they impact the practice of criminal law in Canada.

New in this edition:

• An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts, S.C. 2019, c. 25 (former Bill C-75)
• An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms, S.C. 2019, c. 9 (former Bill C-71)
• An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bestiality and animal fighting), S.C. 2019, c. 17 (former Bill C-84)
• An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins), S.C. 2019, c. 11 (former Bill S-203)
• An Act respecting national security matters, S.C. 2019, c. 13 (former Bill C-59)
• An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2019, c. 15 (former Bill C-77)
• Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1, S.C. 2019, c. 29 (former Bill C-97)

Significant case law discussed in this edition includes the following Supreme Court of Canada decisions of 2019:

• R. v. Barton
• Bessette v. British Columbia (A.G.)
• R. v. C.J.
• R. v. Calnen
• Denis v. Côté
• Fleming v. Ontario
• R. v. Fedyck
• R. v. Goldfinch
• R. v. Jarvis
• R. v. Le
• R. v. Mills
• R. v. Morrison
• R. v. Omar
• R. v. R.V.
• R. v. Snelgrove
• R. v. Myers
• R. v. Penunsi
• R. v. Poulin
• R. v. Stillman
• R. v. W.L.S.
• R. v. Wakefield