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What is Section 43?
Jun 3, 2016 · Section 43 of the Criminal Code provides parents and teachers with an explicit defence, allowing them to use reasonable force on a child. In 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada interpreted this provision to determine its scope.
43 Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.
Learn about the Criminal Code offences that protect children from violence and abuse, and the defence in section 43 that allows reasonable force for correction. Find out the Supreme Court of Canada's guidelines for using minor force and the Government of Canada's position on spanking.
Section 43 allows schoolteachers, parents, or guardians to use reasonable force for correction of a child under their care. It is a controversial provision that has been debated by various stakeholders and upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Apr 2, 2024 · Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada has not been repealed. In 2022, a private member’s bill to repeal section 43 (Bill C-273) passed first reading in the House of Commons. It passed...
43. Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.
Section 43 of the Criminal Code is controversial in that it expressly offers parents and teachers a defence when they use reasonable force to discipline a child. Given an increased
