Capital Punishment in Canada

Capital Punishment in
Canada

What is Capital Punishment?
Capital punishment is authorised maximum punishment in the form of
death penalty.
All across the world most of the countries use death penalty as capital
punishment.
In countries like Canada Capital Punishment is not death now.
When the verdict is given during the hearing it is called death sentence.
The act of carrying the sentence is execution.

Offenses leading to capital Punishment
Murder
Treason
Genocide
Arson with intention of killing

History of Capital Punishment in Canada
The first Capital Punishment took place in Canada under British
Rule and was enacted in 1859.
Since the inception of death penalty in Canada 710 people have been
hanged officially.
697 men and 13 women had been given the punishment.
Death Punishment has been only given through hanging.