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by astolarz 3212 days ago
This is in Canada. Do they have the same distinction for crimes committed across provinces as we do in the US across states?
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I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that no such distinction exists in Canada. In the US, criminal law falls under jurisdiction of both state and federal governments. Thus something can be legal in a state and illegal in another. And crossing state lines makes it a federal matter and prosecutable in federal courts. And so many other complicated things.

In Canada, criminal law is under jurisdiction of federal government. Thus it is the same across the country, and crossing provincial borders does not change anything about the laws applying to the crime or how they are prosecuted.