Canadian Identity theft laws?

December 27, 2008 4:47 PM

In Canada (Quebec), what laws exist against identity theft? More specifically, against identity theft for the purpose of defrauding third parties using the stolen identity.

There are laws against fraud, of course, but are there any laws specific to the identity theft in such a situation?

posted by furiousxgeorge to law & government (2 comments total)

s. 403 of the Criminal Code (which applies throughout Canada, since criminal law is a federal sphere) prohibits fraudulently impersonating someone.
posted by birdsquared at 5:18 PM on December 27, 2008

Article 56 of the Civil Code of Quebec.
posted by quoththeraven at 7:33 PM on December 27, 2008