TreasonVerified against official source
This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.
Statutory range
High treason (s. 46(1))
- Imprisonment
- Life
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 47
Parole ineligibility 25 years per s. 745(a).
Treason — s. 46(2)(a), (c) or (d)
- Imprisonment
- Life
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 47
Parole eligibility per s. 745(d).
Treason — s. 46(2)(b) or (e), while a state of war exists
- Imprisonment
- Life
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 47
Parole eligibility per s. 745(d).
Treason — s. 46(2)(b) or (e), no state of war
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 47
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Life sentences: parole eligibility governed by Criminal Code s. 745 — high treason: no parole until 25 years served (s. 745(a)); other life sentences: normal parole eligibility (s. 745(d)). Where a section says only 'summary conviction' without a range, the tier uses the Criminal Code s. 787 general summary penalty (fine up to $5,000, imprisonment up to two years less a day, or both).