Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions--ONLINE

The bench and bar's indispensable guide to criminal jury trial preparation

This book is essential for: Judges and lawyers preparing for criminal jury trial instructions

Current to: September 1, 2025

You know how much work is involved in a criminal jury trial—research, case law analysis, the elements of the charge. Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions (CRIMJI) puts all of the legal research that goes into preparing a jury instruction to work for you. Guided by a cross-Canada editorial board, this authoritative resource provides you with over 150 model instructions on trial procedures, evidence, and major offences and defences. Each instruction gives you an outline of key components of the instruction, discusses relevant case law, and highlights alternatives and notes of caution.

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Highlights of the 2025 Update include:

• New or revised Instructions, User Notes and endnotes to reflect recent changes to the law, including changes to: 
  • Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt—CRIMJI 4.04
  • After the Fact Conduct—CRIMJI 4.21
  • Eyewitnesses and Line-ups—CRIMJI 4.55
  • New: Voice Identification—CRIMJI 4.56
  • Childrens Testimony—Video Evidence (s. 715.1)—CRIMJI 4.68
  • Untrustworthy Witnesses—Accomplice—Vetrovec Warning—CRIMJI 4.81
  • Audio Recordings—CRIMJI 4.91
  • Video Evidence—Mentally or Physically Disabled Persons—Sexual Offences (s. 715.2)—CRIMJI 4.93
  • Common Unlawful Purpose (s. 21(2))—CRIMJI 5.01
  • Assault (ss. 265, 266, 267, 268)—CRIMJI 6.08
  • Conspiracy (s. 465)—CRIMJI 6.18
  • Criminal Negligence Causing Death/Bodily Harm (ss. 220, 221)—CRIMJI 6.21
  • Operation of a Conveyance While Impaired Causing Death/Bodily Harm (ss. 320.14(1)(a), 320.14(2), 320.14(3))—CRIMJI 6.34
  • Operating a Conveyance Causing Death/Bodily Harm While "80 or Over"/"Drug per se Limit or Over"/Combined Alcohol and Drug Limit or Over (ss. 320.14(1)(b) to (d), 320.14(2) to (3), 320.2, 320.21)—CRIMJI 6.34A
  • Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand after Being Involved in an Accident That Resulted in Death/Bodily Harm (ss. 320.15(1) to (3), 320.2, 320.21)—CRIMJI 6.34B
  • Kidnapping (s. 279(1))—CRIMJI 6.36
  • Murder—First Degree (s. 231)—CRIMJI 6.42
  • Murder—Section 229(a)—CRIMJI 6.45
  • Murder—Section 229(c)—CRIMJI 6.48
  • Sexual Assault (ss. 265, 271, 272, 273)—CRIMJI 6.66
  • Sexual Interference (s. 151)—CRIMJI 6.67A
  • Invitation to Sexual Touching (s. 152)—CRIMJI 6.67B
  • Child Luring (s. 172.1)—CRIMJI 6.67D
  • Unlawful Confinement (s. 279(2))—CRIMJI 6.75
  • Using Firearm in Commission of Offence (s. 81(1))—CRIMJI 6.85
  • Pointing a Firearm (s. 87(1))—CRIMJI 6.87
  • Carrying Concealed Weapon (s. 90(1))—CRIMJI 6.90
  • Included Offences—CRIMJI 7.00
  • Unfit to Stand Trial on Account of Mental Disorder (ss. 672.22 to 672.32)—CRIMJI 8.28
  • Mental Disorder at the Time of the Offence (ss. 16, 614)—CRIMJI 8.32
  • Mistake of Fact—Honest Belief—CRIMJI 8.44
  • Provocation (s. 232)—CRIMJI 8.53
  • Self-Defence and Defence of Others (s. 34)—CRIMJI 8.55

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CLEBC Legal Editor
Jennifer E. Thorne
jthorne@cle.bc.ca