Publication Ban Warning

An order restricting publication in this proceeding was made under s. 517 of the Criminal Code and continues to be in effect. This section of the Criminal Code provides:

517(1) If the prosecutor or the accused intends to show cause under section 515, he or she shall so state to the justice and the justice may, and shall on application by the accused, before or at any time during the course of the proceedings under that section, make an order directing that the evidence taken, the information given or the representations made and the reasons, if any, given or to be given by the justice shall not be published in any document, or broadcast or transmitted in any way before such time as
(a) if a preliminary inquiry is held, the accused in respect of whom the proceedings are held is discharged; or
(b) if the accused in respect of whom the proceedings are held is tried or ordered to stand trial, the trial is ended.

(2) Every person who fails, without lawful excuse, to comply with an order made under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Youth Criminal Justice Act Warning

THIS IS AN APPEAL UNDER THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT AND IS SUBJECT TO:

110(1) Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a young person, or any other information related to a young person, if it would identify the young person as a young person dealt with under this Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
(a) in a case where the information relates to a young person who has received an adult sentence; or
(b) [Repealed, 2019, c. 25, s. 379]
(c) in a case where the publication of the information is made in the course of the administration of justice, if it is not the purpose of the publication to make the information known in the community.

(3) A young person referred to in subsection (1) may, after he or she attains the age of eighteen years, publish or cause to be published information that would identify him or her as having been dealt with under this Act or the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, provided that he or she is not in custody pursuant to either Act at the time of the publication.

138(1) Every person who contravenes subsection 110(1) (identity of offender not to be published), 111(1) (identity of victim or witness not to be published), 118(1) (no access to records unless authorized) or 128(3) (disposal of R.C.M.P. records) or section 129 (no subsequent disclosure) of this Act, or subsection 38(1) (identity not to be published), (1.12) (no subsequent disclosure), (1.14) (no subsequent disclosure by school) or (1.15) (information to be kept separate), 45(2) (destruction of records) or 46(1) (prohibition against disclosure) of the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985,
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Court and Parties

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
Date: 2025-06-20
Docket: COA-25-OM-0126
Judge: Michele K. F. Fairburn (Motion Judge)

Between:
His Majesty the King (Respondent)
and
I.H. (Applicant)

Counsel:
Dan Stein, for the applicant
Andrew Hotke, for the respondent

Heard: June 5, 2025

Reasons for Decision

[1] A non-publication order under s. 517 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, was imposed in this matter at the bail hearing in the court below. That s. 517 order precludes the publication, broadcast, or transmission of any evidence taken, information given, representations made, and reasons given.

[2] The decision in R. v. I.H., 2025 ONCA 457, contains information covered by that order.

[3] Accordingly, the decision will be available on the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s website once the non-publication order ceases to be in effect.

[4] In the interim, a copy of the full decision is available at the Registry of the Court of Appeal for Ontario at 130 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Publication Ban Statements

[1] This appeal is subject to a publication ban pursuant to s. 517 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46.

[2] This appeal is subject to a publication ban pursuant to s. 110 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1.