Classification of common offence

• 1 - Criminal Code (without traffic)
• 1.1 - Crimes against the person

1.1.8 - Common assault

Common assault (Level 1 Assault, Criminal Code of Canada, section 266) is the least serious of the three types. A common assault has been committed when an individual intentionally applies force or threatens to apply force to another person, without that person's consent. The seriousness of physical injury is what distinguishes this type of assault from other, more serious assaults.