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Criminal Code s.264

Criminal Harassment charges in Mississauga, Ontario.

Quick Answer — Mississauga

Point Duty defends criminal harassment charges under Criminal Code s.264 — stalking, repeated following, watching, or unwanted contact that makes someone fear for their safety. Summary conviction carries up to two years less a day, a criminal record, and often no-contact and weapons prohibitions. A licensed paralegal can act where the Crown proceeds summarily.

Mississauga criminal harassment files increasingly arrive as screenshots — direct messages, social media, tagged locations — rather than as a phone record. What the complainant hands police is a selection, and the blocks, the replies and the messages going the other way are frequently not in it. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services pushes for the complete exchange on a Mississauga harassment file at the Davis courthouse, which is one occasion where Peel's slower disclosure is worth waiting out.

Repeated communication, following, or threatening conduct that causes another person to fear for their safety. Hybrid offence; on summary election within paralegal scope.

Courthouse
Ontario Court of Justice — Brampton
Court Phone
(905) 456-4700
Consultation
Free & Confidential
i.

What the charge means

Section 264 of the Criminal Code prohibits engaging in conduct toward another person — including repeatedly following, communicating with, watching, or threatening — that causes that person to reasonably fear for their safety or the safety of someone known to them.

ii.

Penalties

Hybrid. On summary: up to 2 years less a day. On indictment: up to 10 years. Criminal record on conviction. Often accompanied by no-contact and weapons prohibitions.

iii.

Available defences

  • Conduct did not cause the complainant to fear for safety
  • The fear was not objectively reasonable in the circumstances
  • No knowledge or recklessness as to causing fear
  • Lawful authority or justification
  • Identification
iv.

The process

Disclosure review of the pattern of conduct alleged, witness statements, and communication records. Peace bond resolution is common where the evidence supports a low-risk outcome.

v.

Notes for Mississauga

Peel Region's largest city and one of our home jurisdictions. Charges out of Peel Regional Police, OPP Port Credit, and the QEW are routinely heard at the Mississauga courts. Adjacent to Toronto and Hamilton — we appear at all three weekly.

Criminal Court

Ontario Court of Justice — Brampton

7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton, ON L6W 4T1

(905) 456-4700

Criminal matters from Mississauga and Brampton. Caledon criminal charges go to the Orangeville Courthouse.

Local practice notes reviewed 2026-09-11

Common Questions — Mississauga

Where is a criminal harassment charge heard in Mississauga?

Mississauga criminal harassment matters are heard at Ontario Court of Justice — Brampton, 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton, ON L6W 4T1. The court's number is (905) 456-4700. Point Duty appears there.

Who lays criminal harassment charges in Mississauga?

In Mississauga, criminal harassment charges are laid by Peel Regional Police, OPP and RCMP. The charge is then heard at Ontario Court of Justice — Brampton.

How long does a criminal harassment charge take in Mississauga?

Peel tends to be a little slow in providing disclosure — often it is not available until well after the first appearance. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services counts that in when setting expectations at the Davis courthouse: the overall range is similar to Toronto's, but a larger share of it is spent waiting for the Crown's first package rather than waiting for a date.

How does the Crown handle criminal harassment in Mississauga?

A Peel Crown generally wants to see the work already underway before they will discuss resolution — counselling started, restitution paid, whatever the file calls for. That is the main difference from Toronto, where a Crown will usually have the conversation first and build the terms afterwards. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services raises that with clients at the Brampton courthouse early, because the months before disclosure arrives are when the work can be done.

What else should I know about Ontario Court of Justice — Brampton?

Brampton has two active courthouses and people go to the wrong one. Criminal matters are at 7755 Hurontario Street — the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse — while Highway Traffic Act tickets and other provincial offences are heard a few kilometres away at 5 Ray Lawson Boulevard. Toronto's problem is the opposite: it consolidated six courthouses into one building in March 2023 and clients still turn up at the old ones. In Brampton both buildings are open and both are busy.
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