The threat is made to a third party, not the person being blackmailingĪny of the above behaviour/actions may still constitute blackmail (extortion).The person making the threat has a legal right to the thing/property they are threatening the other person over.The private information the party is threatening to release is true or false.The threatened party did not comply with the threats/accusations.The person making the threats did not actually go through with them.Threatening to hurt someone’s friend/family member if they do not give you something.Telling someone that you will ruin their reputation if they do not pay you money.Threatening to call the police and have someone criminally charged if they do not do something for you.Telling someone you will release their private information if they do not return your property to you.Threatening to hurt someone if they do not pay you back a debt owed.The person making the threats/accusations had ‘no reasonable excuse or justification’ for making those threats/accusations.Ĭommon examples of blackmail might include:.The threats/accusations were made in order to try and induce the other party into doing that something.The accused person had the intention to try and ‘get something’ from the other person or cause them to do something.The use of threats, accusations, menaces, or violence against a person.In criminal law, blackmail is known as ‘extortion,’ and it is a criminal offence under section 346 of the Criminal Code. Yes, it is illegal to blackmail someone in Canada.
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