267 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, in committing an assault, (a) carries, uses or threatens to use a weapon or an imitation thereof, (b) causes bodily harm to the complainant, or, Section 267 of the Canadian Criminal Code criminalizes the following actions: 267 (a): Assault with a Weapon: Anyone who commits an assault while carrying, using, or threatening to use a weapon or an imitation thereof., [1] (NOA) is charged with assault with a weapon. The charge reads: (Read applicable parts of indictment or count.) [2] You must find (NOA) not guilty of assault with a weapon unless the Crown has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that (NOA) is the person who committed the offence on the date and in the place described in the indictment.[2] ., (a) carries, uses or threatens to use a weapon or an imitation thereof, or. (b) causes bodily harm to the complainant, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months., (a) is personally authorized in writing to commit the act or omission — or direct its commission — by a senior official who believes on reasonable grounds that committing the act or omission, as compared to the nature of the offence or criminal activity being investigated, is reasonable and proportional in the circumstances, having regard , Assault with a weapon is a hybrid offence, which means the crown attorney can elect to proceed summarily or by indictment. If the crown elects to proceed by indictment the maximum penalty under section 267 of the Criminal Code is ten years in a penitentiary..