I have been told that seven (7) year ago I committed fraud, I was on welfare, my child and I and living with my Father and paying rent . Now welfare are saying is was fraud. I was never arrested or is court for anything. What is the Statute of Limitations in Ontario for fraud

We need some basic info to better answerr you. Who is telling you that you committed fraud? Were you ever arrested or accused of fraud back then? Not sure about Ontario but I think your statute has runs its course.

I just posted this answer in another post, but it is relevant to you as well:


Crime as per the Criminal Code of Canada is a federal issue in Canada.

For summary offences, the SOL is 6 months.

For indictable offences, there is no SOL.

That means that if an offence is a summary one, the Crown only has 6 months to file charges against you.


Examples of some crimes:
Sexual assault is an indictable offence. Therefore, no SOL.

For Fraud…
It depends on the type of fraud, but it looks like Fraud is an indictable offence, meaning there is no SOL.

Take a look here for a complete copy of the Criminal Code of Canada: Criminal Code, [R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46]

If you were trying to slip one past Social Services... well, you got caught. Don't try and hide behind SOL, just be honest about it.

However, If you were not trying to defraud the government...

I would ask them to "prove it". They should be willing to explain why they believe you were committing fraud. If they have blatantly wrong information, you can update them on the spot. If there's some interpretation involved, you can talk to a lawyer and find out what your options are to respond to their accusation.