<P> In Canada, a person who aids or abets in the commission of a crime is treated the same as a principal offender under the criminal law . Section 21 (1) of the Criminal Code provides that: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Every one is a party to an offence who <Dl> <Dd> (a) actually commits it; </Dd> <Dd> (b) does or omits to do anything for the purpose of aiding any person to commit it; or </Dd> <Dd> (c) abets any person in committing it . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Every one is a party to an offence who <Dl> <Dd> (a) actually commits it; </Dd> <Dd> (b) does or omits to do anything for the purpose of aiding any person to commit it; or </Dd> <Dd> (c) abets any person in committing it . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> (a) actually commits it; </Dd> <Dd> (b) does or omits to do anything for the purpose of aiding any person to commit it; or </Dd> <Dd> (c) abets any person in committing it . </Dd> </Dl>

A person who aids and abets a criminal is sometimes referred to as an accomplice