▁addition ▁to ▁restrictions ▁im posed ▁directly ▁upon ▁conv iction , ▁there ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁coll ater al ▁civil ▁consequences ▁resulting ▁from ▁a ▁criminal ▁conv iction , ▁but ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁im posed ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁courts ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁conv iction . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁criminal ▁law ▁is ▁a ▁federal ▁matter , ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Code . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁can ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁certain ▁activities ▁following ▁a ▁conv iction ▁involving : ▁( 1 ) ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ence ; ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁driving ▁a ▁vehicle ▁while ▁imp a ired ▁by ▁alco hol ▁or ▁dru gs ; ▁( 3 ) ▁elect oral ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁We ap on ▁prohib itions ▁When ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁conv icted ▁of ▁an ▁off ence ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁person ▁used ▁a ▁weapon , ▁or ▁threatened ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁weapon , ▁the ▁sent encing ▁court ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁person ▁from ▁possess ing ▁a ▁weapon ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁certain ▁off ences , ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁possession ▁is ▁mand atory . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁the ▁court ▁has ▁dis cret ion ▁whether ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁possession . ▁ ▁For ▁first ▁off ences , ▁the ▁court ▁can ▁set ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁period ▁as ▁any ▁time ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁For ▁subsequent ▁off ences , ▁the ▁conv icted ▁person ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁possess