. C . ▁players ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cont ra vent ions ▁Act ▁( the ▁Act ) ▁is ▁a ▁stat ute ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Canada . ▁The ▁official ▁long ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁law , ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁is ▁An ▁Act ▁respect ing ▁contra vent ions ▁of ▁federal ▁en act ments ▁( SC ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁c ▁ 4 7 ▁as ▁am ended ). ▁The ▁Act ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁reg ulations ▁allow ▁viol ations ▁of ▁minor ▁federal ▁laws ▁to ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁through ▁a ▁ticket ing ▁system ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁formal ▁criminal ▁charge . ▁Where ▁an ▁off ence ▁out lined ▁in ▁federal ▁law ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁contra vention , ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁ticket ▁instead ▁of ▁lay ing ▁criminal ▁charges . ▁Although ▁the ▁Act ▁includes ▁a ▁full ▁framework ▁for ▁federal ▁ticket ing , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁force . ▁Those ▁parts ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁force ▁provide ▁allow ▁provincial ▁ticket ing ▁procedures ▁to ▁apply ▁in ▁those ▁provinces ▁that ▁have ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁To ▁date , ▁the ▁Act ▁applies ▁in ▁every ▁province ▁but ▁Al berta ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁relative ▁ease ▁of ▁pro sec utions ▁under ▁the ▁Act , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Association ▁of ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Police ▁has ▁recommended ▁that ▁simple ▁possession ▁of ▁mar