What is the name of the current insanity defence in Canada? According to the Canadian Criminal Code, ...

•   Insanity defence: Not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD)
•   Criteria for insanity:
a.   Defendant must be suffering from a mental disorder.
b.   Defendant must not be able to appreciate the nature and quality of the act (or omission) he/she committed.
c.   Defendant must not know that what he/she did was wrong.
•   The Crown can only raise the issue of insanity in the following two cases:
a.   following a guilty verdict
b.   once the issue of insanity/mental illness has been brought up by the defence