Originally Posted by fly-yul

Not that anything bad will happen to you but...Canada does in fact claim jurisdiction over you. You may not recognize it but tell that to the judge if you set foot in Canada. Depending on the treaties between the country you are in and Canada and the severity of the offense that you are convicted of, Canada could in a theoretical way have an impact on you.

"(6) Where a person is alleged to have committed, while out of Canada, an offence under this section, proceedings in respect of that offense may, whether or not that person is in Canada, be commenced in any territorial division in Canada and the accused may be tried and punished in respect of that offense in the same manner as if the offense had been committed in that territorial division."