This Canadian agrees with you ; the following pertains to youth being tried as adults in Ont, Canada:

"Although normally a young person’s trial is held in Youth Justice Court, under certain circumstances, a young person can be tried as an adult in adult court. Being tried in adult court means that a young person will face serious penalties under the Criminal Code, instead of those penalties under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

When can a young person be tried as an adult?
Only certain young persons can be transferred to the adult courts. If you have been charged with a serious offence and you are at least 14 years old, your trial could be moved to adult court depending on the circumstances of your particular case. If you are 16 or 17 years old and you have been charged with murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, or aggravated sexual assault, your trial will automatically be moved to adult court unless your lawyer can convince the judge to keep the trial in the Youth Court."(c)

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