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Other Provisions Respecting Search Warrants, Preservation Orders and Production Orders
1997, c. 18, s. 46
26. Section 487.11 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exigent circumstances
487.11 Either a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament may, in the course of their duties, exercise any of the powers described in section 487, 492.1 or 492.2 without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but it would not be feasible to obtain a warrant because of exigent circumstances.
2004, c. 3, s. 8(1)
27. (1) The portion of subsection 487.3(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Order denying access to information
487.3 (1) On application made at the time an application is made for a warrant under this or any other Act of Parliament, an order under any of sections 487.013 to 487.018 or an authorization under section 529 or 529.4, or at a later time, a justice, a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec may make an order prohibiting access to, and the disclosure of, any information relating to the warrant, order or authorization on the ground that
1997, c. 23, s. 14
(2) Paragraph 487.3(1)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the reason referred to in paragraph (a) outweighs in importance the access to the information.
1993, c. 40, s. 18; 1999, c. 5, ss. 18 and 19
28. Sections 492.1 and 492.2 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Warrant for tracking device — transactions and things
492.1 (1) A justice or judge who is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under this or any other Act of Parliament and that tracking the location of one or more transactions or the location or movement of a thing, including a vehicle, will assist in the investigation of the offence may issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer or a public officer to obtain that tracking data by means of a tracking device.
Warrant for tracking device — individuals
(2) A justice or judge who is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been or will be committed under this or any other Act of Parliament and that tracking an individual’s movement by identifying the location of a thing that is usually carried or worn by the individual will assist in the investigation of the offence may issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer or a public officer to obtain that tracking data by means of a tracking device.
Scope of warrant
(3) The warrant authorizes the peace officer or public officer, or a person acting under their authority, to install, activate, use, maintain, monitor and remove the tracking device, including covertly.
Conditions
(4) A warrant may contain any conditions that the justice or judge considers appropriate, including conditions to protect a person’s interests.
Period of validity
(5) Subject to subsection (6), a warrant is valid for the period specified in it as long as that period ends no more than 60 days after the day on which the warrant is issued.
Period of validity — organized crime and terrorism offence
(6) A warrant is valid for the period specified in it as long as that period ends no more than one year after the day on which the warrant is issued, if the warrant relates to
(a) an offence under any of sections 467.11 to 467.13;
(b) an offence committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization; or
(c) a terrorism offence.
Removal after expiry of warrant
(7) On ex parte application supported by an affidavit, the justice or judge who issued a warrant or another justice or judge who has jurisdiction to issue such warrants may authorize the covert removal of the tracking device after the expiry of the warrant under any conditions that the justice or judge considers advisable in the public interest. The authorization is valid for the period specified in it as long as that period is not more than 90 days.
Definitions
(8) The following definitions apply in this section.
“data”
« données »
“data” means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device.
“judge”
« juge »
“judge” means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec.
“public officer”
« fonctionnaire public »
“public officer” means a public officer who is appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament.
“tracking data”
« données de localisation »
“tracking data” means data that relates to the location of a transaction, individual or thing.
“tracking device”
« dispositif de localisation »
“tracking device” means a device, including a computer program within the meaning of subsection 342.1(2), that may be used to obtain or record tracking data or to transmit it by a means of telecommunication.
Warrant for transmission data recorder
492.2 (1) A justice or judge who is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed against this or any other Act of Parliament and that transmission data will assist in the investigation of the offence may issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer or a public officer to obtain the transmission data by means of a transmission data recorder.
Scope of warrant
(2) The warrant authorizes the peace officer or public officer, or a person acting under their authority, to install, activate, use, maintain, monitor and remove the transmission data recorder, including covertly.
Limitation
(3) No warrant shall be issued under this section for the purpose of obtaining tracking data.
Period of validity
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a warrant is valid for the period specified in it as long as that period ends no more than 60 days after the day on which the warrant is issued.
Period of validity — organized crime or terrorism offence
(5) The warrant is valid for the period specified in it as long as that period ends no more than one year after the day on which the warrant is issued, if the warrant relates to
(a) an offence under any of sections 467.11 to 467.13;
(b) an offence committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization; or
(c) a terrorism offence.
Definitions
(6) The following definitions apply in this section.
“data”
« données »
“data” means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device.
“judge”
« juge »
“judge” means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec.
“public officer”
« fonctionnaire public »
“public officer” means a public officer who is appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament.
“transmission data”
« données de transmission »
“transmission data” means data that
(a) relates to the telecommunication functions of dialling, routing, addressing or signalling;
(b) is transmitted to identify, activate or configure a device, including a computer program as defined in subsection 342.1(2), in order to establish or maintain access to a telecommunication service for the purpose of enabling a communication, or is generated during the creation, transmission or reception of a communication and identifies or purports to identify the type, direction, date, time, duration, size, origin, destination or termination of the communication; and
(c) does not reveal the substance, meaning or purpose of the communication.
“transmission data recorder”
« enregistreur de données de transmission »
“transmission data recorder” means a device, including a computer program within the meaning of subsection 342.1(2), that may be used to obtain or record transmission data or to transmit it by a means of telecommunication.
29. Part XXVIII of the Act is amended by adding the following after Form 5:
FORM 5.001
(Subsection 487.012(1))
PRESERVATION DEMAND
Canada,
Province of ..........
(territorial division)
To (name of person), of ..........:
Because I have reasonable grounds to suspect that the computer data specified below is in your possession or control and that that computer data
will assist in the investigation of an offence that has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament),
(or)
will assist in the investigation of an offence that has been committed under (specify the provision of the law of the foreign state) that is being conducted by a person or authority, (name of person or authority), with responsibility in (specify the name of the foreign state) for the investigation of such offences,
you are required to preserve (specify the computer data) that is in your possession or control when you receive this demand until (insert date) unless, before that date, this demand is revoked or a document that contains that data is obtained under a warrant or an order.
This demand is subject to the following conditions:
If you contravene this demand without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine.
You are required to destroy the computer data that would not be retained in the ordinary course of business, and any document that is prepared for the purpose of preserving the computer data, in accordance with section 487.0194 of the Criminal Code. If you contravene that provision without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
..................................................
(Signature of peace officer or public officer)
FORM 5.002
(Subsection 487.013(2))
INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A PRESERVATION ORDER
Canada,
Province of ...........
(territorial division)
This is the information of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .......... (“the informant”).
The informant says that they have reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament) (or has been committed under (specify the provision of the law of the foreign state)) and that (specify the computer data) is in the possession or control of (name of the person) and will assist in the investigation of the offence.
The informant also says that a peace officer or public officer intends to apply or has applied for a warrant or order in connection with the investigation to obtain a document that contains the computer data (and, if applicable, and that (name of person or authority) is conducting the investigation and has responsibility for the investigation of such offences in (insert the name of the foreign state)).
The reasonable grounds are: (including, if applicable, whether a preservation demand was made under section 487.012 of the Criminal Code)
The informant therefore requests that (name of the person) be ordered to preserve (specify the computer data) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order for 90 days after the day on which the order is made.
Sworn before me on (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of informant)
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.003
(Subsection 487.013(4))
PRESERVATION ORDER
Canada,
Province of ...........
(territorial division)
To (name of person), of ..........:
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of ..........,
(a) that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament) (or has been committed under (specify the provision of the law of the foreign state)) and that (specify the computer data) is in your possession or control and will assist in the investigation of the offence; and
(b) that a peace officer or public officer intends to apply or has applied for a warrant or order to obtain a document that contains the computer data (and, if applicable, and that (name of person or authority) is conducting the investigation and has responsibility for the investigation of such offences in (insert the name of the foreign state));
Therefore, you are required to preserve the specified computer data that is in your possession or control when you receive this order until (insert date) unless, before that date, this order is revoked or a document that contains that data is obtained under a warrant or an order.
This order is subject to the following conditions:
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
You are required to destroy the computer data that would not be retained in the ordinary course of business, and any document that is prepared for the purpose of preserving the computer data, in accordance with section 487.0194 of the Criminal Code. If you contravene that provision without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.004
(Subsections 487.014(2), 487.015(2), 487.016(2), 487.017(2) and 487.018(3))
INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A PRODUCTION ORDER
Canada,
Province of ..........
(territorial division)
This is the information of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .......... (“the informant”).
The informant says that they have reasonable grounds to suspect (or, if the application is for an order under section 487.014 of the Criminal Code, reasonable grounds to believe)
(a) that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament); and
(b) (if the application is for an order under section 487.014 of the Criminal Code) that (specify the document or data) is in the possession or control of (name of the person) and will afford evidence respecting the commission of the offence.
(or)
(b) (if the application is for an order under section 487.015 of the Criminal Code) that the identification of a device or person involved in the transmission of (specify the communication) will assist in the investigation of the offence and that (specify the transmission data) that is in the possession or control of one or more persons whose identity is unknown will enable that identification.
(or)
(b) (if the application is for an order under section 487.016 of the Criminal Code) that (specify the transmission data) is in the possession or control of (name of the person) and will assist in the investigation of the offence.
(or)
(b) (if the application is for an order under section 487.017 of the Criminal Code) that (specify the tracking data) is in the possession or control of (name of the person) and will assist in the investigation of the offence.
(or)
(b) (if the application is for an order under section 487.018 of the Criminal Code) that (specify the data) is in the possession or control of (name of the financial institution, person or entity) and will assist in the investigation of the offence.
The reasonable grounds are:
The informant therefore requests
(if the application is for an order under section 487.014 of the Criminal Code) that (name of the person) be ordered to produce a document that is a copy of (specify the document) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order (and/or to prepare and produce a document containing (specify the data) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order).
(or)
(if the application is for an order under section 487.015 of the Criminal Code) that a person who is served with the order in accordance with subsection 487.015(4) of the Criminal Code be ordered to prepare and produce a document containing (specify the transmission data) that is in their possession or control when they are served with the order.
(or)
(if the application is for an order under section 487.016 of the Criminal Code) that (name of the person) be ordered to prepare and produce a document containing (specify the transmission data) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order.
(or)
(if the application is for an order under section 487.017 of the Criminal Code) that (name of the person) be ordered to prepare and produce a document containing (specify the tracking data) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order.
(or)
(if the application is for an order under section 487.018 of the Criminal Code) that (name of the financial institution, person or entity) be ordered to prepare and produce a document setting out (specify the data) that is in their possession or control when they receive the order.
Sworn before me on (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of informant)
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.005
(Subsection 487.014(3))
PRODUCTION ORDER FOR DOCUMENTS
Canada,
Province of .........
(territorial division)
To (name of person), of ..........:
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .........., that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament) and that (specify the document or data) is in your possession or control and will afford evidence respecting the commission of the offence;
Therefore, you are ordered to
produce a document that is a copy of (specify the document) that is in your possession or control when you receive this order
(and/or)
prepare and produce a document containing (specify the data) that is in your possession or control when you receive this order.
The document must be produced to (name of peace officer or public officer) within (time) at (place) in (form).
This order is subject to the following conditions:
You have the right to apply to revoke or vary this order.
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.006
(Subsection 487.015(3))
PRODUCTION ORDER TO TRACE A COMMUNICATION
Canada,
Province of ..........
(territorial division)
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of ..........., that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament), that the identification of a device or person involved in the transmission of (specify the communication) will assist in the investigation of the offence and that one or more persons whose identity was unknown when the application was made have possession or control of (specify the transmission data) that will enable that identification;
Therefore, on being served with this order in accordance with subsection 487.015(4) of the Criminal Code, you are ordered to prepare and produce a document containing (specify the transmission data) that is in your possession or control when you are served with this order.
The document must be produced to (name of peace officer or public officer) as soon as feasible at (place) in (form).
This order is subject to the following conditions:
You have the right to apply to revoke or vary this order.
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
Served on (name of person) on (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of peace officer or public officer)
..................................................
(Signature of person served)
FORM 5.007
(Subsections 487.016(3) and 487.017(3))
PRODUCTION ORDER FOR TRANSMISSION DATA OR TRACKING DATA
Canada,
Province of ..........
(territorial division)
To (name of person), of ..........:
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .........., that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament) and that (if the order is made under section 487.016 of the Criminal Code, specify the transmission data) (or, if the order is made under section 487.017 of the Criminal Code, specify the tracking data) is in your possession or control and will assist in the investigation of the offence;
Therefore, you are ordered to prepare and produce a document containing the data specified that is in your possession or control when you receive this order.
The document must be produced to (name of peace officer or public officer) within (time) at (place) in (form).
This order is subject to the following conditions:
You have the right to apply to revoke or vary this order.
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.008
(Subsection 487.018(4))
PRODUCTION ORDER FOR FINANCIAL DATA
Canada,
Province of ..........
(territorial division)
To (name of financial institution, person or entity), of ..........:
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .........., that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code or other Act of Parliament) and that (specify the data) is in your possession or control and will assist in the investigation of the offence;
Therefore, you are ordered to prepare and produce a document setting out (specify the data) that is in your possession or control when you receive this order.
The document must be produced to (name of the peace officer or public officer) within (time) at (place) in (form).
This order is subject to the following conditions:
You have the right to apply to revoke or vary this order.
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.0081
(Subsection 487.019(3))
INFORMATION TO REVOKE OR VARY AN ORDER MADE UNDER ANY OF SECTIONS 487.013 TO 487.018 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE
Canada,
Province of ...........
(territorial division)
This is the information of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .......... (“the informant”).
The informant says that on or after (insert date) the informant became aware of the following facts that justify the revocation (or variation) of an order made on (insert date) under (specify the provision of the Criminal Code):
..........
The informant therefore requests that the order be revoked (or be varied as follows: ..........).
Sworn before me on (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of informant)
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.009
(Subsection 487.0191(2))
INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A NON-DISCLOSURE ORDER
Canada,
Province of ...........
(territorial division)
This is the information of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .......... (“the informant”).
The informant says that they have reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure of the existence (or any of the contents or any of the following portion or portions) of (identify the preservation demand made under section 487.012 of the Criminal Code, the preservation order made under section 487.013 of that Act or the production order made under any of sections 487.014 to 487.018 of that Act, as the case may be) during (identify the period) would jeopardize the conduct of the investigation of the offence to which it relates:
(specify portion or portions)
The reasonable grounds are:
The informant therefore requests an order prohibiting (name of the person, financial institution or entity) from disclosing the existence (or any of the contents or any of the specified portion or portions) of the demand (or the order) during a period of (identify the period) after the day on which the order is made.
Sworn before me on (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of informant)
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
FORM 5.0091
(Subsection 487.0191(3))
NON-DISCLOSURE ORDER
Canada,
Province of ...........
(territorial division)
To (name of person, financial institution or entity), of ..........:
Whereas I am satisfied by information on oath of (name of peace officer or public officer), of .........., that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure of the existence (or any of the contents or any of the portion or portions, specified in the information,) of (identify the preservation demand made under section 487.012 of the Criminal Code, the preservation order made under section 487.013 of that Act or the production order made under any of sections 487.014 to 487.018 of that Act, as the case may be) during (identify the period) would jeopardize the conduct of the investigation of the offence to which it relates;
Therefore, you are prohibited from disclosing the existence (or any of the contents or any of the following portion or portions) of the demand (or the order) during a period of (identify the period) after the day on which this order is made.
(specify portion or portions)
You have the right to apply to revoke or vary this order.
If you contravene this order without lawful excuse, you may be subject to a fine, to imprisonment or to both.
Dated (date), at (place).
..................................................
(Signature of justice or judge)
R.S., c. C-34; R.S., c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 19
Competition Act
R.S., c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 20(3)
30. (1) The definition “record” in subsection 2(1) of the Competition Act is replaced by the following:
“record”
« document »
“record” means a medium on which information is registered or marked;
(2) Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“computer system”
« ordinateur »
“computer system” has the same meaning as in subsection 342.1(2) of the Criminal Code;
“data”
« données »
“data” means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device;
“information”
« renseignement »
“information” includes data;
31. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 14:
Application of Criminal Code — preservation demand and orders for preservation or production of data
14.1 (1) Sections 487.012, 487.013, 487.015, 487.016 and 487.018 of the Criminal Code, which apply to the investigation of offences under any Act of Parliament, also apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require,
(a) to an investigation in relation to a contravention of an order made under section 32, 33 or 34 or Part VII.1 or VIII; or
(b) to an investigation in relation to whether grounds exist for the making of an order under Part VII.1 or VIII.
Clarification
(2) The provisions of the Criminal Code referred to in subsection (1) apply whether or not an inquiry has been commenced under section 10.
R.S., c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 24
32. Subsection 16(6) of the Act is repealed.
R.S., c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 24
33. Subsection 20(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Copies
(2) Copies of any records referred to in subsection (1), made by any process of reproduction, on proof orally or by affidavit that they are true copies, are admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act and have the same probative force as the original.
2002, c. 16, s. 3
34. The definition “data” in section 30 of the Act is repealed.
1999, c. 2, s. 12(1)
35. Paragraph 52(2)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d) made in the course of in-store or door-to-door selling to a person as ultimate user, or by communicating orally by any means of telecommunication to a person as ultimate user, or
1999, c. 2, s. 13
36. (1) Subsection 52.1(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of “telemarketing”
52.1 (1) In this section, “telemarketing” means the practice of communicating orally by any means of telecommunication for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, any business interest or the supply or use of a product.
1999, c. 2, s. 13
(2) Paragraph 52.1(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) disclosure is made, in a fair and reasonable manner at the beginning of each communication, of the identity of the person on behalf of whom the communication is made, the nature of the business interest or product being promoted and the purposes of the communication;
1999, c. 2, s. 13
(3) Subsection 52.1(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Time of disclosure
(5) The disclosure of information referred to in paragraph (2)(b) or (c) or (3)(b) or (c) must be made during the course of a communication unless it is established by the accused that the information was disclosed within a reasonable time before the communication, by any means, and the information was not requested during the communication.
1999, c. 2, s. 22
37. Paragraph 74.03(1)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d) made in the course of in-store or door-to-door selling to a person as ultimate user, or by communicating orally by any means of telecommunication to a person as ultimate user, or
R.S., c. 30 (4th Supp.)
Mutual Legal Assistance In Criminal Matters Act
38. The definitions “data” and “record” in subsection 2(1) of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act are replaced by the following:
“data”
« données »
“data” means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device;
“record”
« document »
“record” means a medium on which data is registered or marked;
39. Section 12 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Commissioner of Competition
(1.1) The judge may, in addition to or instead of a peace officer, authorize the Commissioner of Competition appointed under subsection 7(1) of the Competition Act or his or her authorized representative named in the warrant to execute the search warrant, in which case the Commissioner or his or her representative, as the case may be, has, in relation to the warrant, all of the powers and duties that are set out for a peace officer in this section and sections 13 and 14.
2000, c. 24, s. 61
40. Section 13.1 of the Act is repealed.
41. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 16:
Other warrants
16.1 (1) A judge of the province to whom an application is made under subsection 11(2) may, in the manner provided for by the Criminal Code, issue a warrant, other than a warrant referred to in section 12, to use any device or investigative technique or do anything described in the warrant that would, if not authorized, constitute an unreasonable search or seizure in respect of a person or a person’s property.
Criminal Code applies
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a warrant issued under subsection (1) may be obtained, issued and executed in the manner provided for by the Criminal Code, with any necessary modifications.
Exception — certain warrants
(3) Subsections 12(3) and (4) and sections 14 to 16 apply in respect of a warrant issued under subsection (1) — other than a warrant issued in the manner provided for by section 492.1 or 492.2 of the Criminal Code — and prevail over any provisions of the Criminal Code that are inconsistent with them.
Sending abroad — certain warrants
16.2 (1) If a judge referred to in subsection 16.1(1) issues a warrant in the manner provided for under section 492.1 or 492.2 of the Criminal Code, the judge must also order
(a) that the peace officer who executes the warrant send a record containing the data obtained under the warrant directly to the state or entity that made the request under subsection 11(1); or
(b) that sections 20 and 21 apply to the warrant with any necessary modifications.
Report
(2) The peace officer who executes the warrant must
(a) make a report concerning the execution of the warrant to the judge who issued the warrant or to another judge of the same court, accompanied by a general description of the data obtained under the warrant and, if the judge requires it, a record containing the data; and
(b) send a copy of the report to the Minister without delay.
Timing of report and sending abroad
(3) If the judge makes an order under paragraph (1)(a), the peace officer must make the report to the judge and send a record containing the data to the state or entity that made the request no later than five days after the day on which all of the data is obtained under the warrant.
42. The heading before section 17 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Production Orders
43. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 22:
Application of Criminal Code
22.01 The Criminal Code applies, with any necessary modifications, in respect of an order made under subsection 22.03(1) in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 and 487.0191 of the Criminal Code, except to the extent that that Act is inconsistent with this Act.
Approval of request to obtain production
22.02 (1) If the Minister approves a request of a state or entity to obtain an order under this Act made in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 of the Criminal Code to require the production of a record containing data, the Minister must provide a competent authority with any documents or information necessary to apply for the order.
Application for orders
(2) The competent authority must apply ex parte for an order made in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 and 487.0191 of the Criminal Code to a justice as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction as defined in that section or a judge of the Court of Quebec.
Production and non-disclosure orders
22.03 (1) The justice or judge to whom the application is made may make an order in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 and 487.0191 of the Criminal Code if the conditions set out in that section have been met.
Condition in order
(2) An order made in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 of the Criminal Code must require that a record containing the data be given to a designated person.
Sending abroad
22.04 (1) If the justice or judge makes an order in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 of the Criminal Code, the justice or judge must also order
(a) that the person designated in the order send a record containing the data directly to the state or entity that made the request under subsection 22.02(1); or
(b) that sections 20 and 21 apply to the order with any necessary modifications.
Report
(2) The person designated in the order must
(a) make a report concerning the execution of the order to the justice or judge who made it — or to another justice for the same territorial division or another judge in the judicial district where the order was made — accompanied by a general description of the data contained in the record obtained under the order and, if the justice or judge requires it, a record containing the data; and
(b) send a copy of the report to the Minister without delay.
Timing of report and sending abroad
(3) If the justice or judge makes an order under paragraph (1)(a), the person designated in the order must make the report to the justice or judge and send a record containing the data to the state or entity that made the request no later than five days after the day on which such a record is obtained under the order.
Offence
22.05 Section 487.0198 of the Criminal Code applies to everyone who is subject to an order made under subsection 22.03(1) in the manner provided for under any of sections 487.015 to 487.018 of the Criminal Code.
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44. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 22.4:
Arrest Warrant
45. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 23:
Examination of Place or Site
1999, c. 18, s. 120
46. Subsection 36(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Probative value
(2) For the purpose of determining the probative value of a record or a copy of a record admitted in evidence under this Act, the trier of fact may examine the record or copy, receive evidence orally or by affidavit, or by a certificate or other statement pertaining to the record in which a person attests that the certificate or statement is made in conformity with the laws that apply to a state or entity, whether or not the certificate or statement is in the form of an affidavit attested to before an official of the state or entity, including evidence as to the circumstances in which the data contained in the record or copy was written, stored or reproduced, and draw any reasonable inference from the form or content of the record or copy.
1999, c. 18, s. 127
47. (1) Subsection 44(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Documents protégés
44. (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe 38(2), les documents transmis au ministre par un État ou entité en conformité avec une demande canadienne sont protégés. Jusqu’à ce qu’ils aient été, en conformité avec les conditions attachées à leur transmission au ministre, rendus publics ou révélés au cours ou aux fins d’une déposition devant un tribunal, il est interdit de communiquer à quiconque ces documents, leur teneur ou des données qu’ils contiennent.
(2) Subsection 44(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Privilege
(2) No person in possession of a record mentioned in subsection (1) or of a copy of such a record, or who has knowledge of any data contained in the record, shall be required, in connection with any legal proceedings, to produce the record or copy or to give evidence relating to any data that is contained in it.
PART 3
COORDINATING AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE
Coordinating Amendments
2010, c. 23
48. (1) In this section, “other Act” means An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act.
(2) If subsection 30(1) of this Act comes into force before subsection 70(1) of the other Act, then that subsection 70(1) is repealed.
(3) If subsection 70(1) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 30(1) of this Act, then that subsection 70(1) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 30(1).
(4) If subsection 70(2) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 30(2) of this Act, then that subsection 30(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) The definition “data” in subsection 2(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
“data”
« données »
“data” means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device;
(5) If subsection 30(2) of this Act comes into force before subsection 70(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 70(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“electronic message”
« message électronique »
“electronic message” means a message sent by any means of telecommunication, including a text, sound, voice or image message;
“locator”
« localisateur »
“locator” means a name or information used to identify a source of data on a computer system, and includes a URL;
“sender information”
« renseigne- ments sur l’expéditeur »
“sender information” means the part of an electronic message — including the data relating to source, routing, addressing or signalling — that identifies or purports to identify the sender or the origin of the message;
“subject matter information”
« objet »
“subject matter information” means the part of an electronic message that purports to summa-rize the contents of the message or to give an indication of them;
(6) If subsection 70(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 30(2) of this Act, then that subsection 70(2) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 30(2) and subsection (4) applies as a consequence.
(7) If section 71 of the other Act comes into force before section 32 of this Act, then that section 32 is repealed.
(8) If section 32 of this Act comes into force before section 71 of the other Act, then that section 71 is repealed.
(9) If section 71 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 32 of this Act, then that section 71 is deemed to have come into force before that section 32 and subsection (7) applies as a consequence.
(10) If section 72 of the other Act comes into force before section 33 of this Act, then that section 33 is repealed.
(11) If section 33 of this Act comes into force before section 72 of the other Act, then that section 72 is repealed.
(12) If section 72 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 33 of this Act, then that section 72 is deemed to have come into force before that section 33 and subsection (10) applies as a consequence.
(13) If section 35 of this Act comes into force before subsection 74(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 74(2) is repealed.
(14) If subsection 74(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 35 of this Act, then that subsection 74(2) is deemed to have come into force before that section 35.
(15) If subsection 36(1) of this Act comes into force before subsection 76(1) of the other Act, then that subsection 76(1) is repealed.
(16) If subsection 76(1) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 36(1) of this Act, then that subsection 76(1) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 36(1).
(17) If subsection 76(2) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 36(2) of this Act, then that subsection 36(2) is repealed.
(18) If subsection 36(2) of this Act comes into force before subsection 76(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 76(2) is repealed.
(19) If subsection 76(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 36(2) of this Act, then that subsection 76(2) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 36(2) and subsection (17) applies as a consequence.
(20) If subsection 76(3) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 36(3) of this Act, then that subsection 36(3) is repealed.
(21) If subsection 36(3) of this Act comes into force before subsection 76(3) of the other Act, then that subsection 76(3) is repealed.
(22) If subsection 76(3) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 36(3) of this Act, then that subsection 76(3) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 36(3) and subsection (20) applies as a consequence.
(23) If section 37 of this Act comes into force before section 78 of the other Act, then that section 78 is repealed.
(24) If section 78 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 37 of this Act, then that section 78 is deemed to have come into force before that section 37.
Bill C-12
49. If Bill C-12, introduced in the 1st session of the 41st Parliament and entitled the Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act, receives royal assent, then, on the first day on which both section 8 of that Act and section 23 of the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, are in force, that section 23 is replaced by the following:
Deemed nature of information
23. Personal information, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, that is provided under subsection 16(1) or 17(1) is deemed, for the purposes of section 7.5 and subsections 9(2.1) to (2.4) of that Act, to be disclosed under subparagraph 7(3)(c.1)(i) or (ii), and not under paragraph 7(3)(i), of that Act. This section operates despite the other provisions of Part 1 of that Act.
Coming into Force
Order in council
50. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 3 to 5, 9, 13, 14, 48 and 49, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Order in council
(2) The provisions of the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act, as enacted by section 2, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.




Explanatory Notes
Clause 26: Existing text of section 487.11:
487.11 A peace officer, or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce any federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament, may, in the course of his or her duties, exercise any of the powers described in subsection 487(1) or 492.1(1) without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but by reason of exigent circumstances it would be impracticable to obtain a warrant.
Clause 27: (1) and (2) Relevant portion of subsection 487.3(1):
487.3 (1) A judge or justice may, on application made at the time of issuing a warrant under this or any other Act of Parliament or a production order under section 487.012 or 487.013, or of granting an authorization to enter a dwelling-house under section 529 or an authorization under section 529.4 or at any time thereafter, make an order prohibiting access to and the disclosure of any information relating to the warrant, production order or authorization on the ground that
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(b) the ground referred to in paragraph (a) outweighs in importance the access to the information.
Clause 28: Existing text of sections 492.1 and 492.2:
492.1 (1) A justice who is satisfied by information on oath in writing that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under this or any other Act of Parliament has been or will be committed and that information that is relevant to the commission of the offence, including the whereabouts of any person, can be obtained through the use of a tracking device, may at any time issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this Act or any other Act of Parliament and who is named in the warrant
(a) to install, maintain and remove a tracking device in or on any thing, including a thing carried, used or worn by any person; and
(b) to monitor, or to have monitored, a tracking device installed in or on any thing.
(2) A warrant issued under subsection (1) is valid for the period, not exceeding sixty days, mentioned in it.
(3) A justice may issue further warrants under this section.
(4) For the purposes of this section, “tracking device” means any device that, when installed in or on any thing, may be used to help ascertain, by electronic or other means, the location of any thing or person.
(5) On ex parte application in writing supported by affidavit, the justice who issued a warrant under subsection (1) or a further warrant under subsection (3) or any other justice having jurisdiction to issue such warrants may authorize that the tracking device be covertly removed after the expiry of the warrant
(a) under any terms or conditions that the justice considers advisable in the public interest; and
(b) during any specified period of not more than sixty days.
492.2 (1) A justice who is satisfied by information on oath in writing that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under this or any other Act of Parliament has been or will be committed and that information that would assist in the investigation of the offence could be obtained through the use of a number recorder, may at any time issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this Act or any other Act of Parliament and who is named in the warrant
(a) to install, maintain and remove a number recorder in relation to any telephone or telephone line; and
(b) to monitor, or to have monitored, the number recorder.
(2) When the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) exist, a justice may order that any person or body that lawfully possesses records of telephone calls originated from, or received or intended to be received at, any telephone give the records, or a copy of the records, to a person named in the order.
(3) Subsections 492.1(2) and (3) apply to warrants and orders issued under this section, with such modifications as the circumstances require.
(4) For the purposes of this section, “number recorder” means any device that can be used to record or identify the telephone number or location of the telephone from which a telephone call originates, or at which it is received or is intended to be received.
Clause 29: New.
Competition Act
Clause 30: (1) Existing text of the definition:
“record” includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording, videotape, machine readable record, and any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy or portion thereof;
(2) New.
Clause 31: New.
Clause 32: Existing text of subsection 16(6):
(6) In this section, “computer system” and “data” have the meanings set out in subsection 342.1(2) of the Criminal Code.
Clause 33: Existing text of subsection 20(2):
(2) Copies of any records referred to in subsection (1), including copies by any process of photographic reproduction, on proof orally or by affidavit that they are true copies, are admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act and have the same probative force as the original.
Clause 34: Existing text of the definition:
“data” means representations, in any form, of information or concepts.
Clause 35: Relevant portion of subsection 52(2):
(2) For the purposes of this section, a representation that is
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(d) made in the course of in-store, door-to-door or telephone selling to a person as ultimate user, or
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is deemed to be made to the public by and only by the person who causes the representation to be so expressed, made or contained, subject to subsection (2.1).
Clause 36: (1) Existing text of subsection 52.1(1):
52.1 (1) In this section, “telemarketing” means the practice of using interactive telephone communications for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, the supply or use of a product or for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, any business interest.
(2) Relevant portion of subsection 52.1(2):
(2) No person shall engage in telemarketing unless
(a) disclosure is made, in a fair and reasonable manner at the beginning of each telephone communication, of the identity of the person on behalf of whom the communication is made, the nature of the product or business interest being promoted and the purposes of the communication;
(3) Existing text of subsection 52.1(5):
(5) The disclosure of information referred to in paragraph (2)(b) or (c) or (3)(b) or (c) must be made during the course of a telephone communication unless it is established by the accused that the information was disclosed within a reasonable time before the communication, by any means, and the information was not requested during the telephone communication.
Clause 37: Relevant portion of subsection 74.03(1):
74.03 (1) For the purposes of sections 74.01 and 74.02, a representation that is
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(d) made in the course of in-store, door-to-door or telephone selling to a person as ultimate user, or
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is deemed to be made to the public by and only by the person who causes the representation to be so expressed, made or contained, subject to subsection (2).
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
Clause 38: Existing text of the definitions:
“data” means representations, in any form, of information or concepts;
“record” means any material on which data are recorded or marked and which is capable of being read or understood by a person or a computer system or other device;
Clause 39: New.
Clause 40: Existing text of section 13.1:
13.1 (1) A judge of the province to whom an application is made under subsection 11(2) may, in a manner provided for by the Criminal Code, issue a warrant, other than a warrant referred to in section 12, to use any device or other investigative technique or do anything described in the warrant that would, if not authorized, constitute an unreasonable search or seizure in respect of a person or a person’s property.
(2) A warrant issued under subsection (1) may be obtained, issued and executed in the manner prescribed by the Criminal Code, with any modifications that the circumstances may require.
(3) Despite subsection (2), subsections 12(3) and (4) and sections 14 to 16 apply in respect of a warrant issued under subsection (1), and any sections of the Criminal Code inconsistent with those provisions do not apply.
Clause 41: New.
Clause 42: Existing text of the heading:
Evidence for Use Abroad
Clause 43: New.
Clause 44: New.
Clause 45: New.
Clause 46: Existing text of subsection 36(2):
(2) For the purpose of determining the probative value of a record or a copy of a record admitted in evidence under this Act, the trier of fact may examine the record or copy, receive evidence orally or by affidavit, or by a certificate or other statement pertaining to the record in which a person attests that the certificate or statement is made in conformity with the laws that apply to a state or entity, whether or not the certificate or statement is in the form of an affidavit attested to before an official of the state or entity, including evidence as to the circumstances in which the information contained in the record or copy was written, stored or reproduced, and draw any reasonable inference from the form or content of the record or copy.
Clause 47: (1) and (2) Existing text of section 44:
44. (1) Subject to subsection 38(2), a record sent to the Minister by a state or entity in accordance with a Canadian request is privileged and no person shall disclose to anyone the record or its purport or the contents of the record or any part of it before the record, in compliance with the conditions on which it was so sent, is made public or disclosed in the course or for the purpose of giving evidence.
(2) No person in possession of a record mentioned in subsection (1) or of a copy thereof, or who has knowledge of any information contained in the record, shall be required, in connection with any legal proceedings, to produce the record or copy or to give evidence relating to any information that is contained therein.