Articles About Police Powers & Procedures

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What Are Your Rights When Interacting With The Police?
What Are Some of The Different Ways Toronto Police Officers May Interact With You? Informal Interactions Investigative Detention Arrest Other…

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What is Carding?
Carding, also known as police checks, is the police practice of arbitrarily and randomly stopping an individual and requesting that…

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How to Get a Non-Conviction Suppressed From a Police Vulnerable Sector Check?
A non-conviction record appearing on a Police Vulnerable Sector Check can be a significant barrier to employment, volunteer positions,…

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Authority to Search a Motor Vehicle
In Canada, all powers to search and seize are now subject to section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights…

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When Can Police Legally Stop You for Questioning in Canada?
Not every police stop is a lawful detention, and not every detention gives officers the right to search you. Here…

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Police Can Legally Search Garbage Without a Warrant
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Patrick that police can search garbage placed for collection without a…




