NCJ Number
154181
Date Published
1995
Length
34 pages
Annotation
This report contains statistics that pertain to judicially authorized electronic surveillance for offenses in relation to which proceedings may be instituted at the instance of the Government of Canada and conducted by or on behalf of the Attorney General of Canada.
Abstract
The report addresses applications for authorizations to intercept private communications in relation to specified offenses under the following statutes: the Narcotic Control Act, the Food and Drugs Act, the Customs Act, the Excise Act, the Immigration Act, the Bankruptcy Act, and the Official Secrets Act. Also included in the report is information relating to certain Criminal Code offenses, where the offense occurred in the Northwest Territories or the Yukon, as well as offenses that meet either of the requirements specified in section 2 of the Security Offences Act. Section II of the report provides an overview of the key procedural requirements of Part VI of the Criminal Code. Section III presents data provided by agents of the Solicitor General who are designated pursuant to paragraph 185(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, as well as information and data contained in the operational reports of police forces that requested that applications be made to intercept private communications. Section IV provides a general assessment of the importance of the interception of private communications for the investigation, detection, prevention, and prosecution of offenses in Canada in compliance with subsection 195(3) of the Criminal Code. Appendixes list designated agents of the Solicitor General who made an application for an authorization in accordance with subsection 185(1) of the Criminal Code, as well as designated peace officers who made an application for an authorization in accordance with subsection 188(1) of the Criminal Code.