Rapports annuels sur les écoutes téléphoniques

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Annual report

195 (1) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness shall, as soon as possible after the end of each year, prepare a report relating to

(a) authorizations for which that Minister and agents specially designated in writing by that Minister for the purposes of section 185 [' 'procédure de demande d'écoute électronique en vertu de l'article 186] applied and the interceptions made under those authorizations in the immediately preceding year;

(b) authorizations given under section 188 [écoutes téléphoniques d'urgence] for which peace officers specially designated by that Minister for the purposes of that section applied and the interceptions made under those authorizations in the immediately preceding year; and

(c) interceptions made under section 184.4 [interception immédiate — préjudice imminent] in the immediately preceding year if the interceptions relate to an offence for which proceedings may be commenced by the Attorney General of Canada.

Information respecting authorizations — sections 185 and 188

(2) The report shall, in relation to the authorizations and interceptions referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 185] and (b) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 188], set out

(a) the number of applications made for authorizations;

(b) the number of applications made for renewal of authorizations;

(c) the number of applications referred to in paragraphs (a) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 185] and (b) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 188] that were granted, the number of those applications that were refused and the number of applications referred to in paragraph (a) that were granted subject to terms and conditions;

(d) the number of persons identified in an authorization against whom proceedings were commenced at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada in respect of
(i) an offence specified in the authorization,

(ii) an offence other than an offence specified in the authorization but in respect of which an authorization may be given, and

(iii) an offence in respect of which an authorization may not be given;

(e) the number of persons not identified in an authorization against whom proceedings were commenced at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada in respect of
(i) an offence specified in such an authorization,

(ii) an offence other than an offence specified in such an authorization but in respect of which an authorization may be given, and

(iii) an offence other than an offence specified in such an authorization and for which no such authorization may be given,

and whose commission or alleged commission of the offence became known to a peace officer as a result of an interception of a private communication under an authorization;

(f) the average period for which authorizations were given and for which renewals thereof were granted;

(g) the number of authorizations that, by virtue of one or more renewals thereof, were valid for more than sixty days, for more than one hundred and twenty days, for more than one hundred and eighty days and for more than two hundred and forty days;

(h) the number of notifications given pursuant to section 196 ;

(i) the offences in respect of which authorizations were given, specifying the number of authorizations given in respect of each of those offences;

(j) a description of all classes of places specified in authorizations and the number of authorizations in which each of those classes of places was specified;

(k) a general description of the methods of interception involved in each interception under an authorization;

(l) the number of persons arrested whose identity became known to a peace officer as a result of an interception under an authorization;

(m) the number of criminal proceedings commenced at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada in which private communications obtained by interception under an authorization were adduced in evidence and the number of those proceedings that resulted in a conviction; and

(n) the number of criminal investigations in which information obtained as a result of the interception of a private communication under an authorization was used although the private communication was not adduced in evidence in criminal proceedings commenced at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada as a result of the investigations.

Information respecting interceptions — section 184.4

(2.1) The report shall, in relation to the interceptions referred to in paragraph (1)(c) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 184.4], set out

(a) the number of interceptions made;

(b) the number of parties to each intercepted private communication against whom proceedings were commenced in respect of the offence that the police officer sought to prevent in intercepting the private communication or in respect of any other offence that was detected as a result of the interception;

(c) the number of persons who were not parties to an intercepted private communication but whose commission or alleged commission of an offence became known to a police officer as a result of the interception of a private communication, and against whom proceedings were commenced in respect of the offence that the police officer sought to prevent in intercepting the private communication or in respect of any other offence that was detected as a result of the interception;

(d) the number of notifications given under section 196.1 ;

(e) the offences in respect of which interceptions were made and any other offences for which proceedings were commenced as a result of an interception, as well as the number of interceptions made with respect to each offence;

(f) a general description of the methods of interception used for each interception;

(g) the number of persons arrested whose identity became known to a police officer as a result of an interception;

(h) the number of criminal proceedings commenced in which private communications obtained by interception were adduced in evidence and the number of those proceedings that resulted in a conviction;

(i) the number of criminal investigations in which information obtained as a result of the interception of a private communication was used even though the private communication was not adduced in evidence in criminal proceedings commenced as a result of the investigations; and

(j) the duration of each interception and the aggregate duration of all the interceptions related to the investigation of the offence that the police officer sought to prevent in intercepting the private communication.

Other information

(3) The report shall, in addition to the information referred to in subsections (2) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; renseignements concernant les interceptions en vertu des art. 185 et 188] and (2.1) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; renseignements concernant les interceptions en vertu de l'art. 184.4 interceptions], set out

(a) the number of prosecutions commenced against officers or servants of Her Majesty in right of Canada or members of the Canadian Forces for offences under section 184 or 193; and

(b) a general assessment of the importance of interception of private communications for the investigation, detection, prevention and prosecution of offences in Canada.

Report to be laid before Parliament

(4) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness shall cause a copy of each report prepared by him under subsection (1) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques] to be laid before Parliament forthwith on completion thereof, or if Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that Parliament is sitting.

Report by Attorneys General

(5) The Attorney General of each province shall, as soon as possible after the end of each year, prepare and publish or otherwise make available to the public a report relating to

(a) authorizations for which the Attorney General and agents specially designated in writing by the Attorney General for the purposes of section 185 [' 'procédure de demande d'écoute électronique en vertu de l'article 186] applied and to the interceptions made under those authorizations in the immediately preceding year;

(b) authorizations given under section 188 [écoutes téléphoniques d'urgence] for which peace officers specially designated by the Attorney General for the purposes of that section applied and to the interceptions made under those authorizations in the immediately preceding year; and

(c) interceptions made under section 184.4 [interception immédiate — préjudice imminent] in the immediately preceding year, if the interceptions relate to an offence not referred to in paragraph (1)(c) [rapport annuel sur les écoutes téléphoniques & ndash; interceptions en vertu de l'art. 184.4].

The report must set out, with any modifications that the circumstances require, the information described in subsections (2) to (3) .
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 195; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 27; 2005, c. 10, s. 34; 2013, c. 8, s. 5; 2015, c. 20, s. 20.
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– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

Note: 195 (1), (2), (2.1), (3), (4), et (5)