Ordres de production

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Principes généraux

Une ordonnance de production est une autorisation judiciaire qui oblige une personne, y compris une organisation, à divulguer des documents et des dossiers à un agent de la paix autorisé.[1]

Par rapport aux mandats de recherche

Une ordonnance de production ne peut pas être utilisée pour contourner un mandat de perquisition standard afin de porter atteinte à la vie privée d'un accusé.Erreur de référence : Balise fermante </ref> manquante pour la balise <ref>

Les articles 487.012 et 487.013 (avant 2015) sont entrés en vigueur le 15 septembre 2004.[2]

  1. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Manitoba (Attorney General), 2009 MBCA 122 (CanLII), 250 CCC (3d) 61, par Steel JA, au para 24 (it compels "third parties in possession of information relevant to a criminal investigation to produce and generate documents and data for law enforcement agencies.")
  2. see pre-2015 amendment version

Procédure

Contrairement aux mandats, il n'est pas nécessaire de déposer un rapport à la justice lors de la saisie des dossiers.Erreur de référence : Balise fermante </ref> manquante pour la balise <ref>

Revocation or Variance for Reasons of Protected Information

Section 487.0193(4)(b) permits a judge to revoke or vary an order where the order would disclose information that is "privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure by law."[1]

  1. , ibid., au para 25

Conditions

Conditions in preservation and production orders

487.019 (1) An order made under any of sections 487.013 to 487.018 may contain any conditions that the justice or judge considers appropriate including, in the case of an order made under section 487.014 [ordres généraux de production], conditions to protect a privileged communication between a person who is qualified to give legal advice and their client.
[omis (2) and (3)]
2014, c. 31, s. 20; 2019, c. 25, s. 193.

CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)


All types of production order from s. 487.014 to 487.017 have national application.

487.019
[omis (1)]

Effect of order

(2) The order has effect throughout Canada.
[omis (3)]
2014, c. 31, s. 20; 2019, c. 25, s. 193.

CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)


Protection From Liability

For greater certainty

487.0195 (1) For greater certainty, no preservation demand, preservation order or production order is necessary for a peace officer or public officer to ask a person to voluntarily preserve data that the person is not prohibited by law from preserving or to voluntarily provide a document to the officer that the person is not prohibited by law from disclosing.

No civil or criminal liability

(2) A person who preserves data or provides a document in those circumstances does not incur any criminal or civil liability for doing so.
2014, c. 31, s. 20.

CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)


Note: 487.0195(1) et (2)

Self-incrimination

487.0196 No one is excused from complying with an order made under any of sections 487.014 to 487.018 on the ground that the document that they are required to produce may tend to incriminate them or subject them to a proceeding or penalty. However, no document that an individual is required to prepare may be used or received in evidence against them in a criminal proceeding that is subsequently instituted against them, other than a prosecution for an offence under section 132 [parjure – punition], 136 [témoin donnant un témoignage contradictoire] or 137 [fabriquer des preuves].
2014, c. 31, s. 20.

CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)


Note: 487.0196

Breach of Production Orders

Offence — preservation or production order

487.0198 A person, financial institution or entity that contravenes an order made under any of sections 487.013 to 487.018 without lawful excuse is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to a fine of not more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.
2014, c. 31, s. 20.
[annotation(s) ajoutée(s)]

CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)


Note: 487.0198

Production by Consent

Where documents are voluntarily and lawfully provided to a peace officer who is executing his duties, there is no need for a production order.[1]

Section 25 protects those acting in authority from criminal liability.[2]

Sealing Orders

Costs

A company that is subject to a production order will normally have to bear the costs involved with producing the records. [1]

The authorizing justice does not have power to order that the target of the production order be compensated for the cost associated with compliance.[2]

  1. Canada (Attorney General) v Pacific International Securities Inc, 2006 BCCA 303 (CanLII), 209 CCC (3d) 390, par Smith JA
  2. Tele-Mobile Co. v Ontario, 2008 SCC 12 (CanLII), [2008] 1 SCR 305, par Abella J

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