Glossary
In Criminal Law, Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A deportation order is an order that requires someone to leave Canada. If you’re deported, you cannot return to Canada unless you get permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
In Criminal Law
The Criminal Code identifies certain crimes as designated offences because of the seriousness and circumstances of these types of crimes. Designated offences are usually violent or serious drug related offences. If you’re convicted of a designated offence, you can be ordered to give a DNA sample for the National DNA Data Bank.
In Criminal Law
The Criminal Code allows lawyers, paralegals, and articling students to appear “by designation” for routine court appearances if a designation of counsel has been filed with the court. If you have hired a lawyer, they may ask you to sign a designation of counsel so that they can appear in court without you, and without needing to ask the court for a discretionary bench warrant in your absence.
In Criminal Law
When the police detain you, this means that you’re not allowed to go. The law says that the police can detain you if they have reasonable grounds to suspect you’re connected to a criminal offence they’re investigating. When you’re detained, you do not have to answer any questions that the police ask you.
In Criminal Law
When the police detain you, this means that you’re not allowed to go. The law says that the police can detain you if they have reasonable grounds to suspect you’re connected to a criminal offence they’re investigating. When you’re detained, you do not have to answer any questions that the police ask you.
In Criminal Law
When the police detain you, this means that you’re not allowed to go. The law says that the police can detain you if they have reasonable grounds to suspect you’re connected to a criminal offence they’re investigating. When you’re detained, you do not have to answer any questions that the police ask you.
In Criminal Law
A detention order is a type of court order that can be made at a bail hearing. If the judge or justice of the peace makes a detention order, you will remain in custody until your case is finished, or you are released on a bail review.
In Criminal Law
This is a special power of the Attorney General to override the preliminary hearing process. If a direct indictment is preferred against you, your case will be sent to trial in the Superior Court of Justice, without a preliminary hearing, or after you have been discharged at a preliminary hearing.
In Criminal Law
If you are discharged after a preliminary hearing, the judge has decided that there is not enough evidence to order you to stand trial in the Superior Court of Justice. Your court case will be over and you will not be convicted of the crime unless the crown appeals the discharge.
This is the information that the police and Crown have about your case. The Crown must give you all the disclosure they have about your case, unless it is covered by privilege. The disclosure may include:
- police officer’s notes
- witness statements
- surveillance video and photos
- financial documents
- medical records
It will be given to you on an ongoing basis as it made available to the Crown by the investigating police officers. You may have to go to court more than once to get all of your disclosure. You should wait until you have all of your disclosure before deciding whether to plead guilty.