"General Category"
What is Sexual Consent?
Sexual consent is sexual behaviour that both parties consent to. While this may seem like an unequivocally clear concept there…
Is It a Crime to Abandon Your Dog?
Abandoning your dog is explicitly defined as a crime in the Criminal Code of Canada Section 446(1)(b). S.446(1)(b) states that,…
What is Carding?
Carding, also known as police checks, is the police practice of arbitrarily and randomly stopping an individual and requesting that…
What is TAVIS?
TAVIS is Toronto Anti-Violence Strategy TAVIS is a provincially-funded, Toronto wide initiative led by the Toronto Police Service. As explained…
Is it a Crime to Burn Money?
In Canada it is a crime to destroy (including burn) currency in the form of coins. This is legislated in…
How to Get a Non-Conviction Suppressed From a Police Vulnerable Sector Check?
What is the The Police Record Check Reform Act? Changes Introduced With Police Record Check Reform Act: The three…
Is It Possible to Have Fingerprints and Photographs Taken at the Time of Arrest Destroyed?
When an individual is arrested and charged with a hybrid or indictable offence they are legally obligated to get photographed…
Is it a Crime to Gossip?
Gossiping can be a criminal offence, in the Criminal Code of Canada it is denied as defamation libel. Criminal Code…
What is Electronic Monitoring?
In Ontario, the Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) is made up of electronic monitoring technologies that allow for Ontario Ministry staff…