Canada: Crime

In the early hours of October 6, 2024, police officers drove into the parking lot of a strip club in Brampton and approached a group of men standing outside. Following a conversation with the accused and another individual, a struggle ensued between the police and the accused as he tried to run away.

In R v. Hardenstine, 2025 BCSC 889 [Hardenstine], the BC Supreme Court excluded evidence seized by police following a police traffic stop, arrest, and use of force which the Court found were violations of the accused’s Charter rights.

In November 2021, police conducted surveillance on individuals believed to be street level traffickers as part of a dial-a-dope investigation, including surveillance on a suspected driver near a location referred to as Collings Place in Delta, BC. The lead investigator (the “Lead”) observed a white Acura MDX leased to the accused near Collings Place and formed the belief that the accused was operating and managing a stash house for the dial-a-dope operation.

On December 11, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia convicted J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd. of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily...

Internet scams have evolved into sophisticated, cross-border operations costing victims billions each year. Agencies such as the FTC and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre continue to report rising fraud losses driven by phishing, fake investment platforms, and cryptocurrency schemes.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [Charter] provides protection against government action. Among the protections conferred by the Charter are those set out in section 11.

To reflect the realities of global capital markets, the governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have jointly released an optional multi-jurisdictional template (the "Template")...

While the consequences of border infractions, either under the Customs Act ("CA") or Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act ("PCMLTFA"), are generally not that severe...

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 6, 2025.