Canadian Criminal Code Recognizance Conditions Annual Report

An annual report from the Minister of Public Safety details the use of arrest without warrant powers under section 83.3 of the Criminal Code. It covers the period from July 15, 2023 to June 21, 2024. The report is produced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the application of the recognizance with conditions provision over the reported fiscal year.
• Examine the narrative descriptions of cases where section 83.3 powers were invoked.
• Compare annual statistics on the number of arrests and recognizances issued.
• Review the legal and operational context provided in the report's textual analysis.

Strengths

• Official government report from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• Covers a defined 11-month reporting period from July 2023 to June 2024.

Limitations

• Data is presented in a narrative PDF format, not a structured, machine-readable table.
• The specific number of cases, arrests, or other quantitative metrics is unknown from the provided description.
• Limited to a single annual report, providing a narrow temporal snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as required by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Collection Method

Compiled from official records and reports on the application of Criminal Code section 83.3.

Time Range

July 15, 2023 – June 21, 2024

Freshness

Report data is from mid-2024; the metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Canada