What do I do if the police arrest me?
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The police cannot arrest or detain you without following very strict rules. Anyone arrested or charged with an offence has the right to a lawyer. You have the right to choose your lawyer and you have the right to legal advice in your first language.
In case of arrest, you have certain rights and the police have certain responsibilities. If the police want to take you into custody, they must:
• Say who they are and show you identification;
• Tell you they are arresting you, explain why and make sure that you understand them;
• Touch you, but not harm you, to indicate that you are officially under arrest; and
• Tell you that you have the right to call a lawyer and that you can remain silent.
The only information you need to share with police is your name, address and date of birth. You have the right to privacy while you call a lawyer, and you have the right to an interpreter. Within 24 hours, the police must charge you and take you to court or they have to let you go. The rules about arrest and detention are covered in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Charter protects you from arbitrary detention. This means that you do not have to go with the police to a police station if they have not placed you under arrest. Once you have provided your name, address and date of birth, you do not have to answer any other questions and the police must place you under arrest or let you go.
The police cannot arrest or detain you without following very strict rules. Anyone arrested or charged with an offence has the right to a lawyer. You have the right to choose your lawyer and you have the right to legal advice in your first language.
In case of arrest, you have certain rights and the police have certain responsibilities. If the police want to take you into custody, they must:
• Say who they are and show you identification;
• Tell you they are arresting you, explain why and make sure that you understand them;
• Touch you, but not harm you, to indicate that you are officially under arrest; and
• Tell you that you have the right to call a lawyer and that you can remain silent.
The only information you need to share with police is your name, address and date of birth. You have the right to privacy while you call a lawyer, and you have the right to an interpreter. Within 24 hours, the police must charge you and take you to court or they have to let you go. The rules about arrest and detention are covered in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Charter protects you from arbitrary detention. This means that you do not have to go with the police to a police station if they have not placed you under arrest. Once you have provided your name, address and date of birth, you do not have to answer any other questions and the police must place you under arrest or let you go.