(c) the nature of the inquiry, investigation or prosecution involving the witness - or the nature of the assistance given or agreed to be given by the witness to a federal security, defence or safety organization - and the importance of the witness in the matter (b) the danger to the community if the witness is admitted to the Program (a) the nature of the risk to the security of the witness The Commissioner may, if the emergency persists, provide protection for one additional period of not more than 90 days.ħ The Commissioner shall consider the following factors in determining whether a witness should be admitted to the Program: (2) Despite subsection (1), the Commissioner may, in a case of emergency, and for a period of not more than 90 days, provide protection to a person who has not entered into a protection agreement. (c) an agreement has been entered into by or on behalf of the witness with the Commissioner setting out the obligations of both parties. (b) the Commissioner has been provided by the witness with such information, in accordance with any regulations made for the purpose, concerning the personal history of the witness as will enable the Commissioner to consider the factors referred to in section 7 in respect of the witness and (a) a recommendation for the admission has been made by a law enforcement agency, a federal security, defence or safety organization or an international criminal court or tribunal
(c) a person who, because of their relationship to or association with a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), may also require protection for the reasons referred to in that paragraph. ( témoin)ĥ Subject to this Act, the Commissioner may determine whether a witness should be admitted to the Program and the type of protection to be provided to any protectee in the Program.Ħ (1) A witness shall not be admitted to the Program unless (b) a person who has assisted or has agreed to assist a federal security, defence or safety organization and who may require protection because of a risk to his or her security arising in relation to the assistance, or (a) a person who has given or has agreed to give information or evidence, or participates or has agreed to participate in a matter, relating to an inquiry or the investigation or prosecution of an offence and who may require protection because of risk to the security of the person arising in relation to the inquiry, investigation or prosecution, Substantial harm means any injury, whether physical or psychological, that interferes in a substantial way with a person’s health or well-being ( préjudice sérieux) witness Provincial official means, with respect to a designated program, the official designated under subsection 10.1(2) or (3) ( fonctionnaire provincial) substantial harm
Protection agreement means an agreement referred to in paragraph 6(1)(c) that applies in respect of a protectee ( accord de protection) provincial official Protection may include relocation, accommodation and change of identity as well as counselling and financial support for those or any other purposes in order to ensure the security of a person or to facilitate the person’s re-establishment or becoming self-sufficient ( protection) protection agreement Protectee means a person who is receiving protection under the Program ( bénéficiaire) protection Protected person means a current or former protectee or a current or former designated program protectee ( personne protégée) protectee Program means the Witness Protection Program established by section 4 ( programme) protected person Minister means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness ( ministre) Program Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Force ( commissaire) designated programĭesignated program means a provincial or municipal program that is set out in the schedule ( programme désigné) designated program protecteeĭesignated program protectee means a person who is receiving protection under a designated program ( bénéficiaire d’un programme désigné) federal security, defence or safety organizationįederal security, defence or safety organization means a federal department, agency or service that has a mandate relating to national security, national defence or public safety matters ( organisation fédérale de sécurité ou de défense) Forceįorce means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( Gendarmerie) Minister
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