Police contact / investigation
Life, liberty and security, unreasonable-search limits, and the right to retain and instruct counsel without delay.
Charter s. 7Charter s. 8Charter s. 10(b)
Juge.ca — Canadian criminal justice
Free criminal-rights navigation from police contact to custody.
The same engine as the US edition: free legal information, provincial/territorial and federal layer separation, legal-aid routing, and no detainee-status lookup.
Charter rights track
One arrest → court → custody spine.
Arrest / detention
Protection against arbitrary detention, prompt reasons for arrest, counsel access, and habeas corpus review.
Charter s. 9Charter s. 10(a)Charter s. 10(b)Charter s. 10(c)
Bail / first court appearance
Presumption of innocence, protection against compelled testimony, and the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause.
Charter s. 11(c)Charter s. 11(d)Charter s. 11(e)
Disclosure / trial readiness
Crown disclosure is part of full answer and defence; unreasonable-delay ceilings are tracked separately from detention housing.
Charter s. 7Charter s. 11(b)R. v. StinchcombeR. v. Jordan
Custody / sentence administration
Conditions, discipline, medical care, counsel communication, cruel-and-unusual-treatment risk, and complaint escalation are jurisdiction-tagged.
Charter s. 7Charter s. 12Grievances and oversight routes
Provincial & territorial registry
Each jurisdiction carries its corrections authority and legal aid.
Alberta
ab8 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid Alberta
British Columbia
bc10 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid BC
Manitoba
mb6 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid Manitoba
New Brunswick
nb5 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission
Newfoundland and Labrador
nl7 facility instance(s)
Nova Scotia
ns4 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Nova Scotia Legal Aid
Northwest Territories
nt3 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories
Nunavut
nu6 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Services Board of Nunavut
Ontario
on25 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid Ontario
Prince Edward Island
pe2 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: PEI Legal Aid
Québec
qc17 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Commission des services juridiques
Saskatchewan
sk9 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Legal Aid Saskatchewan
Yukon
yt1 facility instance(s)
Legal aid: Yukon Legal Services Society
Federal custody — CSC regions
Federal custody stays federal; housing stays physical.
Atlantic Region
6
facilities
Quebec Region
13
facilities
Ontario and Nunavut Region
11
facilities
Prairie Region
19
facilities
Pacific Region
9
facilities
Youth justice (YCJA)
A separate, identity-protected and rehabilitative system.
Young persons aged 12 through 17 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).
- Identity protected by default — publication bans and restricted record access.
- Public detainee status: never disclosed.
- Custody separate from adults, rehabilitative and least-restrictive.
- The young person's own counsel and family participation in custody.
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Canadian criminal justice config is jurisdiction-tagged
Facility records carry legal jurisdiction, housing jurisdiction, custody layer, operator, and source metadata instead of relying on country-level defaults.
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Canadian detention lists are source-validated
Every seeded or enumerated Canadian facility points to an official government, court, or CSC source and is marked as checked on 2026-06-17.
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Housing jurisdiction and operator are distinct
Federal custody remains ca.federal while housing is the physical province or territory; Section 81 healing lodges are marked as partner-operated where applicable.
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Youth identity is protected by default
Young-person, young-victim and young-witness identities are never public status fields; publication-ban and youth-record restrictions are on by default.
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Youth custody is separate and rehabilitative
Youth custody uses a distinct youth-system profile with rehabilitative, least-restrictive custody rules and cannot be routed through adult detention facilities.