The Federal Court authorized CSIS to retain two Canadian datasets for two years, subject to conditions on updates, access, deletions, and contextual reporting.
A majority of the Supreme Court held that an IP address can attract a reasonable expectation of privacy, so a state request for it is a search under s. 8.
The Court concluded that where the Crown in related prosecutions concedes that the redacted ITO and judicial summaries are inadequate to permit meaningful challenge and cannot disclose more without compromising confidential informants, fairness requires a stay under s.24(1); materials from related proceedings may be admitted on appeal in the interest of justice, and therefore the convictions based on the challenged authorizations must be quashed and the prosecution stayed.
The Federal Court dismissed the Minister’s s. 231.7 compliance application against Zeifmans LLP, finding prior judicial authorization was required and not obtained.
The Federal Court held that the Minister’s 2019 requirement for information against Hydro‑Québec was barred by res judicata and dismissed the application with costs.
Requirement for information (rfi) under s.231.2 income tax act
Federal Court authorized the Minister to require RBC to disclose account holder names and addresses, subject to removing one stated purpose from the requirement letter.
The Federal Court dismissed Zeifmans LLP’s judicial review of a CRA requirement for information, finding no need for judicial authorization and no reviewable error.