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Canada
Witness Protection Program Act
Interpretation
s 2
sec_2__def_designated_program

Witness Protection Program Act

law://ca/sc/1996/15/sec_2__def_designated_program@2026-11-15

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Defined terms · 14

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Commissioner
designated program
designated program protectee
un programme désigné)
federal security, defence or safety organization
Force
Minister
Program
protected person
protectee
protection
s re-establishment or becoming self-sufficient; (protection)
protection agreement
provincial official
substantial harm
s health or well-being; (préjudice sérieux)
witness

ca/sc/1996/15

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Type: Act · S.C. 1996, c. 15
Enacted: 20 Jun 1996
Last amended: 12 Aug 2021
Text current to: 12 Nov 2024
Official: Justice Laws Website

Connections

Cited by 5: Public Complaints and Review Commission Act7 provisions; National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act; Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act; Income Tax Regulations; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act8 provisions

Contents

Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Force; (commiss…
designated program means a provincial or municipal program…
designated program protectee means a person who is receivi…
federal security, defence or safety organization means a f…
Force means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (Gendarmerie)
Minister means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency…
Program means the Witness Protection Program established b…
protected person means a current or former protectee or a…
protectee means a person who is receiving protection under…
protection may include relocation, accommodation and chang…
protection agreement means an agreement referred to in par…
provincial official means, with respect to a designated pr…
substantial harm means any injury, whether physical or psy…
witness means

Contents

Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Force; (commiss…
designated program means a provincial or municipal program…
designated program protectee means a person who is receivi…
federal security, defence or safety organization means a f…
Force means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (Gendarmerie)
Minister means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency…
Program means the Witness Protection Program established b…
protected person means a current or former protectee or a…
protectee means a person who is receiving protection under…
protection may include relocation, accommodation and chang…
protection agreement means an agreement referred to in par…
provincial official means, with respect to a designated pr…
substantial harm means any injury, whether physical or psy…
witness means

History · 1 version

1 Nov 2014Reading

This text since 1 Nov 2014

In force

designated program means a provincial or municipal program that is set out in the schedule; (programme désigné)

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.