Investigator Learning Hub
Structured lessons that connect offences, sections, leading cases, and investigative practice.
s. 380 CC
Fraud — Investigator Lessons
- • Fraud requires both a dishonest act and deprivation (or risk of deprivation)
- • Risk of economic loss is enough — actual loss is not required
- • Dishonesty is measured against the standards of a reasonable person
Digital asset offences
Crypto Fraud — Investigator Lessons
- • On-chain tracing
- • Wallet attribution
- • MSB and FINTRAC obligations
s. 8 Charter
Search & Seizure — Investigator Lessons
- • Reasonable expectation of privacy
- • Warrant requirements
- • Exclusionary remedies
s. 487.014 CC
Production Orders — Investigator Lessons
- • Drafting production orders
- • Third-party data requests
- • Post-Spencer practice
Undercover technique
Mr. Big Operations — Investigator Lessons
- • Hart framework
- • Reliability concerns
- • Operational considerations
s. 462.31 CC
Money Laundering — Investigator Lessons
- • Layering and integration
- • FINTRAC reporting
- • Predicate offences