in canada is it legal for police or rcmp to tap cell phone calls?

Question

the legal facts about police in canada tapping cell phone calls.

Answer 1

Yup ! By court order. They must provide evidence that a tap is necessary and that the evidence that would come from the cell phone would help their investigation. A judge listen to the arguments and then allow it with a court order. All the paper work and court order will be available to the Defence Lawyer, if it gets there.
PS: Don't think police tap cell phone just for fun. They have better things to do and beside why would they work extra hard just to get a Judge to listen to phony arguments.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes we can.

But first, judicial authorization must be granted after submission of a Part 6 authorization. There must be a well documented synopsis of fact and investigation and reasonable grounds to believe that evidence of a specific offence would be gathered through this method. Also, the names (if known) of the intended intercepted parties must be mentioned. The authorizations are granted for specific time frames, generally 60 days, but these can be granted.

There is no way to know if your phone is tapped.

Answer 4

It's the same as in USA: If police can give meritful probable cause to a judge to tap any type phone, they can get a judge's written consent to do just that---and not only is it legal, it's very very easy to do.