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Ontario Court Refuses Police Application for Compelled Biometric Scanning

18 Jun 2026 12:55 PM | CANTECH Law (Administrator)

Forcible compulsion of fingerprint or facial scan would breach principle against self-incrimination and right to silence

In Re Application for Biometrics Scanning as part of a General Warrant, Justice Trevor A. Brown of the Ontario Court of Justice heard an application for a Search Warrant, General Warrant and a Sealing Order in an ongoing investigation.

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