Victims and Witnesses Without Legal Status
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DATE APPROVED |
May 18, 2006 |
Minute No: P140/06 |
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DATE(S) AMENDED |
November 15, 2010 |
Minute No: P292/10 |
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DATE REVIEWED |
November 15, 2010 |
Minute No: P292/10 |
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REPORTING REQUIREMENT |
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LEGISLATION |
Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15, as amended, s. 31(1)(c). |
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DERIVATION |
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The Toronto Police Services Board is committed to ensuring that non-documented residents have equal access to policing services without the fear that contact with the police will lead to inquiries about their immigration status.
It is the policy of the Toronto Police Services Board that:
- The Chief of Police will develop procedures to ensure that victims and witnesses of crime will not be asked their immigration status, unless there are bona fide law enforcement reasons to do so; and
- The Chief of Police will establish mechanisms to encourage victims and witnesses of crime to come forward without fear of exposing their status.
investigation of crimes, victims' assistance, interaction with public