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Canada Evidence Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-5)

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Act current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2024-08-19. Previous Versions

RELATED PROVISIONS

  • — 2005, c. 32, s. 27.1

    • Review
      • 27.1 (1) Five years after this section comes into force, a committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that is designated or established for the purpose shall undertake a comprehensive review of this Act and its operation.

      • Report

        (2) The committee shall submit a report on the review to Parliament, including a statement of any changes that it recommends, within six months after it undertakes the review or within any further time authorized by the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament, as the case may be.

  • — 2014, c. 25, s. 45.1

    • Review
      • 45.1 (1) Within five years after this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act shall be undertaken by such committee of the House of Commons as may be designated or established by the House for that purpose.

      • Report

        (2) The committee referred to in subsection (1) shall, within a year after a review is undertaken pursuant to that subsection or within such further time as the House may authorize, submit a report on the review to the Speaker of the House, including a statement of any changes the committee recommends.

  • — 2024, c. 16, s. 108

    • Previously commenced proceedings
      • 108 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any proceeding commenced before the day on which this section comes into force and in respect of which any of the provisions amended or repealed by this Part apply is to be continued in accordance with those provisions as they read immediately before that day.

      • Section 37.1 — Canada Evidence Act

        (2) Section 37.1 of the Canada Evidence Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, continues to apply in respect of a determination made under any of subsections 37(4.1) to (6) of that Act in relation to a criminal trial or other criminal proceeding if the charge at issue in the trial or other proceeding is laid before that day.

      • Section 38.09 — Canada Evidence Act

        (3) Section 38.09 of the Canada Evidence Act, as that section read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, continues to apply in respect of an order made under any of subsections 38.06(1) to (3) of that Act in relation to a criminal trial or other criminal proceeding if the charge at issue in the trial or other proceeding is laid before that day.


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