Habeas Corpus in Canada

Habeas Corpus

This section offers an overview of Habeas Corpus under Canadian law, reporting on the provincial jurisdiction differences.

Concept of Habeas Corpus in Ontario

This section provides the essential definition of Habeas Corpus relevant or under the laws of Ontario: A remedy available to any person detained or imprisoned, not to hear and determine the case upon the evidence, but to immediately and in a summary way test the validity of the person’s detention or imprisonment.

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This entry was last updated: May 4, 2017