Criminal Code

Marginal note:Definitions

487.011 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 487.012 to 487.0199.

computer data

computer data has the same meaning as in subsection 342.1(2). (données informatiques)

data

data means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are capable of being understood by an individual or processed by a computer system or other device. (données)

document

document means a medium on which data is registered or marked. (document)

judge

judge means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec. (juge)

public officer

public officer means a public officer who is appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this Act or any other Act of Parliament. (fonctionnaire public)

tracking data

tracking data means data that relates to the location of a transaction, individual or thing. (données de localisation)

transmission data

transmission data means data that

• (a) relates to the telecommunication functions of dialling, routing, addressing or signalling;

• (b) is transmitted to identify, activate or configure a device, including a computer program as defined in subsection 342.1(2), in order to establish or maintain access to a telecommunication service for the purpose of enabling a communication, or is generated during the creation, transmission or reception of a communication and identifies or purports to identify the type, direction, date, time, duration, size, origin, destination or termination of the communication; and

• (c) does not reveal the substance, meaning or purpose of the communication. (données de transmission)