Important Notices

Official Languages

The Canadian Police Information Centre (CPI Centre) respects the Official Languages Act and the relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information and services on this site are available in both English and French (or in one language only if a unilingual office). However, users should be aware that some information from external sources that are not subject to the Official Languages Act is only provided as a convenience and is available only in the language in which it was provided.

Copyright / Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this website were produced and/or compiled by the CPI Centre for the purpose of providing users with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the CPI Centre.

The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act , by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Non-commercial Reproduction

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the CPI Centre. We ask only that:

• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
• The CPI Centre be identified as the source institution; and,
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the CPI Centre.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the CPI Centre. Through the permission granting process, this helps to ensure that individuals / organizations wishing to reproduce CPI Centre materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes please contact:

The Canadian Police Information Centre
1200 Vanier Parkway
NPS Building
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R2

External Hyperlinks

Links to Web sites not under the control of the CPI Centre are provided solely for the convenience of users. The CPI Centre is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The CPI Centre does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content.

Users should be aware that information offered by non-CPI Centre sites that are not subject to the Official Languages Act may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in question.

Canadian Police Information Centre Privacy Notice

The CPI Centre is committed to providing visitors with web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on CPI Centre Web site.

• CPI Centre Web site do not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or registering in a secure portion of the site.
• All personal information created, held or collected by the CPI Centre is protected under the federal Privacy Act . This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
• The CPI Centre employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
• Session cookies must be enabled to use the full functionality of this web site. Session cookies are stored in temporary computer memory and are erased when the Web browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect personal information from a user's computer. They store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user. CPI Centre does not gather any personal information from this web site. Session cookies are used only to remember whether or not a user is logged in to the site and current web page behaviours.
• Information on individual visitors is used by the CPI Centre employees who need to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. We only share the information you give us with another agency if your inquiry relates to that agency. We do not use the information to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside the federal government.
• Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act for the CPI Centre may be directed to :

The Canadian Police Information Centre
1200 Vanier Parkway
NPS Building
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OR2