Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — C-38.8 31
Powers of inspector 31 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with the provisions of this Act or the regulations, enter any place, including a conveyance, referred to in subsection (1.1) and may for that purpose (a) open and examine any receptacle or package found in that place in which a controlled substance, precursor or designated device may be found; (b) examine any thing found in that place that is used or may be capable of being used for the production, preservation, packaging or storage of a controlled substance or a precursor; (c) examine any labels or advertising material or records, books, electronic data or other documents found in that place with respect to any controlled substance, precursor, or designated device other than the records of the medical condition of persons, and make copies thereof or take extracts therefrom; (d) use or cause to be used any computer system at that place to examine any electronic data referred to in paragraph (c); (e) reproduce any document from any electronic data referred to in paragraph (c) or cause it to be reproduced, in the form of a printout or other output; (f) take the labels or advertising material or records, books or other documents referred to in paragraph (c) or the printout or other output referred to in paragraph (e) for examination or copying; (g) use or cause to be used any copying equipment at that place to make copies of any document; (g.1) take photographs and make recordings and sketches; (h) examine any substance found in that place and take, for the purpose of analysis, such samples thereof as are reasonably required; (i) seize and detain, in accordance with this Part, any controlled substance, precursor, designated device or conveyance found in that place the seizure and detention of which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds are necessary; (j) order the owner or person having possession, care or control of any controlled substance, precursor, designated device or other thing to which the provisions of this Act or the regulations apply that is found in that place to move it or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement; (k) order the owner or person having possession, care or control of any conveyance that is found in that place and that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains a controlled substance, precursor or designated device to stop the conveyance, to move it or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement; (l) order any person in that place to establish their identity to the inspector’s satisfaction; and (m) order a person who, at that place, conducts an activity to which the provisions of this Act or the regulations apply to stop or start the activity. Place (1.1) For the purposes of subsection (1), the inspector may only enter a place in which they believe on reasonable grounds (a) a controlled substance, precursor, designated device or document relating to the administration of this Act or the regulations is located; (b) an activity could be conducted under a licence, permit, authorization or exemption that is under consideration by the Minister; (c) an activity to which the provisions of this Act or the regulations apply is being conducted; or (d) an activity was being conducted under a licence, permit, authorization or exemption before the expiry or revocation of the licence, permit, authorization or exemption, in which case the inspector may enter the place only within 45 days after the day on which it expired or was revoked. Means of telecommunication (1.2) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (1.1), an inspector is considered to have entered a place when they access it remotely by a means of telecommunication. Limitation — access by means of telecommunication (1.3) An inspector who enters remotely, by a means of telecommunication, a place that is not accessible to th