Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations, 2014 — 15
Methods of service 15 (1) A document that is required to be served under the Act must be served as soon as feasible. It may be served personally, by mail, by courier or by electronic means. Personal service (2) Personal service of a document on an individual is effected by delivering it by hand (a) to the individual or to a person who has attained the age of majority, who is not under a legal disability and who is residing at the individual’s place of residence; or (b) if the individual is a minor or under a legal disability, to a person who has attained the age of majority, who is not under a legal disability and who is residing at the individual’s place of residence, or to the person who is acting on the individual’s behalf. Service by mail or courier (3) Service of a document on an individual by mail or a courier is effected (a) by sending it by ordinary mail to the individual’s last known address, accompanied by an acknowledgement of receipt card; (b) by sending it by registered mail to the individual’s last known address; (c) by delivering the document by courier to the individual’s last known address; or (d) if the individual is a minor or under a legal disability, by sending it by registered mail or delivering the document by courier to the last known address of the person who is acting on the individual’s behalf. Service by electronic means (4) Service of a document on an individual by electronic means is effected by sending it to the individual’s last known email address or, if the individual is a minor or under a legal disability, by sending it to the last known email address of the person who is acting on the individual’s behalf. Proof of service (5) Proof of service of a document on an individual is demonstrated by (a) in the case of service by ordinary mail, an acknowledgement of receipt card signed by the individual or by a person who has attained the age of majority, who is not under a legal disability and who is acting on the individual’s behalf; (b) in the case of service by registered mail, a post office receipt signed by the individual or by a person who has attained the age of majority, who is not under a legal disability and who is acting on the individual’s behalf; (c) in the case of service by courier, an acknowledgement of receipt card signed by the individual or by a person who has attained the age of majority, who is not under a legal disability and who is acting on the individual’s behalf; (d) in the case referred to in paragraph (3)(d), a post office receipt or an acknowledgement of receipt card signed by the person who is acting on the individual’s behalf; (e) in the case of service by electronic means, an electronic acknowledgement of receipt from the individual or from a person who is acting on the individual’s behalf; and (f) in all cases, an affidavit of service. Deemed service (6) In the absence of proof of service, the document is deemed to have been served on the seventh day after the day on which (a) it was mailed; (b) the party sending the document gave it to the courier to deliver; or (c) it was electronically transmitted. Refusal to accept service (7) If the individual refuses to accept a document required to be served personally, personal service is deemed to have been effected at the time of the refusal, if the person attempting service (a) records the refusal on the document; and (b) leaves a copy of the document with the individual by any reasonable means. Late service (8) If the individual establishes that they were acting in good faith but, for reasons beyond their control, did not receive the document on the date on which it was served, a person required under the Act to make a decision may determine a different date for service or extend the time for service of the document. Alternative service (9) The Commissioner may permit alternate methods of service when a document is required to be served personally but personal service cannot feasibly be effected.