Senior Strategic Operations Director – Counter‑Terrorism & National Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Steven Johnston
Crown Prosecutor, Alberta Justice
Lynda Morgan
Addario Law Group LLP
Keep up with the latest in cyber investigations and criminal law.
Technology develops with lightning speed as does the ingenuity of criminals using these new technologies. On November 28, join a top-level faculty of experts as they take a deep dive into critical issues and responses involving the latest technologies, computer crimes and e-evidence.
If you are a lawyer, law enforcement officer, regulatory investigator, computer forensic expert, or judge, staying informed about the latest developments in the law is essential. Now in its 18th year, this national forum gathers a distinguished faculty to provide you with the knowledge and strategies necessary for a solid understanding of current legal frameworks. You’ll gain the latest tools to effectively address the intricate challenges posed by the rapidly evolving landscape of technology-related crime.
Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program.
What You’ll Learn
Search and seizure critical case law update and the practical implications of these new cases
Tips for resolving disclosure issues and Section 490 CC compliance provisions
Emerging evidentiary issues (AI and deepfakes)
Regulatory realities: current challenges facing regulatory and administrative agencies and how to meet them
Practical approaches to introducing and authenticating digital evidence in court
Who Should Attend
Regulatory Investigators federal and provincial
Crown lawyers for provincial and federal regulatory bodies
Law enforcement cyber investigators and trainers
Computer forensic and cyber security investigators, private and government
Computer forensic expert witnesses
Computer/criminal law academics from colleges and universities
Judges
Faculty
Program Chairs
Susheel Gupta
Senior Strategic Operations Director – Counter‑Terrorism & National Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Steven Johnston
Crown Prosecutor, Alberta Justice
Lynda Morgan
Addario Law Group LLP
Instructors
Gordon Cameron
Barrister & Solicitor
Ioana Corabian
Team Lead, Technology and Internet Crimes Unit, Appeals and Specialized Prosecutions Office, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service
Katie Doherty
Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto
Leila Ghahhary
Ghahhary Thomas LLP
Ira Glasner
Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Craig Kallal
Environmental Prosecutor, Appeals & Specialized Prosecution Office, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service
Kate McGrann
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Tony Paisana
Peck & Company, Vancouver
Benjamin Perrin
Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
James Whiting
Acting Administrative Crown Counsel, Commercial, Police & Regulatory Prosecutions, Criminal Appeals & Special Prosecutions, B.C. Prosecution Service, Ministry of Attorney General (B.C.)
Craig Zeeh
Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh LLP
Réjean Labonté
Senior Investigator, Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections
“A high quality program with pertinent material.”
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Program Introduction and Overview
Susheel Gupta, Senior Strategic Operations Director – Counter-Terrorism & National Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
9:15 a.m. Search and Seizure: Critical Case Law Update
Most recent and relevant cases including recent crypto currency decisions
New laws and new Criminal Code provisions
Katie Doherty, Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) Ira Glasner, Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada Lynda Morgan, Addario Law Group LLP
11:00 a.m. Introducing Digital Evidence and Overcoming Evidentiary Challenges
How much data is too much data at the investigation stage and prosecution stage?
Disclosure of digital data – practice tips
With potentially thousands of emails and texts available, what decisions go into determining how to choose the “best”
How to address authentication in the era of deep fakes
Texts and emails as hearsay – and how to address hearsay in technology
How to deal with emojis and other coded language
Steven Johnston, Crown Prosecutor, Alberta Justice Tony Paisana, Peck & Company (Vancouver)
Artificial intelligence is a growing topic of interest in criminal justice, from deepfakes and AI-generated crime to its use in policing, legal advocacy, and evidentiary issues. Professor Benjamin Perrin examines emerging challenges and ethical duties for legal professionals, offering insight into how the justice system can uphold fairness, integrity, and accountability in an era of AI.
Benjamin Perrin, Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
1:15 p.m. Current Search and Seizure Challenges Specific to Regulatory and Administrative Agencies
Search and seizure powers available to regulatory agencies are often very different from those that can be used in criminal investigations by police. Gain insights from top experts on the current challenges related to technology in regulatory investigations.
Craig Kallal, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service Kate McGrann, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
2:30 p.m. Lawful Access and Tech Crime: What Now?
What gaps did Bill C-2 look to fill?
What issues do agencies face in collecting, preserving or seizing electronic evidence?
What alternative search powers exist?
Gordon Cameron, Barrister & Solicitor Leila Ghahhary, Ghahhary Thomas LLP
3:30 p.m. Bykovets Primer
The fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in R. v. Bykovets and its current impact on criminal investigations.
Ioana Corabian, Team Lead, Technology and Internet Crimes Unity, Appeals and Special Prosecutions Office, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service James Whiting, Acting Administrative Crown Counsel, Commercial, Police & Regulatory Prosecutions, Criminal Appeals & Special Prosecutions, B.C. Prosecution Service, Ministry of Attorney General (B.C.) Craig Zeeh, Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh LLP
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