Do photography/videography bans in police stations and public buildings violate the Charter? @privacylawyer
Do photography/videography bans in police stations and public buildings violate the Charter?  @privacylawyer
Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Some police agencies have banned photography and videography in the publicly-accessible parts of their police stations, threatening to remove violators for trespassing. Is this Charter-compliant? TL;DR: Probably not.

That said, I think a policy that that focused on the disruption of ordinary operations (whether by 'aggressive' photography or otherwise) would be Charter compliant: "Anyone who interferes with the efficient operation of the facility may be asked to leave and may be served a notice under the Trespass to Property Act."

Here are my previous, related videos:

► Photography in public places - youtu.be/KQJuWrunUVs
► Photographing the police in public - youtu.be/O6k64hDQn3U

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Do photography/videography bans in police stations and "public" buildings violate the Charter?

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