An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unlocking of electronic device)

Bill C-370 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) to create new offences for the unauthorized unlocking of electronic devices by police, border officers, and other state officials without a judicial warrant. Builds on the 2015 Alberta Court of Appeal ruling in R. v. Canfield (2020 ABCA 383) that Charter section 8 requires reasonable grounds before such searches, the 2024 Supreme Court of Canada ruling in R. v. Bykovets (2024 SCC 6) on IP-address-based searches, and ongoing privacy concerns about Canada Border Services Agency device-search practices at Canadian airports and borders. The bill would have added a clear judicial-warrant requirement for device unlocking in most circumstances. Did not pass second reading.