DNA Identification Act (Canada)

The DNA Identification Act (French: Loi sur l’identification par les empreintes génétiques) is a Canadian law that calls for the establishment of a DNA databank and allows judges to order DNA testing for criminal suspects. The Act received Royal Assent on 10 December 1998. The Act was confirmed in the 2006 R. v. Rodgers Supreme Court case.

DNA Identification Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act respecting DNA identification and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Code and other Acts
Citation	S.C. 1998, c. 37
Royal assent	10 December 1998

External links

• Text of the DNA Identification Act at the Ministry for Justice
• R. v. Rodgers, 2006 SCC 15 (CanLII), [2006 1 SCR 554]
• B.C. Civil Liberties Association Privacy Handbook § The National DNA Data bank
• The National DNA Data Bank of Canada Annual Report 2011 – 2012