What is the test for privacy protection in the context of Section 8 of the Charter?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Sinnappillai, 2019 ONSC 5000 (CanLII):

Canadians have a constitutional right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures. Section 8 of the Charter protects Canadians against unjustified state intrusions on their privacy: Hunter v. Southam, 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145.

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