Learn how the government can take money or property used for, or resulting from, crime and how to dispute the seizure of your property.
Learn how the government can take money or property used for, or resulting from, crime and how to dispute the seizure of your property.
Administrative forfeiture is when the government takes possession of property or money that was used for, or resulted from, unlawful activity.
This could include:
Under the Civil Remedies Act , the Ministry of the Attorney General has the right to seize these items without a court order, if no interested person disputes it.
We deposit the proceeds from this forfeited property into a special purpose account used to:
Anyone filing a dispute will be notified within 45 days if forfeiture proceedings will move forward or be withdrawn.
You can dispute a forfeiture if you receive written notice that your property was seized by the police for use in unlawful activity. Follow the steps below to dispute a forfeiture.
File number: 50066-2024
$6,450.00 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at the Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay, Ontario on May 31, 2023, by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50067-2024
$9,355.00 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at the Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay, Ontario on June 1, 2023, by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50068-2024
$11,320.00 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at the area of Highway 400, McDougall Township, Ontario on September 5, 2021 by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50069-2024
$6,885.00 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at the Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay, Ontario on June 2, 2023, by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50070-2024
$9,385.00 in Canadian Currency and $112 in United States Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at Shuter Street, Toronto, Ontario on March 16, 2024, by the Toronto Police Service.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50071-2024
$9,920.00 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized at the Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay, Ontario on June 4, 2023, by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
File number: 50072-2024
$21,450.90 Canadian Currency ( in rem )
The property was seized in the area of Wax Myrtle Way, Toronto, Ontario on December 6, 2023, by the Toronto Police Service.
Submit your completed dispute form within 120 days of:
Learn about the number and value of civil forfeitures and amounts paid out in compensation.
Contact the Civil and Administrative Forfeiture Program to:
Civil and Administrative Forfeiture Program
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ontario Victim Services, Centralized Programs Delivery Unit
720 Bay Street, 5 th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2S9