Administrative forfeiture

Learn how the government can take money or property used for, or resulting from, crime and how to dispute the seizure of your property.

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Administrative forfeiture

Learn how the government can take money or property used for, or resulting from, crime and how to dispute the seizure of your property.

Overview

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Anyone filing a dispute will be notified within 45 days if forfeiture proceedings will move forward or be withdrawn.

File a claim to dispute a forfeiture

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.

  1. Find your posted notice in the list below. You must submit your dispute form within 120 days from the date the notice was posted.
  2. Call toll-free at 1-888-246-5359 or email CAFP@ontario.ca to get a Notice of Dispute Form.
  3. Submit your completed Notice of Dispute Form to the Ministry of the Attorney General by mail, email or fax.

Current notices for forfeited property

Notice posted on May 24, 2024

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:

Notice posted on May 30, 2024

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:

Notice posted on May 30, 2024

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:

Notice posted on June 20, 2024

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:

Notice posted on July 15, 2024

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:

Notice posted on August 22, 2024

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:

Notice posted on August 27, 2024

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:

Civil remedies annual reports

Learn about the number and value of civil forfeitures and amounts paid out in compensation.

Contact us

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