Your right to ask for a review must be exercised within a time limit and with a different authority depending on the stage at which the Commissioner denies or rejects the complaint.

After the preliminary analysis, during conciliation, after a failure in conciliation or during the investigation. The request for review must be made in writing and filed with the Commissaire à la déontologie policière within 15 days of receiving its decision. In your request for review, you must submit new facts or elements. The Commissioner's review decision is rendered within 10 days and is final.

After investigation. The request for review must be filed with the office of the Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière within 30 days of notification of the Commissioner's decision. The request for review is a written statement explaining the reasons. The Tribunal administratif de déontologie policière renders a final decision without appeal after analyzing the reasons for the request and the file compiled by the Commissaire à la déontologie policière.

The Tribunal may: 

• confirm the decision;
• reverse the decision and order the Commissaire à la déontologie policière to :
  • pursue its investigation within such time as it specifies;
  • carry out a new investigation within such time as it specifies;
  • cite the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC or BEI investigator or senior officer within 15 days of their decision.