An arrest warrant is a legal document that grants authority to law enforcement officials to apprehend and detain individuals suspected of committing criminal offenses in Canada.

If there is a warrant for your arrest, you want to deal with it as quickly as possible. Depending on whether it is a provincial warrant or a Canada-wide warrant, police have the power to arrest you at any time and in any place within the jurisdiction that issued the warrant.

If there is a warrant for your arrest, the police have the power to arrest you at any time and anywhere within the territorial jurisdiction of the Court that issued the warrant. Most often, this will be within the province, but if the criminal charges are extremely serious, a Canada-wide warrant may be issued.