Editing Polygraph (section)

===Canada===
In Canada, the 1987 decision of ''[[R v Béland]]'', the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] rejected the use of polygraph results as evidence in court, finding that they were inadmissible. The polygraph is still used as a tool in the investigation of criminal acts and sometimes employed in the screening of employees for government organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-Employment Polygraph|website=[[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]|url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/pre-employment-polygraph|date=2016-05-10|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226205643/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/pre-employment-polygraph|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the province of Ontario, the ''Employment Standards Act, 2000'' prohibits employers from asking or requiring employees to undergo a polygraph test.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lie Detector Tests |website= [[Ministry of Labour (Ontario)|Ontario Ministry of Labour]]|url=http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/liedetectors.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite canlaw |short title=Employment Standards Act, 2000 |abbr=S.O. |year=2000 |chapter=41 |part=XVI |wikilink=Employment Standards Act |link=https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/00e41 |linkloc=Ontario e-Laws}}</ref> Police services are permitted use polygraph tests as part of an investigation if the person consents.<ref>{{citation |title=Behavioural Assessment |website=Toronto Police Service |url=https://www.tps.ca/organizational-chart/specialized-operations-command/detective-operations/investigative-services/sex-crimes/behavioural-assessment/ |access-date=2025-05-04}}</ref>