En raison de la nature intrinsèquement coercitive de l'exécution d'un mandat de perquisition, une détention psychologique peut survenir, obligeant ainsi les policiers à être attentifs aux signes indiquant que les occupants ne se sentent pas libres et à les informer clairement de leur liberté de mouvement

R. v. O'Brien, 2023 ONCA 197

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[37]      I accept the trial judge’s conclusion that the s. 9 breach was of minimal seriousness. There is no basis on the evidence for inferring that the police intentionally set out to detain Mr. O’Brien or acted negligently in doing so. I would say, however, that given the inherently coercive nature of warrant execution, and the reaffirmation in R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32, 416 C.C.C. (3d) 183, that psychological detention can occur during the execution of search warrants, police officers who assume control over occupants in order to secure the scene of a search should pay closer attention to whether there are objectively reasonable indications that those persons may consider themselves to be detained than the police officers did in this case. It is a simple matter to explain to occupants why they are being directed, and to notify them when and where they are free to go.