Radar Detector or Jammer: Understand the Difference

A detector receives and reports signals; a jammer is intended to interfere with them. Read the device’s technical description rather than relying on a combined retail search phrase.

Do not assume so. Detector rules vary by province, and an active interference device raises separate legal issues. Check current federal and provincial law before acquiring or using any such equipment.

A conventional detector is designed to receive signals, not to jam them. A product with transmitting or interference functions is a different type of device.

The stated rules allow detectors only in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, with detectors prohibited in commercial vehicles in Saskatchewan. They are prohibited elsewhere; this does not establish that jammers are lawful in those provinces.