Military Rules of Evidence (C.R.C., c. 1049)

51 (1) Subject to section 55, a public document is admissible in evidence at a court martial when relevant to the charge.

(2) The making and content of a public document may be proved in the manner provided in Division XII without requiring the personal appearance of the maker as a witness.

(3) A public officer making a public document need not have personally observed or experienced the facts that he records or certifies by virtue of his duty or office; it is enough if the information concerned has come to him in a manner considered reliable and usual in the discharge of his duty or the exercise of his authority, and this includes facts reported to him by his superiors, equals or subordinates or by members of his staff, when acting in the discharge of their duties or the exercise of their authorities.

(4) Public documents may be in any form including registers, records, books, maps, recordings, photographs, returns, reports and letters.

(5) It is immaterial for purposes of admission how public documents are filed, collected, bound or stored by the person or persons responsible for their custody, or whether such documents are normally classified for security purposes and it is not a requirement for its admissibility that a public document should form part of a register or record to which members of the general public are entitled to access, it is enough if the document was made for any official purpose.