Crown Attorney Office (Canada)

The Crown Attorney Office are in charge of prosecuting most criminal cases in Canada. For the most part the official and office are under the jusrisdiction of provincial Attorney Generals (Minister of Justice in Quebec). in charge of criminal cases at provincial level. They are spread out across the province by municipal districts (county, regional municiaplity, etc...). Larger centres like Toronto have several Crown Attorney Offices. The office report back to the provincial Attorney General or Minster of Justice.

In Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotiaa the Director of Public Prosecutions or Direction générale des poursuites publiques is responsible for criminal cases. For all other provinces the office is referred to as the Crown Attorney Office.

For federal criminal cases, the Public Prosecution Services of Canada is the responsible entity.

List of offices across Canada:

• Alberta - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Crown Prosecutor's Office
• British Columbia - Director of Public Prosecution - Office of Public Prosecution
• Manitoba - Chief Crown Attorney - Manitoba Prosecution Service
• New Brunswick - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Crown Prosecutors Office
• Newfoundland and Labrador - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Public Prosecution Office
• Nova Scotia - Chief Crown Attorney - Office of Public Prosecution
• Ontario - Chief Crown Attorney - Crown Attorneys' Office
• Prince Edward Island - Chief Crown Attorney - Crown Attorneys' Office
• Quebec - Director of Public Prosecution - Office of Public Prosecution
• Saskatchewan - Chief Crown Prosecution - Public Prosecution Office
• Yukon - Chief Crown Prosecution - Crown Prosecution Office
• Northwest Territories - Chief of Public Prosecution - Office of Public Prosecution
• Nunavut - Director of Public Prosecution - Public Prosecution Services of Canada

See also

• Crown Attorney's Office (Ontario)
• District attorney
• Director of Public Prosecutions

References

• Criminal Law Division - Crown Attorney System