Please note:The successful candidate for the 18-month temporary positions may work from one of the following locations:
1 Position located in the Northeast:•159 Cedar Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 6A5
• 27 Phipps Street, PO Box 619, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0
• 393 Main Street, PO Box 369, Haileybury, ON P0J 1K0
• Model City Mall, 25 Brunetville Road, Suite 32, Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2E9
• 360 Plouffe Street, North Bay, ON P1B 9L5
• 89 James Street, Parry Sound, ON P2A 1T7
• 445 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2J9
•330 Second Avenue, Suite 202, Timmins, ON P4N 8A4
1 Position located in the Northwest:• 125 Brodie St North, 4th Fl. Thunder Bay, ON P7C 0A3
•216 Water Street, Kenora, ON P9N 1S4
• 479 Government St., Dryden, ON P8N 3K9
• 333 Church Street, Fort Frances, ON P9A 1C9
Are you invigorated by challenging work in a vibrant environment? Are you eager for a role where you can broaden your legal skills and be a part of a beautiful Northern Ontario community focused on delivering the Criminal Law Division's vision to be the foremost prosecution service in Canada?
The Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Law Division (North Region), offers an opportunity in the North Region for a lawyer to conduct prosecutions and perform related functions as an Assistant Crown Attorney – Bail Review & Estreatment Teams (BRETs)
ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.
Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members. Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.
Ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.The Bail Review & Estreatment Teams (BRETs) initiative is being established within the Criminal Law Division to provide dedicated legal and administrative resources to manage Crown-initiated bail reviews, Myers reviews, and estreatment proceedings across Ontario.
About the job
The Assistant Crown Attorney (ACA) provides specialized legal services related to bail proceedings before the Superior Court of Justice. The role conducts complex legal analysis, prepares and presents cases, and supports provincial bail accountability initiatives while collaborating with and providing support to regional and local Crown offices.
Duties will include:
•Conducting Crown-initiated bail reviews and Myers review proceedings before the courts.
•Preparing materials for defence-initiated bail reviews and conducting proceedings where operationally feasible.
•Preparing and litigating estreatment proceedings.
•Conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions, submissions, factums, and court materials, and providing legal advice and guidance on bail-related matters.
•Providing litigation support to local offices where operationally feasible, including assisting with bail proceedings and related prosecutions within the region, which may require travel to other court locations.
•Collaborating with local Crown offices, ISVCBTs, police services, and justice sector partners to support provincial bail accountability and public safety initiatives.
•Developing and contributing to best practices, precedents, legal memoranda, and training resources.
•Providing education and training to stakeholders and partners as assigned.
•Ensuring timely and comprehensive responses are made to all substantive, procedural and policy requirements in the criminal litigation process.
•Maintaining accurate case records and ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and prosecutorial standards.
•Keeping informed on office/regional/divisional/provincial initiatives, protocols and directives and implementing them to ensure consistent practices, including participating in these initiatives.
•Developing and maintaining technical skills required to perform duties as assigned.
• Travelling frequently to other court locations to support the prosecution teams across the North Region (Dryden, Fort Frances, Gore Bay, Haileybury, Kapuskasing, Kenora, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins)
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
•You have
membership in good standing as a lawyerwith the Law Society of Ontario
• Valid Ontario Class 'G" Driver's License
Legal Skills and Experience
You have proven knowledge and expertise in the role and function of a prosecutor in the criminal justice system in Ontario, including:
• prosecuting crimes under the Criminal Code of Canada and Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) on behalf of the Attorney General, including experience in the Ontario Court of Justice [Criminal, Youth Court, Provincial Offences Court, Bail Court, including Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH) Court] and the Superior Court of Justice
• performing case management duties to support the efficient prosecution of criminal matters
• conducting jury trials and prosecutions of a serious and complex nature
• applying criminal and constitutional law, including criminal procedure and rules of evidence
Advanced Analytical and Communication Skills
You are able to:
• demonstrate oral and written advocacy skills
• demonstrate excellent interpersonal, relationship management, presentation and communication skills
• demonstrate judgment and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies
• work effectively with technology including the presentation of evidence in a courtroom setting
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
What we offer
Who we areThe Ministry of the Attorney General is committed to a responsive, innovative justice system that upholds the Rule of Law. The Criminal Law Division, with approximately 2,200 staff (1,400 legal and 800 business professionals):
• Prosecutes offences under the Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act, and Provincial Offences Act.
• Conducts criminal appeals at all court levels.
• Provides specialized services (e.g., wiretaps, extraditions, search warrants).
• Advises police and government officials on criminal law.
• Sets prosecution policy across Ontario.
• Develops justice system efficiencies with stakeholders.
• Offers world-class education for prosecutors.
Additional information can be found
here.
This role comes with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:
•a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
•group health, dental, life and disability benefits
•a range of vacation and leave options
•an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services