Assistant Crown Attorney

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Monday, November 16, 2026 11:59 pm EST1 Permanent, 2 Temporary (up to 12 months secondment/contract with possibility of extension)Job code:OCAA - Crown CounselSalary commensurate with legal experience
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 Ministry of the Attorney General seeks three (3) Assistant Crown Attorneys.About the job
The prosecution of crime is the core business of the Criminal Law Division and is a non-discretionary essential service required to provide public safety and security. Duties of an Assistant Crown Attorney include:Conducting prosecutions, hearings, applications, motions, appeals and/or reviews on a regular basis on behalf of the Attorney General, in the Ontario Court of Justice [Criminal, Youth Court, Provincial Offences Court, Bail Court, including Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH) Court in St. Catharines] and the Superior Court of JusticePerforming case management duties to support the efficient prosecution of criminal mattersDeveloping and maintaining
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