Crown Counsel - Complex Prosecutions Bureau

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Apply By: Friday, May 8, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Crown Counsel - Complex Prosecutions Bureau

Job ID:

244154

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Attorney General

Division:

Criminal Law Division

City:

Ottawa, Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

6 Permanent

Job code:

OCAA - Crown Counsel

Salary:

Salary 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.

The Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Law Division (CLD), Complex Prosecutions Bureau (CPB) is seeking counsel. The CPB is comprised of five specialized units, Serious Fraud Office, Cybercrime Unit, Major Auto Theft Prosecution Response Team, Major and Mega Cases Unit, and Provincial Support Unit.

The Bureau is a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach to ensuring Ontario's prosecution service is equipped to prosecute increasing volumes of serious and violent crime effectively and efficiently, and to ensure continued prosecutorial capacity in local Crown Attorney Offices.

Serious Fraud Office:

1 Permanent Position

The Serious Fraud Office is a specialized team of investigators and prosecutors who co-operate to investigate and prosecute instances of significant and large-scale financial crimes affecting the province of Ontario.

Cybercrime Unit:

No vacancies at this time

The Cybercrime Team is a specialized unit of dedicated Crown prosecutors who are specifically trained in the unique factual, technical, and legal issues inherent in technology-based crimes. These Crowns provide pre-charge advice to the various police cybercrime units, assist in asset recovery, and prosecute complex and novel cybercrime cases, working with the police from the early stages of an investigation to trial. The team is also available to provide ongoing training and advice to Crowns, so we can build greater capacity to deal with cybercrime and cryptocurrency-related prosecutions throughout the Criminal Law Division.

Major Auto Theft Prosecution Response Team:

1 Permanent Position

The MATPRT is a specialized team who provide prosecutorial support and assistance to frontline Crown Attorney Offices across the province on major auto theft prosecutions, including prosecuting criminal organizations. The team provides dedicated legal and prosecutorial support to the OPP and municipal police agencies to prepare and prosecute complex cases.

Major and Mega Case Unit:

3 Permanent Positions

The Major/Mega Case Unit is a specialized team of experienced prosecutors who provide prosecutorial support and assistance to frontline Crown Attorney offices across the province in serious and complex prosecutions of all types of offences. This unit also works collaboratively with the Provincial Support Unit to ensure a seamless transfer of large cases from the pre-charge advice stage to the post-charge prosecution stage.

Provincial Support Unit:

1 Permanent Position

The Provincial Support Unit supports major criminal investigations and prosecutions through extensive pre-charge support, particularly in the areas of search and wiretap advice, brief building, and identifying viable accused and charges. The unit assists local, provincial and national police services and prosecutors to ensure that complex, multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations are prosecutable within Jordan timelines.

Please note, although counsel may be hired and assigned to a specific Complex Prosecutions Bureau unit, they must be prepared to support files across the entire Bureau portfolio. This includes some responsibilities that do not fit wholly within any single unit, such as responding to abuse of process applications on behalf of local Crown offices.

Our Values: Integrity, Judgement, Commitment, Justice, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration.

The vacant position in our Serious Fraud Office is based in Toronto at a location to be discussed with the successful candidate during the hiring process.

The vacant positions in our Major Auto Theft Prosecution Response Team, Major and Mega Case Unit and Provincial Support Unit are based at 393 University Avenue, in Toronto and in Ottawa . The specific office location Ottawa will be discussed with the successful candidates during the hiring process.

Extensive travel across Ontario may be required for all CPB positions.

About the job

Duties include:

• Conducting prosecutions in the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice throughout Ontario
• Assisting with research, case preparation and courtroom advocacy in complex financial crime prosecutions in the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice throughout Ontario
• Conducting appeals in the Summary Conviction Appeal Court
• Work in the area of criminal law policy
• Work in the area of Mutual legal Assistance and Extraditions and Criminal Asset Forfeiture
• Providing legal advice to the police, the Director of the Complex Prosecutions Bureau, Chief Counsel of the specialized units, other ministry officials and other government departments and agencies
• Participating in educational and training sessions for prosecutors, police and other justice partners

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You have membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

Knowledge and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of criminal and constitutional law, including statute and case law regarding the prosecution of criminal and quasi-criminal offences at all levels
• Proven research skills and analytical ability to organize a principled approach to cases and issues
• Proficiency with technological tools for litigation; e.g. QuickLaw, SCOPE, PowerPoint, electronic case management software, etc.
• Demonstrated writing skills and trial advocacy experience
• Experience with large case management
• Proven judgment and ability to apply appropriate legal analysis and determine appropriate remedies
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the role and function of prosecutor
• Integrity and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills

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:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

What we offer

Who We Are

The 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

Additional information:

Apply by:

Friday, May 8, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 5 English Permanent, Ottawa, East Region or 393 University Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS
• 1 English Permanent, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation group:

Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Legal Services

Posted on:

Friday, April 24, 2026

Note:

• About security checks:

A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.

If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.

Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

• For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact CSMD.HR.LegalCompeti@ontario.ca

How to apply

• You must apply online.
• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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