Assistant Crown Attorney - Bail Review & Estreatment Teams (BRETs)Dryden, Fort Frances, Gore Bay, Haileybury, Kapuskasing, Kenora, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins
Position(s) language:
Job term:
2 Temporary (up to 18 months secondment/contract with possibility of extension)
Job code:
OCAA - Crown Counsel
Salary commensurate with legal experience
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 productive 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 jobThe 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, Su

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