Public Prosecution Service of Canada

Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Agency overview
Formed 2006 (2006)
Preceding
  • Federal Prosecution Service
Jurisdiction Canada
Headquarters 160 Elgin Street – 12th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8
Employees 900
810 private-sector lawyers agents
Annual budget $143,770,000 (2011)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Brian J. Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions
Parent agency Office of the Attorney General of Canada
Website PPSC-SPPC Website

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada was established on December 12, 2006 by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act.[1] For non-provincial or federal cases in Canada, a senior general counsel (Criminal Law) is assigned from the PPSC, an office of the Attorney General of Canada. The headquarters of the service is located in Ottawa, Ontario.

History

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada was established in 2006 as an agency independent of the Department of Justice in order to remedy problems associated with the former Federal Prosecution Service located within the Department of Justice. The enacting legislation is the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, which was located within the Federal Accountability Act but is now listed as a separate statute.[2] It was introduced by the President of the Treasury Board, John Baird, and received Royal Assent on December 12, 2006.[3] The rationale for the Act was written by Wade Riordan Raaflaub of the Law and Government Division on 2 March 2006.[4]

Director of Public Prosecutions

References

  1. ↑ About the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Government of Canada. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ 55 Elizabeth II, 2006, STATUTES OF CANADA 2006, CHAPTER 9: "An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability"
  3. ↑ LEGISinfo summary for 39th Parliament, 1st Session Bill C-2: "Federal Accountability Act"
  4. ↑ PRB0567-E: "THE POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEDERAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS IN CANADA"
  5. ↑ http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/Public-law.html
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