The Crown Attorney Office is in charge of prosecuting most criminal cases in Canada. For the most part the official and office are under the jurisdiction of provincial Attorneys General (Minister of Justice in Quebec). in charge of criminal cases at provincial level. They are spread out across the province by municipal districts (county, regional municipality, etc...). Larger centres like Toronto have several Crown Attorney Offices. The office report back to the provincial Attorney General or Minister of Justice.
In Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia the Director of Public Prosecutions or Direction générale des poursuites publiques is responsible for criminal cases. For all other provinces the office is referred to as the Crown Attorney Office.
For federal criminal cases, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada is the responsible entity.
List of offices across Canada:
Alberta - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Crown Prosecutor's Office British Columbia - Director of Public Prosecution - Office of Public ProsecutionManitoba - Chief Crown Attorney - Manitoba Prosecution ServiceNew Brunswick - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Crown Prosecutors OfficeNewfoundland and Labrador - Chief Crown Prosecutor - Public Prosecution OfficeNova Scotia - Chief Crown Attorney - Office of Public ProsecutionOntario - Chief Crown Attorney - Crown Attorneys' OfficePrince Edward Island - Chief Crown Attorney - Crown Attorneys' Office Quebec - Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions - Office of Director of Criminal and Penal ProsecutionsSaskatchewan - Chief Crown Prosecution - Public Prosecution OfficeYukon - Chief Crown Prosecution - Crown Prosecution OfficeNorthwest Territories - Chief of Public Prosecution - Office of Public ProsecutionNunavut - Director of Public Prosecution - Public Prosecution Service of Canada