Formed 2006 (2006) Annual budget $143,770,000 (2011) | Jurisdiction Canada | |
Preceding Federal Prosecution Service Headquarters 160 Elgin Street – 12th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8 Employees 900
810 private-sector lawyers agents | ||
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada was established on December 12, 2006 by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act. 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.
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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. It was introduced by the President of the Treasury Board, John Baird, and received Royal Assent on December 12, 2006. The rationale for the Act was written by Wade Riordan Raaflaub of the Law and Government Division on 2 March 2006.