Job Description

Apply By: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Crown Counsel - Complex Prosecutions Bureau - Cybercrime Unit

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Job ID:

234811

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Attorney General

Division:

Criminal Law Division

City:

Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

2 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 experienced counsel for its Cybercrime 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.

What is the Cybercrime Team?

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 receives cases directly from police services across the province. 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.

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

The position is based in Toronto with extensive travel across Ontario as required.

About the job

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Duties will include:



Prosecuting major cybercrime cases in Ontario Providing pre-charge legal advice to all police cyber units operating in the province of Ontario as required Taking carriage of all Crown digital asset seizure and forfeiture applications occurring within the province (e.g., cryptocurrency forfeitures) Coordinating cybercrime policy and educational initiatives in collaboration with other government partners Providing training and advice to Crown prosecutors and police on cyber-related issues Preparing legal advice to police on various technological tools, at the request of law enforcement

What you bring to the team

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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 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 prosecution Integrity and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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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

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Who We Are

The Ministry of the Attorney General strives to create an innovative, sustainable, and responsive justice system that inspires public confidence and upholds the Rule of Law, a necessary precondition for a just society. The Criminal Law Division has a responsibility to ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.




The Criminal Law Division is a large geographically dispersed operation with approximately 2000 staff (1200 legal and 800 business professionals) who collectively work together to protect community and personal safety through the prosecution of offences across the province. The division's vision is to be the foremost prosecution service in Canada. Additional information can be found here.




Specifically, the division:




prosecutes all offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the most serious offences under the Provincial Offences Act (Part 3 only), in Ontario's 49 judicial districts represents the Crown in criminal appeals at all levels of Court (the Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada), as well as provides specialized services in relation to applications for wiretap authorizations (as designated under Part 6 of the Criminal Code of Canada), extraditions and search warrants provides specialized legal advice in all areas of criminal law to the police, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General examines and establishes policy guidelines for the conduct of prosecutions within the Province of Ontario provides world-class education to its prosecutors and prosecutors from across Canada and the United States


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:

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Apply by:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

2 English Permanent, 720 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Intelligence, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation group:

Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Legal Services

Posted on:

Friday, September 26, 2025

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:

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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.

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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 matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.

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