These services may assist you to get the information you need. If the case reaches a trial you will have to testify. As the victim of the crime you will be one of the main witnesses or the only witness. It is possible that the accused will plead guilty and there will not have to be a trial. This will depend on the kind of offence that the accused is charged with and how the Crown prosecutor chooses to deal with it.
Indictable offences are more serious than summary offences.
For example, murder is an indictable offence, while loitering or causing a disturbance are summary offences. Offences which can be treated as either summary or indictable include assault, sexual assault and unlawfully causing bodily harm. The decision whether to treat an offence as summary or indictable is made by the Crown prosecutor after taking into account all the circumstances of the case. It is a written statement made by the victim of a crime that describes the harm done to the victim and more generally the effect that the crime has had on his or her life. The statement is given to the judge who is sentencing the offender to take into account when considering the sentence the offender will receive.