Crown Attorney Office (Canada)
In Canada, Crown Attorney Office refers to the offices in each province that are in charge of prosecuting the majority of criminal cases. For the most part, each office is under the jurisdiction of the provincial Attorney General (or the Minister of Justice in Quebec), who is responsible for the conduct of criminal prosecutions at the provincial level. The offices are generally spread out across each province by municipal districts (county, regional municipality, etc.). Large cities like Toronto have several Crown Attorney Offices. Each office reports to the provincial Attorney General (or Minister of Justice). In  British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec, the "Director of Public Prosecutions" (or "Direction générale des poursuites publiques") is responsible for criminal cases. In other provinces, the office is referred to as the "Crown Attorney's Office" or a similar title. For federal criminal cases, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada is the responsible entity.