Programs that provide support for people who have been charged with an offence by having a staff member or volunteer attend with them when they appear in court.

[ View Programs and Services (1) | Related Topics ]

Programs that provide information for people who will be appearing in court regarding court procedures and what they can expect in their hearings. Included may be information for people who have been charged with an offense, victims of or witnesses to crimes called to testify in court, people involved in civil litigation cases, people representing themselves in court and others involved in legal proceedings. Also included are orientation programs for people involved in mediation, arbitration or other processes for resolving disputes.

[ View Programs and Services (5) | Related Topics ]

Individuals appointed by the court to represent, in a particular lawsuit, the interests of minors, people judged to be incompetent or people unborn or unascertained who may have a future interest in the property involved in the litigation. These special guardians may also serve as advocates for dependent children pending settlement of their cases in dependency court.

[ View Programs and Services (1) ]

Programs that provide for the release of individuals who have been charged for a crime prior to their trial date and allow them to return to their homes while awaiting their scheduled appearance in court. Options include release without a bail hearing, where the police may decide to release the person charged with an offence without the need to appear before a judge; and release after a bail hearing, which must be held within 24 hours of the individual's arrest. Bail may be denied or granted with or without conditions.

[ Sub-Topics | View Programs and Services (1) ]

Programs that are part of the provincial or federal judicial system that are responsible for prosecuting, in the name of the government, individuals who have been accused of an offence.

[ Sub-Topics | View Programs and Services (1) ]