Criminal Lawyers in Northwest Territories

Where criminal cases are heard in Northwest Territories

In the Northwest Territories, as in Yukon and Nunavut, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada is the only prosecutor. It prosecutes all Criminal Code offences and offences under every other federal law.

Check that a lawyer is licensed

The Law Society of the Northwest Territories is the governing body for all lawyers in the territory. It can be reached at 867-873-3828.

Law Society of the Northwest Territories

The same Criminal Code across Canada

Criminal law is federal. The Constitution Act, 1867 gives Parliament the criminal law and the procedure in criminal matters, so a Criminal Code charge in Northwest Territories is the same offence it would be anywhere in Canada, and the charge guides on this site apply here too.

Everyone who is arrested or detained has the right under the Charter to retain and instruct a lawyer without delay, and to be told of that right. This page is general information, not legal advice.