Criminal Lawyers in Yukon

Listings for Yukon are being added. Until then, this page sets out where criminal cases are heard in the territory, how to reach legal aid, and how to check that a lawyer is licensed.

Where criminal cases are heard in Yukon

The Territorial Court of Yukon deals with most adult criminal prosecutions under the Criminal Code and other federal statutes.

The Supreme Court of Yukon is the highest trial court in the territory and tries serious criminal matters.

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

Legal aid and duty counsel

Questions about legal aid in Yukon go to the Yukon Legal Services Society.

Check that a lawyer is licensed

The Law Society of Yukon regulates the practice of law in the territory. Its Find a Lawyer directory searches by last name, first name or area of practice.

Law Society of Yukon: find a lawyer

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 Yukon 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.

Charge guides

Other provinces and territories

Sources

Read on the official sites below on 2026-10-28. Details change; confirm them with the court, legal aid office or law society before you rely on them.