Nunavut

In Nunavut, disclosure in criminal prosecutions is managed by the Nunavut Regional Office of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, which prosecutes Criminal Code offences, other federal offences, and territorial offences. Police provide investigative material to federal Crown prosecutors, who review it and provide relevant disclosure to the accused or defence counsel.

Under R. v. Stinchcombe, prosecutors must disclose relevant information within the prosecution’s possession or control, whether it supports the prosecution or assists the defence, except privileged or legally protected material. This obligation continues throughout the prosecution. Under R. v. McNeil, police must notify prosecutors of serious misconduct involving officers where it relates to the investigation or could affect credibility or reliability. Prosecutors decide what must be disclosed; the defence is not automatically entitled to an officer’s complete employment or disciplinary history.

Disclosure is ordinarily requested from the PPSC office handling the charge rather than directly from the RCMP or another investigating agency. The Nunavut Regional Office is based in Iqaluit and serves court proceedings throughout the territory.

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