OTTAWA, ON, July 23, 2026 /CNW/ — George Dolhai, Director of Public Prosecutions, announced the tabling in Parliament of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada Annual Report 2025-2026. The report covers the period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
This Annual Report highlights the wide scope of work performed over the last year. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) is a national institution that directly contributes to Canadian safety and sovereignty. The PPSC helps protect Canadians from complex criminal drug networks with inter-provincial and international impacts, as well as from attacks on the security and cohesion of Canadian society. The PPSC upholds the integrity of the Canadian environment, the border, immigration policies, as well as Canada’s tax regime.
The full report (PDF) is available on the PPSC website.
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As a national prosecution service grounded in the rule of law, fairness, professionalism, and public service, we provide Canadians with stability and confidence in the administration of justice, even as the legal, technological, and social environments in which we operate continue to evolve. Over the past year, much of our effort focused on laying the groundwork needed to ensure that the PPSC remains effective, agile, and principled in the years ahead. (George Dolhai, Director of Public Prosecutions, Public Prosecutions Service of Canada Annual Report 2025-2026, p. ii)
Quick Facts
- The Public Prosecution Service of Canada is a national organization responsible for prosecuting offences under federal jurisdiction in a manner that is free of any improper influence and that respects the public interest.
- Each province has its own prosecution service that is responsible for Criminal Code offences. However, the PPSC prosecutes all those matters in the territories.
- The PPSC is also responsible for providing prosecution-related advice to law enforcement agencies across Canada.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions must provide a report to the Attorney General of Canada on the activities of his office, no later than June 30 of each year. This information is outlined in the Act respecting the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- The Public Prosecution Service of Canada’s previous annual reports are located on our website in PDF and HTML versions.
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SOURCE Public Prosecution Service Canada