## [Territories

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In Canada’s territories, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada handles all Criminal Code and other federal prosecutions through regional offices in Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit. It also prosecutes most territorial offences in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, while Yukon’s territorial offences are handled separately. Police provide investigative material to the responsible prosecutor for review and disclosure.

Under R. v. Stinchcombe, the prosecutor 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. Under R. v. McNeil, police must provide serious officer-misconduct information that relates to the investigation or could affect credibility or reliability. The prosecutor determines 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 regional prosecution office handling the charge rather than directly from police. The correct office depends on the territory and whether the charge arises under federal or territorial legislation.