The City currently employs a team of four lawyers and 22 prosecutors responsible for the prosecution of a wide range of interesting and, at times, high profile offences committed under City bylaws and Provincial statutes. In handling its cases, the Prosecutions team fields a variety of legal issues including constitutional and Charter challenges. Prosecutions are conducted at the historic Old City Hall courthouse as well as three other court locations in the city.

The following types of offences are handled by the Prosecutions team:

• Fire Code and Building Code violations
• Water pollution offences
• Noise violations
• Traffic and parking offences
• Strip Club and Body Rub Parlour offences
• Zoning violations
• Smoking offences
• Dog bites and other dog related offences
• Taxicab offences