US EditionB.C. Crown Counsel Group Files Workload Grievance, Says Staff Shortages Slow Justice
- On May 22, 2025, the BC Crown Counsel Association submitted an official workload grievance to the BC Prosecution Service, highlighting understaffing issues in the Okanagan and Kootenay areas.
- The grievance followed repeated warnings that the Prosecution Service breached its collective agreement by not hiring enough prosecutors despite growing populations and case complexity.
- Adam Dalrymple, the association president, cited reductions in Vernon’s Crown prosecutors from six in 2004 to four or five now and highlighted digital evidence as increasing case preparation time.
- Dalrymple stated that to address the increasing workload and prevent the harmful prioritization of cases, staffing in the Okanagan and Kootenay areas must be increased by about 20 to 30 percent, which means hiring approximately 20 additional Crown counsel.
- He warned that inadequate staffing is undermining work, delaying justice, and called for investments in prosecutors and support staff to better serve communities.
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The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls "inadequate staffing" in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices.
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The BC Crown Counsel Association says 20 more Crown prosecutors are needed in the region in order to handle cases in a timely fashion
B.C. Crown counsel group files workload grievance, says staff shortages slow justice – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls “inadequate staffing” in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices. The association representing 550 Crown prosecutors across B.C. says that while staffing and resource shortages impact all of its lawyers, issues in Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Nelson and Cranbrook are “particularly acute.” It says the prosecuti…
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