Probation officer
At the request of the courts, a probation officer prepares pre-sentence reports on persons found guilty to assess their potential for social reintegration.
Lawyer
You can rely on a lawyer to help you with most legal processes: founding a business, getting married, getting divorced or writing a will.
Commissioner for Oaths
Roles and responsibilities, being or searching for a Commissioner for Oaths, swearing in, checking a Commissioner’s status.
Court clerk
The clerk is the court officer responsible for a court’s administrative services.
The bailiff
A bailiff is an officer of justice responsible for serving judicial or extrajudicial documents and enforcing judgments.
Interpreter (translator)
The interpreter allows everyone to assert their rights in court, regardless of the language spoken.
Administrative justice of the peace
In general an administrative justice of the peace is a court officer working in the office of the court who has been appointed by the Minister of Justice as a justice of the peace.
Presiding justice of the peace
The presiding justices of the peace serve in the Criminal and Penal Division of the Court of Québec throughout the province.
Jury
In some criminal cases, a jury is called to hear a trial. The jury is generally made up of 12 jurors, selected at random from the list of electors.
Family mediator and civil mediator
A mediator is an impartial person who takes no position and helps the parties find common ground.
Notary
A notary prepares, drafts or presents several types of requests for clients. In non-litigated and uncontested cases, a notary may also represent the parties in certain requests.
Police officer
A police officer’s mission is to maintain peace, order and public security and to prevent and repress crime or statutory offences or by-law and municipal infractions and search for the offenders.
Criminal and Penal Prosecutors
The criminal and penal prosecutor analyzes the evidence submitted by police officers, authorizes the laying of charges before the courts and then assumes responsibility for prosecution.
Last update: November 21, 2025