Jennifer Stanton

Sexual Violence Advisory Crown Counsel, Director of Crown Operations Office (Toronto Region)

Jennifer Stanton is the sexual violence advisory Crown counsel for the Toronto Region, as part of the Director of Crown Operations Office (Toronto Region). Jennifer commenced her career as a Crown attorney in downtown Toronto in 2005. She was a member of the child abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) specialized teams. As a member of the child abuse team, Jennifer focused on internet child exploitation (ICE) prosecutions. Jennifer also prosecuted several homicides, acted for the Crown at the Ontario Review Board, and argued summary conviction appeals. In 2020, Jennifer held the position of high-risk offender Crown for the Toronto region. She oversaw all applications under Part XXIV of the Criminal Code in the Toronto region and argued complicated, dangerous offender applications involving ICE cases.

From 2023 to 2024, Jennifer held the position of Crown counsel, director of Crown operations office, for the Toronto Region. Jennifer’s portfolio included overseeing IPV and high-risk IPV across the Toronto region, educating and training Toronto regional crown prosecutors, representing the Crown on various Committees, and arguing conflict cases. Jennifer was also responsible for managing the Toronto Regional Bail Centre. In 2024, Jennifer was assigned as a member of Canada’s first Cybercrime Unit in Toronto, attached to the Complex Prosecutions Bureau at the Ministry of the Attorney General. There, she advised police provincially on complex cases involving cybercrime and cryptocurrency, educated Crown attorneys and police across Ontario on cybercrime and search issues, and organised Toronto’s first cybercrime conference.

Jennifer instructs in the area of ICE at Toronto Metropolitan University, sits as a director on the board for BOOST Child Youth Advocacy Centre, and teaches law enforcement at all levels across the Province of Ontario.