Justice Alyssa Bain was called to the Ontario bar in 2002. She began her career articling with the Department of Justice in Toronto before working as a federal prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada from 2002 to 2019. Throughout her 17-year tenure as a federal prosecutor, Justice Bain was responsible for prosecuting offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. In 2019, Justice Bain joined the Ministry of the Attorney General as an assistant Crown attorney. She served as a case management lead, trial litigator and mentor on the ministry’s Sexual Violence Advisory Group, supporting Crowns in the litigation of sexual offences.
Justice Bain is a member of the Stop Violence Against Women Committee for Perth County and the Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition — Huron, Perth, Bruce, Lambton. In 2024, she joined the board of directors of the Canadian Mental Health Services Association, Huron Perth Addiction and Mental Health Services. Since 2017, Justice Bain has been a committee member of the Ontario Judicial Education Network, providing coaching and mentoring support to high school students participating in annual mock trial competitions and outreach programs.
Congratulations to Justice Bain on this appointment!
See the May 5, 2025 news release from the Attorney General of Ontario for more information.