Criminal defence lawyer in Brampton: Peel courthouse, police divisions and what is local

Criminal charges laid in Brampton are heard at the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, 7755 Hurontario Street, the criminal courthouse for all of Peel Region. The charge itself usually comes from Peel Regional Police, which has two Brampton divisions: 21 Division at 10 Peel Centre Drive and 22 Division at 7750 Hurontario Street. Gambriani Law PC lists the Brampton courthouse among the courts it appears in most often.

This page covers what is specific to Brampton: the police divisions, the courthouse and how it runs its early dates, the city's traffic court and the local numbers. For guides by charge, start from our criminal defence practice areas.

How does a Brampton criminal case move, step by step?

The Criminal Code is federal; what is local is who handles each step, and where.

1. Release or bail. Peel Regional Police explain that a person may be released from the scene with an appearance notice, released from the holding facility on an undertaking that can carry conditions, or held for a bail hearing. A person who is held must be taken before a justice within 24 hours if one is available (Criminal Code s. 503).
2. First appearance, remotely. Peel police tell accused people with case management dates in Brampton not to come to the courthouse, and to attend over the internet or by telephone instead. Self-represented and retained-counsel matters have separate case management courts, Monday to Friday.
3. Disclosure. For a Criminal Code or youth charge, you ask the Brampton Crown's office for disclosure and the Crown Screening Form by email. Drug charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and other federal offences go to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada instead.
4. The 12-week period. If a lawyer is retained by the first appearance, or within four weeks of it, the case is usually adjourned about 12 weeks, never more than three months, while the intake steps are completed.
5. Pre-trials. A Crown pre-trial may be held in person, by phone or by email; a judicial pre-trial is held by video unless a judicial officer directs otherwise. See what happens at a judicial pre-trial.
6. Resolution or trial. Trials are at 7755 Hurontario Street, in the Ontario Court of Justice or the Superior Court of Justice, and are in person unless a judge orders otherwise.

Which police division handles a Brampton charge?

Peel Regional Police serves both Brampton and Mississauga. Its two Brampton divisions are listed below; reports are taken at divisions and community stations, not at headquarters.

The general non-emergency number is 905-453-3311. The 905-453-2121 line is automated and only works if you know an extension. Peel's records service for police record checks has a Brampton location (ext. 4390), and its Intimate Partner Violence Unit has its own non-emergency line (ext. 4990). Headquarters is in Mississauga, at 7150 Mississauga Road, and all legal documents for the police service must be delivered there.

Where will a Brampton criminal case be heard?

At 7755 Hurontario Street, on the same street as 22 Division. Both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice sit there. Most early dates are remote: Peel Regional Police tell accused people with case management dates to join by internet or phone rather than come to the building, and a lawyer with a designation of counsel can often appear for you.

The court offices are open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with counter service from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Our guide to what to expect at the Brampton courthouse lists the courtrooms and the call-in details. The case management steps themselves are set by the Ontario Court of Justice for the whole province, and our page on what happens at a first court appearance walks through them; it is written for Toronto, but the steps are the same in Brampton.

What if someone is held for bail after a Brampton arrest?

Police who keep a person in custody must bring them before a justice without unreasonable delay, and within 24 hours where a justice is available (Criminal Code, s. 503(1)). Peel Regional Police's court page describes a bail hearing as the step used for serious charges, or where conditions are needed for a safe release. In the Superior Court at the same courthouse, bail hearings, bail reviews and 90-day detention reviews are booked through the Brampton trial office. If a relative is asked to supervise the accused, read what a surety agrees to in Ontario first.

What about traffic tickets and collisions in Brampton?

Provincial offence tickets issued in Brampton go to the City of Brampton's court at 5 Ray Lawson Boulevard, 2nd floor, L6Y 5L7 (905-450-4770), open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They are not criminal cases.

Peel Regional Police require a collision with more than $5,000 in combined damage to be reported at a Collision Reporting Centre (the police list centres at 11 Division, Shoppers World and headquarters), within 48 hours if the vehicle can be driven. Police attend instead when a collision involves criminal activity, a suspended driver or an uninsured vehicle. If the police suspect impaired driving, the case can become criminal; a lower reading in the warn range carries roadside penalties instead, explained in what happens after a warn-range reading in Ontario.

What do the local numbers show?

Statistics Canada counted 656,480 people in Brampton in the 2021 census, up 10.6% from 593,638 in 2016. Peel Regional Police publishes fatal collision counts for each city:

For the whole Peel police service (Brampton and Mississauga together), Statistics Canada reports a Crime Severity Index of 57.01 in 2024 and 59.41 in 2025, and 970 police-reported impaired driving incidents in 2025, a rate of 62.89 per 100,000 people. These are service-wide figures and say nothing about how any one case will go.

What changes the answer in a Brampton case?

• How you were released. An appearance notice and an undertaking carry different duties, and an undertaking can carry conditions. Breaking one is its own offence (Criminal Code s. 145).
• Custody. Some charges and records put the onus on the accused to show why release is justified (s. 515(6)). Our page on how bail hearings work in Ontario explains the grounds.
• Who prosecutes. Criminal Code charges are prosecuted by the Brampton Crown's office; drug charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act by the federal prosecution service, with a different disclosure address.
• How the Crown proceeds. Summary or indictable sets the maximum sentence and the route; see what the Crown's choice changes.
• Your election. On most indictable charges the accused chooses a provincial court judge, a judge without a jury, or a judge and jury (s. 536(2) and (2.1)). Read how the choice of a judge or jury works.
• Immigration status. For a permanent resident, an either-way offence counts as indictable even if the Crown proceeds summarily (IRPA s. 36(3)(a)). See what a charge can mean for permanent resident status.

For example: a Brampton charge handled remotely

This is a hypothetical, not a real client or a result. Suppose a 31-year-old permanent resident is charged with theft by Peel Regional Police after an incident at a Brampton store. Officers release her at the scene with an appearance notice and a case management date at 7755 Hurontario Street. She plans to take the day off and go to the courthouse.

Instead, she calls a lawyer that week and explains what happened in Farsi. The lawyer explains that Peel tells accused people not to attend case management in person, files a designation, and appears for her remotely. The lawyer asks the Brampton Crown for disclosure and the Crown Screening Form, and checks with her, before anything else, how each possible outcome would affect her status. If the same incident had happened in a store across the city line in Mississauga, the police service and the courthouse would be the same; only the division would change.

What mistakes do people make after a Brampton charge?

1. Going to the courthouse for a remote date. Peel police say accused people with case management dates should attend by internet or telephone and cannot enter the building for those dates.
2. Sending a drug-charge disclosure request to the wrong prosecutor. Federal drug charges go to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, not the provincial Crown.
3. Counting on same-day duty counsel. Peel police note that duty counsel cannot guarantee same-day help and should be contacted well before the court date, after you have asked for disclosure.
4. Taking a criminal charge to the traffic court. 5 Ray Lawson Boulevard hears tickets; a criminal charge goes to 7755 Hurontario Street.
5. Missing a date. The court may issue a warrant. See what to do after a missed court date.

What can you do this week?

1. Read the release paper for the court date and every condition, and follow the conditions until a court changes them.
2. If you have no lawyer yet, email the Crown's office for your disclosure and Crown Screening Form early.
3. Speak with a lawyer, in Farsi or English, before the first appearance and before any police interview.
4. Tell your lawyer about your immigration status, travel plans and any family court case.
5. Gather what a lawyer will need using the first-week checklist after a criminal charge.

Where is the guide for each stage of a Brampton case?

Our guides apply Ontario law; where an address is in Toronto, the Peel step is in Brampton.

• Must you be there: attending court yourself or through your lawyer.
• Arrested on a weekend: when a bail hearing happens after a weekend arrest.
• The evidence: how disclosure works in Ontario.
• Comparing offers: withdrawals, peace bonds, discharges and convictions.
• After a withdrawal: what a police record check shows.
• An old conviction: record suspension waiting periods.
• Budgeting: what drives the cost of a criminal defence.

Do you also take cases from nearby cities?

Yes. Charges laid in Mississauga go to the same courthouse; see criminal cases in Mississauga. Vaughan, across the regional boundary in York Region, has a different police service and its cases are heard in Newmarket; see criminal cases in Vaughan. A charge laid in Toronto goes to 10 Armoury Street; see criminal defence in Toronto.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Brampton courthouse open on statutory holidays?

No. Peel Regional Police list the Ontario Court of Justice at 7755 Hurontario Street as open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on all statutory holidays.

Can I get a Farsi interpreter in Brampton?

Yes. Ontario provides court interpretation in any language required in criminal matters, and section 14 of the Charter gives an accused or witness who does not understand the proceedings the right to an interpreter. Ask early, through your lawyer.

Does Legal Aid Ontario help callers in Farsi?

Legal Aid Ontario's toll-free line, 1-800-668-8258, says it offers help in over 300 languages, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is also the number the court and Peel police give for duty counsel.

Who do I call if I need a police record check in Brampton?

Peel Regional Police's records service has a Brampton location, reached through 905-453-2121 ext. 4390. A withdrawn charge can still matter, so read what a police record check shows after a withdrawal before applying.

Do you meet clients from Peel in Farsi?

Yes. Consultations and courtroom representation are available in English and Farsi, from our office at 5000 Yonge Street in North York. You can call, use the contact form or send a WhatsApp message.

Getting help

Gambriani Law PC works in English and Farsi from Suite 1901, 5000 Yonge Street in North York, and lists the Brampton courthouse among the courts it appears in most often. Our guide for Persian-speaking people charged in the GTA explains how a case runs when you are more at ease in Farsi. An early call leaves time to get disclosure and to deal with any release condition that is hard to live with.

This page is general information about criminal cases in Brampton, not legal advice about your case.