Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Breach of Public Trust

Elements of Offence
The Crown should prove the following:
 * 1) The accused is an official;
 * 2) The accused was acting in connection with the duties of his or her office;
 * 3) The accused breached the standard of responsibility and conduct demanded of him or her by the nature of the office;
 * 4) The conduct of the accused represented a serious and marked departure from the standards expected of an individual in the accused’s position of public trust; and
 * 5) The accused acted with the intention to use his or her public office for a purpose other than the public good, for example, for a dishonest, partial, corrupt, or oppressive purpose.