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Feb 10, 2023 · Shalene Curtis-Micallef was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada on February 13, 2023. She had served as Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice Canada since September 1, 2021. Over the course of her career she has held various positions at Justice Canada including the roles of Assistant ...
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Deputy Minister
Appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Department of Justice Act, the Deputy Minister is responsible for the management and direction of the Department. Under subsection 3(2) of the Department of Justice Act, the Deputy Minister is ex officio the Deputy Attorney General, except in respect of the powers, duties and functions that the Director of Public Prosecutions is authorized to exercise or perform under subsection 3(3) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act. Chief of Staff to the...
Manager of the Department
As the Department’s top public servant, the Deputy Minister has overall responsibility for managing the Department of Justice. In addition, as a member of the community of deputy ministers, the Deputy Minister of Justice shares responsibility with colleagues in other government departments for contributing to the overall leadership of the public service under the direction of the Clerk of the Privy Council.
Chief Policy Advisor
The Deputy Minister acts as principal policy advisor to the Minister on matters within the Minister’s responsibility and authority. She coordinates policy development and ensures the departmental implementation of the Minister’s initiatives and priorities. She also advises on coherent policy development for and management of the Minister’s portfolio.
The Ministerial Secretariat is part of the Deputy Minister’s Office and plays a key role in supporting the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Deputy Minister, the Associate Deputy Minister and senior departmental officials by providing front-line services including strategic advice, expertise and executive operational services ...
The Communications Branch includes the Director General’s Office, Strategic Communications Division, and Digital and Corporate Communications. Employees of the Branch also work in four of the Department’s regional offices (Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal). The Branch provides advice and planning services in media relations, media monitori...
Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio
The Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio comprises lawyers, paralegals and other professionals dedicated to providing expert legal services and legal policy advice to the whole of government on a wide range of Aboriginal law and Indigenous policy issues. The Portfolio plays a leadership role in coordinating and integrating advice from the Department of Justice on these issues in the advisory, negotiations, litigation and policy contexts. The Portfolio also plays a key client partnership role in suppo...
Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio
The Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio provides integrated legal advisory services, including litigation and drafting support services, to over 40 client departments, agencies and other federal entities. These services are provided through 12 departmental legal services units, a Centre of Expertise in Procurement Law, the Resource Development Coordination Unit and the Commercial Law Section. The 12 legal services units are co-located with their respective client departments: 1. Agriculture...
Central Agencies Portfolio
The Central Agencies Portfolio manages legal, policy and operational issues related to the central agency functions of government. The Portfolio provides legal advice and legislative services in a range of areas including financial institutions, federal financial transfers to the provinces and territories, tax policy, trade issues, securities and capital markets regulation, money laundering, terrorist financing, financial administration and Crown corporations, public service employment and la...
The litigation function within the Department of Justice is managed by the Sector at headquarters, the regional offices, and some specialized departmental legal services units. The Assistant Deputy Attorney General has functional and coordination responsibility for all litigation conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Justice.
The department's responsibilities reflect the double role of the Minister of Justice, who is also by law the Attorney General of Canada: in general terms, the Minister is concerned with the administration of justice, including policy in such areas as criminal law, family law, human rights law, and Aboriginal justice; the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the Crown, responsible for ...
Deputy Minister. Appointed pursuant to subsection 3 (1) of the Department of Justice Act, the Deputy Minister is responsible for the management and direction of the Department. Under subsection 3 (2) of the Department of Justice Act, the Deputy Minister is ex officio the Deputy Attorney General, except in respect of the powers, duties and ...
Application. This Directive applies to the Attorney General’s role in civil litigation regarding section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and other Crown obligations towards Indigenous peoples. Footnote 2 It is a concrete manifestation of how the Principles are effecting transformative change.
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The Department of Justice is a medium-sized department with around 5,000 employees. Roughly one half of departmental staff are lawyers. The other half is made up of a broad range of professionals, including paralegals, social scientists, program managers, communications specialists, administrative services personnel, computer service ...
