Department of Justice Canada Minister's Transition Book (Pocket version)
Justice Key Facts
Policy Sector
Laurie Wright
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio
Laurie Sargent
Assistant Deputy Minister
Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio
Andrew Saranchuk
Assistant Deputy Minister
Central Agencies Portfolio
Isabelle Jacques
Assistant Deputy Minister
National Litigation Sector
Geoffrey Bickert
Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Management Sector
Johanne Bernard
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister
Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
Nancy Othmer
Assistant Deputy Minister
Public Safety, Defence and Immigration Portfolio
Elisabeth Eid
Assistant Deputy Minister
Tax Law Services
Lynn Lovett
Assistant Deputy Minister
Communications Branch
Shirley-Anne Off
Director General
- The Department of Justice is considered a medium-sized government department of approximately 5,000 employees.
- In addition to its Headquarters in Ottawa, the Department provides services across the country, through six regional offices
Regional Offices:
The Department fulfils three distinctive roles within the Government of Canada, acting as a:
- policy department with broad responsibilities for overseeing all matters relating to the administration of justice that fall within the federal domain;
- provider of a range of legal advisory, litigation, and legislative services to government departments and agencies; and
- central agency responsible for supporting the Minister in advising Cabinet on all legal matters including the constitutionality of government initiatives and activities.
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