Implementation of section 41 of the Official Languages Act
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Section I - General information
Responsible Minister:
The Honourable Irwin Cotler
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
1. Identification of the institution
Department of Justice of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4358
Fax: (613) 946-3106
Website: http://www.justice.gc.ca
2. Brief description of the institution’s mandate
The Department of Justice works to ensure that Canada’s justice system is as fair, accessible and efficient as possible. The Department helps the federal government to develop policy and to make and reform laws as needed. At the same time, it acts as the Government’s legal advisor, providing legal advice, prosecuting cases under federal law, and representing the Government of Canada in court. As such, the Justice Department serves Canadians indirectly by acting as the Government’s law firm, rather than by directly handling citizens’ personal or individual matters. The Department’s responsibilities reflect the dual role of the Minister of Justice, who is also the Attorney General of Canada: while the Minister is concerned with matters of policy and their relation to the justice system, the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the Crown.
The mission of the Department of Justice concerning the implementation of Section 41
The role of Attorney General of Canada is excluded from this Action Plan.
The Department of Justice is responsible for a wide variety of issues in the overall implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act.
In response to the Coordination and Accountability Framework contained in the federal government’s Action Plan for Official Languages, the mission of the Department of Justice with regards to the implementation of Section 41, Community Component, is the following:
To provide and demonstrate leadership in implementing the commitment specified in Section 41 of the Official Languages Act.
More specifically:
- The Department will seek out and facilitate the participation of Official Language Minority Communities in the design, development, implementation and assessment of its programs, policies and services, so that their needs may be identified and taken into consideration.
- To achieve these goals, the Department will raise its employees’ awareness of the situation of minority language communities in order to enable them to develop effective relations with these communities so that their needs are identified and considered and their participation ensured.
3. Responsible Officers
Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
Michel Bouchard
284 Wellington Street
SAT-5004
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 941-4073
Fax: (613) 941-4074
E-mail: michel.bouchard@justice.gc.ca
National Coordinator — Section 41
Team 41
Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism
275 Sparks Street
St-Andrew's Tower, Room T5025
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel: (613) 954-3723
Fax: (613) 946-3106
E-mail: section41@justice.gc.ca
Contact
Suzanne Poirier
General Counsel and Director
Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism
284 Wellington Street
SAT-5014
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 952-1119
Fax: (613) 946-3106
E-mail: suzanne.poirier@justice.gc.ca
Network of Regional and Departmental Program and Policy Coordinators
Network of Regional Coordinators
British-Columbia, Yukon
Pierre Rousseau
General Counsel
900-840, Howe Street
Robson Court
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Tel.: (604) 666-6009
Fax: (604) 666-7121
E-mail: pierre.rousseau@justice.gc.ca
Nunavut and Yukon
Richard Meredith
Regional Director
Elijah Smith Building 200
300 Main Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2B5
Tel.: (867) 667-8984
Fax: (867) 667-3934
E-mail: meredit@justice.gc.ca
N.W.T.
Diane Sylvain
Regional Director
Joe Tobie Building 5020
48th Street, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 8
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2N1
Tel.: (867) 669-6910
Fax: (867) 920-4022
E-mail: dsylvain@justice.gc.ca
Alberta
Richard Keswick
Legal Advisor
211, Bank of Montréal Building
10199 – 101st Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3Y4
Tel.: (780) 495-5358
Fax: (780) 495-2584
E-mail: richard.keswick@justice.gc.ca
Saskatchewan
Joseph McHattie
Legal Advisor
123 – 2nd Avenue South, 10th Floor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 7E6
Tel.: (306) 975-8991
Fax: (306) 975-6499
E-mail: joseph.mchattie@justice.gc.ca
Manitoba
Julien Bédard
Lawyer
310 Broadway Avenue, Room 301
Centennial House
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0S6
Tel.: (204) 983-0984
Fax: (204) 984-5434
E-mail: julien.bedard@justice.gc.ca
Ontario
Adel Ghié
Policy Analyst
284, Wellington Street
St-Andrew Tower, Room 5013
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 954-3723
Fax: (613) 946-3106
E-mail: aghie@justice.gc.ca
Quebec
Cristina Damiani
Coordinator
Planning, Performance and Information Management
Complexe Guy Favreau
East Tower, 9th floor
200, René Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec
H2Z 1X4
Tel. : (514) 496-2335
Fax : (514) 283-9690
E-mail: cristina.damiani@justice.gc.ca
Atlantic Region
(N.S.) (N.B.) (N.L. & P.E.I.)
Susan Murtagh
Regional Communications Advisor
Duke Tower 5251, Duke Street
Suite 1400
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1P3
Tel.: (902) 426-3493
Fax: (902) 426-7913
E-mail: susan.murtagh@justice.gc.ca
Network of Departmental Program and Policy Coordinators
External Relations, Policy and Planning
Cyril McIntyre
Legal Advisor
Intergovernmental and
External Relations Division
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 5248
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 952-8315
Fax: (613) 941-4165
E-mail: cyril.mcintyre@justice.gc.ca
Family Violence Initiative (Justice Component)
Francine Dumas
Program Manager
Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 6226
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 952-5616
Fax: (613) 941-2269
E-mail: francine.dumas@justice.gc.ca
Youth Justice Renewal Initiative
Pauline Cormier
Program Analyst
Youth Justice Renewal Fund
180 Elgin Street, 7th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 946-9452
Fax: (613) 954-3275
E-mail: pauline.cormier@justice.gc.ca
Child Centred Family Justice Fund
Lise Lafrenière-Henrie
Legal Advisor
Policy Analyst
Family, Children and Youth Section
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 957-0059
Fax: (613) 952-9600
E-mail: lise.lafreniere-henrie@justice.gc.ca
Danielle Bruyère
Program Officer
Family, Children and Youth Section
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 941-9976
Fax: (613) 952-9600
E-mail: danielle.bruyere@justice.gc.ca
Unified Family Courts
Lucille Collard
Lawyer
Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 5207
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 941-4752
Fax: (613) 941-4088
E-mail: lucille.collard@justice.gc.ca
Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support Fund
Sylvie Bourgault
Legal Advisor
Francophonie, Justice in both Official Languages and Legal Dualism
275 Sparks Street
St-Andrew’s Tower, Room T5012
Ottawa (Ontario)
Tel.: (613) 946-7016
Fax: (613) 946-3106
E-mail: sylvie.bourgault@justice.gc.ca
Public Legal Education and Information Program
Mireille Provost
Program Manager
Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 6198
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel. : (613) 957-3706
Fax : (613) 941-2269
E-mail: mireille.provost@justice.gc.ca
Communications representative
Pierre Millette
Editorial Assistant
Justice Canada, Client Services
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 4304
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel. : (613) 946-8920
Fax : (613) 954-0811
E-mail: pierre.millette@justice.gc.ca
Research representative
Manon Harvey
Research Analyst
Research and Statistics Division
284 Wellington Street
EMB – Room 6284
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 954-4243
Fax: (613) 952-9600
E-mail: manon.harvey@justice.gc.ca
Policy Centre for Victim Issues
Penney Baxter
Programs Analyst
Justice Canada
Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate
EMB - Room: 6204
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: (613) 957-9581
Fax: (613) 941-2269
E-mail: penney.baxter@justice.gc.ca
4. Period covered by the Action Plan
The Action Plan presented to the Canadian Heritage Department by Justice Canada covers the period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010 and targets five priority components. The Plan will be reviewed once a year to make the necessary adjustments and to include the other components of the Department progressively.
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