News Releases

2007

November 2, 2007

Minister of Justice Announces Appointment of Assistant Privacy Commissioner

October 23, 2007

Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Anti-Terrorism Provisions

Backgrounder: Investigative Hearing and the Recognizance with Conditions in the Criminal Code

October 18, 2007

Centrepiece Legislation to Tackle Serious Crime

Backgrounder: Tackling Violent Crime Act

October 9, 2007

Canada’s New Government Announces a Plan to Strengthen theYouth Criminal Justice Act

Backgrounder: YCJA Changes and Review

October 2, 2007

Canada’s New Government to Tackle Identity Theft

Backgrounder: Identity Theft

October 1, 2007

Backgrounder: Trafficking In Persons

August 20, 2007

Minister of Justice Recognizes Excellence in Police Work with Youth

Backgrounder: Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Awards

August 13, 2007

Eighth Annual Justicia Awards Presented for Legal Reporting

July 18, 2007

Canada’s New Government Reiterates its Commitment to Anti-Terrorism Legislation

Backgrounder: Anti-terrorism Act (ATA)

July 17, 2007

Minister of Justice Refers Murder Case to Ontario Court of Appeal

June 25, 2007

Canada’s DNA Data Bank Laws Strengthened

June 5, 2007

Canada’s New Government is Getting It Done on Bail Reform for Firearm Offences

June 1, 2007

Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Renew Their Commitment to the Fight Against Organized Crime

Ministers Nicholson and Day pledge to build on recent successes to combat organized crime

Canada's New Government Amends the Criminal Code to Stop Film Piracy

May 31, 2007

Canada’s New Government Announces Long-awaited Bill to End House Arrest Receives Royal Assent

Backgrounder: Justice Legislation Status

Backgrounder: Bill C-9 - Conditional Sentences

May 29, 2007

Justice Legislation Finally Moving One Year Later

May 24, 2007

Citizenship of Individuals Revoked

Backgrounder: Revoking Citizenship of Individuals Involved in WWII War Crimes

Backgrounder: Canada's War Crimes Program

Backgrounder: The Revocation of Citizenship

May 17, 2007

Minister of Justice Announces Appointment of Two Assistant Information Commissioners

May 15, 2007

Call for Entries for Eighth Annual Justicia Awards

May 2, 2007

Statement from the Minister of Justice on the Death of the Honourable Bertha Wilson

April 23, 2007

Ministers of Justice and Public Safety Name First Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

Backgrounder: Biography of Steve Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

Backgrounder: Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

March 22, 2007

Minister of Justice Announces Proposed Amendments to the Criminal Code to Allow Canada to Ratify and Implement the UN Convention Against Corruption

March 16, 2007

Canada’s New Government Announces Federal Victims Ombudsman and New Funding for Victims of Crime

Backgrounder: Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

Backgrounder: New Funding Package for Victims of Crime

March 12, 2007

City of Toronto and Department of Justice Canada host conference on Safe Cities for Youth: A Culture of Smart Choices

March 6, 2007

Minister of Justice Appoints Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission

February 27, 2007

Department of Justice Launches New Website for Accessing Acts and Regulations

February 13, 2007

Canada's New Government Urges Opposition to Pass Crime Bills

January 11, 2007

The Government of Canada announces $16.1 million funding for youth at risk