Service on the Crown
Federal Court
To commence a proceeding against the Crown, the Attorney General of Canada or any other minister of the Crown, the appropriate documentation must be filed in the Federal Court Registry. Regional Federal Court Registry Offices
When the Crown is sued in the Federal Court, the proper defendant is "Her Majesty The Queen". For Federal Court, service on the Attorney General is set out in Rule 133 of the Federal Courts Rules.
Provincial Court
To commence a proceeding against the Crown, the Attorney General of Canada or any other minister of the Crown, the Deputy Attorney General of Canada must be served, either at the office of the Deputy Attorney General in Ottawa or at the appropriate regional office of the Department of Justice Canada listed below. When the Crown is sued in provincial court, the proper defendant is "Attorney General of Canada."
The address for the Deputy Attorney General of Canada is:
Office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
For litigation in provincial courts, service on the Attorney General of Canada is set out in section 4 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings (Provincial Court) Regulations.
Regional Offices
Atlantic Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Atlantic Regional Office
Department of Justice Canada
Suite 1400, Duke Tower
5251 Duke Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1P3
Telephone: 902-426-3260
Fax: 902-426-7913
Quebec
Quebec Regional Office
Department of Justice Canada
Guy-Favreau Complex
East Tower, 9th Floor
200 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1X4
Fax: 514-283-9690
Ontario
Ontario Regional Office
Department of Justice Canada
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 3400, Box 36
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: 416-973-0942
Fax: 416-973-3004
Manitoba
Prairie Regional Office – Winnipeg
Department of Justice Canada
301 – 310 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0S6
Fax: 204-983-3636
Saskatchewan
Prairie Regional Office – Saskatoon
Department of Justice Canada
123 2nd Avenue S., 10th Floor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 7E6
Telephone: 306-975-4756
Fax: 306-975-4030
Alberta
Prairie Regional Office – Calgary
Department of Justice Canada
Suite 510, 606 4th Street Southwest
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 1T1
Telephone: 403-299-3978
Fax: 403-299-3966
Prairie Regional Office – Edmonton
Department of Justice Canada
10423 101 Street
3rd Floor, Epcor Tower
Edmonton, Alberta
T5H 0E7
Telephone: 780-495-2983
Fax: 780-495-2964
British Columbia
British Columbia Regional Office
Department of Justice Canada
900 – 840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: 604-666-2061
Fax: 604-666-2760
TDD: 604-666-1511
Yukon
Northern Regional Office – Yukon
Department of Justice Canada
3162 3rd Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 1G3
Telephone: 867-393-7950
Fax: 867-667-3934
Northwest Territories
Northern Regional Office – Northwest Territories
Department of Justice Canada
5019 52nd Street
2nd Floor, Nova Plaza
P.O. Box 2052
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2P5
Telephone: 867-920-6001
Fax: 867-920-6025
Nunavut
Northern Regional Office – Nunavut
Department of Justice Canada
961 Greenstone Building
P.O. Box 2189
Iqaluit, Nunavut
X0A 0H0
Telephone: 867-975-2404
Fax: 867-975-2406
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