Social Media Terms of Use

The use of social media by the Department of Justice Canada is intended to encourage interaction between the users of these platforms and the Department of Justice Canada, and in no way verifies or confirms either the accuracy of user comments or their compliance with the Terms of Use provided below. The Department of Justice Canada does not endorse any of the views in comments posted by users. Comments that violate these policies may result in the Department of Justice Canada deleting the comment and blocking the user in question to prevent further inappropriate comments.

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Commenting Policy - What is, and isn't, acceptable?

The Department of Justice Canada welcomes comments and expects that conversations will follow the general rules of respectful civil discourse. Users are fully responsible for everything that they submit in their comments, and all posted comments are in the public domain. Please keep comment submissions relevant, and be civil.

Please keep in mind that the Department of Justice Canada will not tolerate comments that are offensive to an individual or an organization, rude in tone, or abusive. The Department of Justice Canada does not discriminate against any views or comments but reserves the right to edit or remove any of the following:

• racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, or life-threatening messages;
• serious, unproven, unsupported, or inaccurate accusations against individuals or organizations;
• abusive, aggressive, coarse, explicit, vulgar, violent, obscene, or pornographic comments;
• personal attacks and/or defamatory statements;
• comments that encourage or suggest illegal activity;
• messages where the sender is not the author (nor the copyright holder if applicable);
• solicitations, advertisements, or endorsements of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency;
• attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency;
• announcements from labour or political organizations;
• messages written in a language other than English or French;
• comments not sent by the author and/or posted by anonymous or robot accounts;
• repetitive posts copied and pasted by multiple users;
• unintelligible or irrelevant messages;
• messages posted using all CAPS (it is difficult to read and is interpreted as yelling);
• messages that are too far off-topic; and
• any other message that the forum moderators feel will not add to the normal flow of debate.

In short, be respectful and make sure submitted comments are relevant to the section where they are posted. Anyone acting contrary to these rules may be temporarily or permanently excluded from the dialogue spaces on this site.

A few other important notes:

• The Department of Justice Canada cannot commit to replying to every comment posted; however, attempts to engage in conversations will be made when possible.
• The views of participants commenting on these pages do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada.
• Users participate at their own risk, taking personal responsibility for their comments, their username, and any information provided. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers or email addresses in the body of your comments.
• Reporters are asked to send questions to the Department of Justice Canada's Media Relations.
• Additional information can be found in the Terms and conditions section of the Department of Justice Canada Web site.

Additional Information

If you are looking for more information about the Department of Justice Canada, please consult our Web site.

The usual ways of contacting us for official correspondence are detailed in the Contact Us section of our Web site.

If you have questions about this policy, please contact socialmedia-mediassociaux@justice.gc.ca.

Contact Information

The Department of Justice Canada's social media accounts are managed by the Communications Branch of the Department of Justice Canada, located at:

284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Email: socialmedia-mediassociaux@justice.gc.ca

For general enquiries

Questions and requests for general information on Department of Justice Canada programs, services, and publications should be directed to:

Phone: (613) 957-4222
TDD/TYY: (613) 992-4556

Fax: (613) 954-0811

Email: webadmin@justice.gc.ca

For media enquiries

Media representatives should direct media enquiries to the Department of Justice Canada's Media Relations:

Phone: (613) 957-4207

Email: media@justice.gc.ca