Deputy Minister

John H. Sims was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada in December 2004, after three years as an Associate Deputy Minister of Justice and 24 years as a distinguished lawyer in many areas of the Department.

Biographical information:

Education:
B.A. (Honours), History, Economics, Queen’s University

LL.B., Queen’s University

Professional experience:

June 2001 to December 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, Department of Justice Canada
1998 - 2001
Special Advisor to the Associate Deputy Minister, Legal Operations Sector, Department of Justice Canada
1995 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship and Immigration, Department of Justice Canada
1988 - 1995
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Treasury Board, Department of Justice Canada
1987 - 1988
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Solicitor General, Department of Justice Canada
1984 - 1987
Senior Counsel, then General Counsel - Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Department of Justice Canada
1981 - 1984
Counsel, then Senior Counsel, Civil Litigation, Department of Justice Canada
1977 - 1981
Legal Counsel, Legal Services - Transport Canada, Department of Justice Canada
1973 - 1977
Private Practice