Department of Justice Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Organization of the Department of Justice

Minister, Hon Robert D. Nicholson

  • - Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
  • - Deputy Minister, John Sims
    • - Associate Deputy Ministers, Yves Côté & Donna Miller
    • - Director General, Corporate Secretariat and EA to the DM, Suesan Saville
    • - Chief Audit Executive, Steve Samuels
    • - Chief General Counsel
    • - SADM, Policy, Donald K. Piragoff
    • - ADAG, Aboriginal Affairs, Elizabeth Sanderson
    • - ADAG, Citizenship, Immigration & Public Safety, Daniel Therrien
    • - ADAG, Tax Law Services, Johanne D'Auray
    • - ADM, Central Agencies, Valerie Hughes
    • - A/Director General, Communications, Sheila Bird
    • - ADM Management, Virginia McRae (includes the Office of Corporate Counsel)
    • - ADAG Litigation, Don Rennie
    • - Chief Legislative Counsel, Legislative Services, John Mark Keyes
    • - ADM, Public Law, Carolyn P. Kobernick
    • - ADM, Business and Regulatory Law, Pierre Legault
    • - Senior Regional Director, Prairies Region, Barbara Ritzen
    • - A/Senior Regional Director, Northern Region, Lynn Hjartarson
    • - Senior Regional Director, B.C. Region, Bill Basran
    • - Senior Regional Director, Ontario Region, Carla Lyon
    • - Senior Regional Director, Quebec Region, Micheline Van Erum
    • - A/Senior Regional Director, Atlantic Region, Jim Bissell