Implementation of section 41 of the Official Languages Act

Federal-Provincial-Territorial (f-p-t) Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages

• Mandate
• Members
• Contact

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Mandate

The mandate is:

• To examine any barriers and possible solutions to access to justice in both official languages;

• To take into consideration the Environmental Scan : Access to Justice in Both Official Languages and other studies on access to justice in both official languages;
• To exchange information on the best practices and initiatives in place in each of the jurisdictions; and
• Draw the attention of the deputy ministers of Justice to issues related to access to justice in both official languages.

Members

• Chair: Andrée Duchesne
• Alberta: Irv Yaverbaum
• British Colombia: Geoffrey Gaul
• Manitoba: Suzanne Lavallée, Melinda Murray
• Nova Scotia: Kenneth Winch
• New Brunswick: Janet McKenna
• Nunavut: Doug Garson
• Ontario: Sabine Derbier
• Quebec : Caroline Vallières
• Saskatchewan: Thomson Irvine
• Northwest Territories: Reg Tolton
• Yukon: Catherine Simpson
• Network of Francophone Affairs Government Officials: M. Guy Jourdain
• Justice Canada: Andrée Duchesne, Marc Tremblay, Sylvie Bourgault, Jean-Pierre Baribeau, Marc Dubois
• Note: For information only — Prince Edward Island, Ellie Reddin

Contact

Andrée Duchesne
Senior Counsel and Manager
Federal-Provincial-Territorial (f-p-t) Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages
Telephone: 613-954-7233
Fax: 613-946-3106
Email: andree.duchesne@justice.gc.ca