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Implementation of section 41 of the Official Languages Act

Five-Year Action Plan 2005-2010

Section I - General information

Responsible Minister:

The Honourable Irwin Cotler
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

1. Identification of the institution

Department of Justice of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: 613-957-4358
Fax: 613-946-3106
Website: http://www.justice.gc.ca

2. Brief description of the institution’s mandate

The Department of Justice works to ensure that Canada’s justice system is as fair, accessible and efficient as possible. The Department helps the federal government to develop policy and to make and reform laws as needed. At the same time, it acts as the Government’s legal advisor, providing legal advice, prosecuting cases under federal law, and representing the Government of Canada in court. As such, the Justice Department serves Canadians indirectly by acting as the Government’s law firm, rather than by directly handling citizens’ personal or individual matters. The Department’s responsibilities reflect the dual role of the Minister of Justice, who is also the Attorney General of Canada: while the Minister is concerned with matters of policy and their relation to the justice system, the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the Crown.

The mission of the Department of Justice concerning the implementation of Section 41

The role of Attorney General of Canada is excluded from this Action Plan.

The Department of Justice is responsible for a wide variety of issues in the overall implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act.

In response to the Coordination and Accountability Framework contained in the federal government’s Action Plan for Official Languages, the mission of the Department of Justice with regards to the implementation of Section 41, Community Component, is the following:

To provide and demonstrate leadership in implementing the commitment specified in Section 41 of the Official Languages Act.

More specifically:

The Department will seek out and facilitate the participation of Official Language Minority Communities in the design, development, implementation and assessment of its programs, policies and services, so that their needs may be identified and taken into consideration.
To achieve these goals, the Department will raise its employees’ awareness of the situation of minority language communities in order to enable them to develop effective relations with these communities so that their needs are identified and considered and their participation ensured.

3. Responsible Officers

Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
Michel Bouchard
284 Wellington Street
SAT-5004
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-941-4073
Fax: 613-941-4074
E-mail: michel.bouchard@justice.gc.ca

National Coordinator — Section 41
Team 41
Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism
275 Sparks Street
St-Andrew's Tower, Room T5025
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel: 613-954-3723
Fax: 613-946-3106
E-mail: section41@justice.gc.ca

Contact
Suzanne Poirier
General Counsel and Director
Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism
284 Wellington Street
SAT-5014
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-952-1119
Fax: 613-946-3106
E-mail: suzanne.poirier@justice.gc.ca

Network of Regional and Departmental Program and Policy Coordinators

Network of Regional Coordinators

British Columbia
Mélanie Chartier
Counsel
Robson Court
900-840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2S9
Tel.: 604-775-7479
Fax: 604-775-7557
E-mail: melanie.charter@justice.gc.ca

Nunavut, N.W.T. and Yukon
Phyllis MacRae
Senior Counsel
EMB - Room 2298
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-946-3108
Fax: 613-941-7865
E-mail: phyllis.macrae@justice.gc.ca

Alberta
Richard Keswick
Counsel
720, 10909 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3L9
Tel.: 780-495-7878
Fax: 780-495-2008
E-mail: richard.keswick@cfc-cafc.gc.ca

Saskatchewan
Patrick Ryan
Counsel
123 - 2nd Avenue South
10th Floor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 7E6
Tel.: 306-975-6287
Fax: 306-975-6499
E-mail: patrick.ryan@justice.gc.ca

Manitoba
Julien Bédard
Lawyer
310 Broadway Avenue, Room 301
Centennial House
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0S6
Tel.: 204-983-0984
Fax: 204-984-5434
E-mail: julien.bedard@justice.gc.ca

Ontario
Adel Ghié
Policy Analyst
284, Wellington Street
St-Andrew Tower, Room 5013
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-954-3723
Fax: 613-946-3106
E-mail: aghie@justice.gc.ca

Quebec
Micheline Van-Erum
Senior Regional Director
Planning, Performance and Information Management
Complexe Guy Favreau
East Tower, 9th floor
200, René Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1X4
Tel.: 514-496-4526
Fax: 514-283-9690
E-mail: micheline.van-erum@justice.gc.ca

Atlantic Region
(N.S.) (N.B.) (N.L. & P.E.I.)
Team 41
Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism
275 Sparks Street
St-Andrew's Tower, Room T5025
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel: 613-954-3723
Fax: 613-946-3106
E-mail: section41@justice.gc.ca

Family Violence Initiative (Justice Component)
Francine Dumas
Program Manager
Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate
284 Wellington Street
EMB - Room 6226
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-952-5616
Fax: 613-941-2269
E-mail: francine.dumas@justice.gc.ca

Youth Justice Initiative
Jasmyne Bois
Program Analyst
Youth Justice Fund
180 Elgin Street, 7th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-941-4179
Fax: 613-954-3275
E-mail: jasmyne.bois@justice.gc.ca

Child Centred Family Justice Fund
Lise Lafrenière-Henrie
Legal Advisor
Policy Analyst
Family, Children and Youth Section
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-957-0059
Fax: 613-952-9600
E-mail: lise.lafreniere-henrie@justice.gc.ca

Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support Fund
Sylvie Bourgault
Legal Advisor
Francophonie, Justice in both Official Languages and Legal Dualism
275 Sparks Street
St-Andrew’s Tower, Room T5012
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-946-7016
Fax: 613-946-3106
E-mail: sylvie.bourgault@justice.gc.ca

Research and Statistics Division
Nathalie Quann
Senior Research Officer
284 Wellington Street
Room 6282
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel.: 613-941-4191
Fax: 613-941-1845
E-mail: nathalie.quann@justice.gc.ca

Victims of Crime Initiative
Mireille Provost
Program Analyst
Justice Canada
Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate
284 Wellington Street
EMB - Room: 6234
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Tel. : 613-957-3706
Fax : 613-941-2269
E-mail: mireille.provost@justice.gc.ca

4. Period covered by the Action Plan

The Action Plan presented to the Canadian Heritage Department by Justice Canada covers the period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010 and targets five priority components. The Plan will be reviewed once a year to make the necessary adjustments and to include the other components of the Department progressively.

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