GENERAL INFORMATION

Responsible Minister

Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Senior officials responsible for implementing Section 41 of the OLA

  • Associate Deputy Minister of Justice and Official Languages Champion
    Yves Côté
    284 Wellington Street
    Room EMB-4175
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
    Tel: 613-941-4073
    Fax: 613-941-4074
    yves.cote@justice.gc.ca

  • Chief Legislative Counsel and Official Languages Co-Champion
    John Mark Keyes
    284 Wellington Street
    Room SAT-7123
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
    Tel: 613-954-5786
    Fax: 613-952-4080
    john-mark.keyes@justice.gc.ca

  • General Counsel and Director
    Suzanne Poirier
    284 Wellington Street
    Room SAT-5014
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
    Tel: 613-952-1119
    Fax: 613-946-3106
    suzanne.poirier@justice.gc.ca

  • Senior Counsel and Manager
    Andrée Duchesne
    284 Wellington Street
    Room SAT-5020
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
    Tel: 613-954-7233
    Fax: 613-946-3106
    andree.duchesne@justice.gc.ca

National Coordinator responsible for the implementation of Section 41

  • Parnel Dugas
    Senior Policy Analyst
    284 Wellington Street
    Room SAT-5023
    Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8
    Tel: 613-954-3723
    Fax: 613-946-3106
    parnel.dugas@justice.gc.ca

Regional Coordinators

  • British Columbia
    Mélanie Chartier
    Counsel
    Aboriginal Law Section, Advisory Services Group
    1138 Melville Street
    Room 1500
    Vancouver, BC V6E 4S3
    Tel: 604-666-3813
    Fax: 604-666-3097
    melanie.chartier@justice.gc.ca

  • Alberta
    Michele Vincent
    Counsel
    Civil Litigation and Advisory Services
    211 Bank of Montreal Building
    10199 101st Street
    Edmonton, AB T5J 3Y4
    Tel: 780-495-4071
    Fax: 780-495-6300
    michele.vincent@justice.gc.ca

  • Saskatchewan
    Daryl Schatz
    Regional Director and General Counsel
    Civil Litigation and Advisory Services
    Prairie Region
    123 2nd Avenue South
    10th Floor
    Saskatoon, SK S7K 7E6
    Tel: 306-975-5190
    Fax: 306-975-6240
    daryl.schatz@justice.gc.ca

  • Manitoba
    Julien Bédard
    Counsel
    Tax Litigation
    Centennial House
    310 Broadway Avenue
    Room 301
    Winnipeg, MB R3C 0S6
    Tel: 204-983-0984
    Fax: 204-984-5434
    julien.bedard@justice.gc.ca

  • Ontario
    Diane Dagenais
    Assistant Regional Director and Senior Counsel
    Ontario Regional Office
    Exchange Tower
    130 King Street West
    Room 3400
    Toronto, ON M5X 1K6
    Tel: 416-973-9711
    Fax: 416-954-8982
    diane.dagenais@justice.gc.ca

  • Quebec
    Kim Sheppard
    Counsel
    Tax Litigation
    Complexe Guy-Favreau
    200 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
    East Tower, 9th Floor
    Montreal, QC H2Z 1X4
    Tel: 514-283-8460
    Fax: 514-283-8427
    kim.sheppard@justice.gc.ca

  • Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward
    Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Kim Duggan
    Legal Counsel
    Atlantic Regional Office
    Duke Tower
    5251 Duke Street
    Room 1400
    Halifax, NS B3J 1P3
    Tel: 902-426-9104
    Fax: 902-426-8796
    kim.duggan@justice.gc.ca

  • Yukon
    Maegan Hough
    Counsel
    Yukon Office
    62, 3rd Avenue
    Room 200
    Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1G3
    Tel: 867-667-3992
    Fax: 867-667-3934
    maegan.hough@justice.gc.ca

  • Northwest Territories and Nunavut
    Jason Steele
    Legal Counsel
    Northwest Territories Office
    5020 - 48th Street
    Joe Tobie Building
    3rd Floor, P.O. Box 8
    Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N1
    Tel: 867-920-6008
    Fax: 867-920-6025
    jason.steele@justice.gc.ca