Contact Us

General Enquiries

For general questions or comments, you can reach us by:

Email: webadmin@justice.gc.ca

Telephone: 613-957-4222
TDD/TTY: 1-800-465-7735

Mailing Address:
Department of Justice Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada  K1A 0H8

Contact the Minister

Email
mcu@justice.gc.ca

Mailing address
The Honourable Arif Virani
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8

Fax
1-613-957-3559

For other Government of Canada programs visit www.canada.ca or contact 1-800-OCanada.

Department Contacts

Contact a specific office within the Department.

Service on the Crown

To commence a proceeding against the Crown, please visit our Service on the Crown page for further details.

Vexatious Litigant Proceedings

To seek the consent of the Attorney General of Canada to commence an application or motion under s. 40(2) of the Federal Courts Act or s. 19.1(2) of the Tax Court of Canada Act, please send an email to Vex_AGC_PGC@justice.gc.ca and include the following information:

• The notice of application or motion you intend to file;
• A draft of the written submissions that you intend to file; and,
• A draft consent using the following template: Word version (18 KB).

You can generally expect to receive a decision on your request within approximately 30 business days unless additional information is required, in which case counsel will contact you.

Departmental Publications

Many Departmental publications are available on this website. If the publication you want is not available on the site, or you require an alternative format, please contact:

Department of Justice Canada
Public Enquiries
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8

Telephone: 613-957-4222
Email: webadmin@justice.gc.ca

Departmental Employees

To reach a Justice employee directly, please use the Government Electronic Directory Services.

Media Relations

Please direct all media enquiries to our Contacts for the Media.

Regional Offices

Contact one of our regional offices located across Canada.

Direct Deposit for Goods and Services suppliers

To enrol in Direct Deposit, please visit the enrolment page.

Report a problem with the Web site

To report technical problems with this website, please contact webadmin@justice.gc.ca.

Make a complaint about infringement or denial of a victim’s right

If you feel that the Department of Justice Canada has infringed (violated) or denied any of your rights under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (CVBR), you may file a complaint.

Our Commitment to Privacy

Necessary measures have been taken to protect the confidentiality of the personal information you provide when communicating with us. This information is used by employees of the Department of Justice to communicate with you with regards to your comments. We do not use the information to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this information. According to the Privacy Act, you have rights with respect to the information you submit.

For more information about your rights, see InfoSource. This is a Government of Canada publication available in major libraries, at government information offices and from constituency offices of federal Members of Parliament.

Lobbying the Department of Justice

Canadians expect that all who participate in the development and application of public policy, law and regulations, act in a manner that demonstrates respect for Canada’s democratic institutions.

Lobbyists are subject to the principles and rules of the Lobbying Act and the Lobbyist’s Code of Conduct.

When dealing with employees of the Department of Justice, lobbyists must comply with the principles and rules of the Lobbyist’s Code of Conduct and Lobbying Act as well as familiarize themselves with the Values and Ethics Code of the Department of Justice to ensure that, at all times, their actions do not put a Department of Justice employee in a position of conflict of interest or compromise their integrity.