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The headquarters of the Department of Justice is located in Ottawa at St. Andrew's Tower (284 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8), a modern low rise office tower built in 1987. The 53rd and current Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada is Arif Virani .
The Ottawa Courthouse (French: Palais de justice d'Ottawa) is a courthouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the main provincial court for the Ottawa area, and as such handles most of the region's legal affairs. The building is home to the civil, small claims, family, criminal, and district branches of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
The court was created on July 2, 2003, by the Courts Administration Service Act [1] when it and the Federal Court of Appeal were split from their predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada (which had been created June 1, 1971, through the enactment of the Federal Court Act, subsequently renamed the Federal Courts Act). [2]
The Justice Building designed by Thomas W. Fuller in Ottawa is so-called because it was previously home to the Department of Justice. Originally called Block D, it was built from 1935 to 1938 for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). It was renovated in 1998–2001 and now houses some of the offices of Members of Parliament.
The current Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice is Sharon M. Nicklas, whose term began on May 1, 2023. [14] One of the two Associate Chief Justices of the Ontario Court of Justice is Aston J. Hall, whose term began on June 3, 2021. [15]
The West Memorial Building was intended to be renovated from 2019-2023 to restore it to a usable condition, and from 2023-2028 the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court would occupy the premises while their building undergoes renovations. [3]
The committee is entirely comprised of Ottawa Impact members (Moss, Rhodea, Miedema, Roger Belknap and Gretchen Cosby), and quickly voted 5-0 to select W Talent, the only firm proposed, after it ...
Resigned, after the Minister of Justice sought to remove Justice Camp from the bench [14] 14. Michel Girouard 2017 Removal [15] A re-hearing of the first inquiry conducted in 2016. [16] The full council voted 23–3 in favour of recommending to the Minister of Justice to remove Justice Girouard from office on February 20, 2018. [17]