Today, Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act, received royal assent and became law. The Government of Canada is grateful to the many survivors and experts who shared their experiences and advocated for these important changes to make the criminal justice … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced that, following an extensive review, he has referred the case of M.R. to the Court of Appeal of Quebec for a new appeal pursuant to the conviction review provisions of the Criminal Code. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced judicial appointments in the province of Alberta: The Honourable Alice Woolley is appointed a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Alberta in Calgary. The Honourable Kevin Feth is appointed a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced judicial appointments in the province of Quebec: The Honourable Éric Hardy, a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Québec, is appointed a puisne Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec. Maxime Roy, partner at Roy & Charbonneau … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced funding for two projects supporting Muslim communities in Ontario and Manitoba. Justice Canada is providing the Muslim Legal Support Centre with $724,025 over three fiscal years (2022-2025) and Healthy Muslim Families with $788,237 over five fiscal years (2022-2027) for their projects through the … Read more
Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.), accompanied by Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga (London West, Ont.), Mohammed Hashim, executive director of the Canadian Race Relation Foundation, and Mohammed Baobaid, executive director of the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration Inc. (MRCSSI), announced funding for the MRCSSI’s Culturally Integrative Coordinated Community … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced a judicial appointment to the Federal Court: Phuong T.V. Ngo, Partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced measures aimed at making the federal judicial appointments process more efficient. The measures include: Newly appointed Judicial Advisory Committees will now serve three-year terms instead of two; and As of Aug. 1, 2023, Judicial Advisory Committee assessments of judicial appointment candidates will … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced a judicial appointment in the province of British Columbia: J. Gareth Morley, senior counsel at the Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia in Victoria, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Victoria. The full release is available online. … Read more
The Department of Justice collaborated with the Canadian Police Association and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) in awarding the Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award for 2023. On Aug. 21, at the CACP biennial conference, Constable Jessica Bonneville of the Saint-Eustache Police Service in Quebec was presented with the award for her … Read more
