Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada information
Canadian Cabinet minister; main legal advisor to the government
Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada
Ministre de la Justice procureur général du Canada
Incumbent Arif Virani since July 26, 2023
Department of Justice
Style
The Honourable
Abbreviation
MoJAG[1]
Member of
Parliament
Privy Council
Cabinet[2]
Reports to
Parliament
Prime Minister[3]
Appointer
Monarch (represented by the governor general);[4] on the advice of the prime minister[5]
Term length
At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder
Sir John A. Macdonald
Formation
July 1, 1867
Salary
CA$269,800 (2019)[6]
Website
canada.justice.gc.ca
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The minister of justice and attorney general of Canada (French: ministre de la justice et procureur général du Canada) is a dual-role portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet.[7]
The officeholder in the role of Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice) serves as the minister of the Crown responsible for the Department of Justice and the justice portfolio, and in the role of Attorney General (French: Procureur général),[8] litigates on behalf of the Crown and serves as the chief legal advisor to the Government of Canada. (Though most prosecution functions of the attorney general have been assigned to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. The attorney general is supported in this role by the director of public prosecutions.[8])
^Canada, Department of Justice (2017-03-20). "Patriation, the Recognition of Rights and Reconciliation". gcnws. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^"The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^"Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
^"Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^"House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^"Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^International, Radio Canada (2019-03-04). "Political scandal Canada: dual office of Justice Minister and Attorney-General, a concern?". RCI | English. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^ abGovernment of Canada, Department of Justice (2016-04-15). "Roles and Responsibilities of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - Department of Justice Canada Minister's Transition Book". www.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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