Service on the Crown-in-right-of-Canada or of a province varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The formalities of service must be observed, and these formalities are enhanced by the particular requirements of Crown proceedings legislation in each jurisdiction.
This page provides the addresses for service on the Crown for civil proceedings. Service in criminal proceedings is not necessarily covered by the information provided on this page.
Civil Litigation Section
Department of Justice Canada
50 O’Connor Street, 5th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Telephone: 613-670-6214
Fax: 613-954-1920
Email: AGC_PGC_OTTAWA@JUSTICE.GC.CA
Crown Liability and Proceedings Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-50)
Per. rule 133 of the Federal Court Rules, service of an originating document on the Crown-in-right-of-Canada in the Federal Court is effected by filing the document in the Federal Court registry.
Crown Law Office – Civil
McMurtry-Scott Building
8th Floor
720 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
BY EMAIL: cloc.reception@ontario.ca
Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17
Constitutional Law Branch
McMurtry-Scott Building
4th Floor
720 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
BY EMAIL: clbsupport@ontario.ca