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Shalene Curtis-Micallef
Canada
Deputy Minister of Justice
Biography
Shalene Curtis-Micallef was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada on February 13, 2023. She had served as Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice Canada since September 1, 2021.
Over the course of her career she has held various positions at Justice Canada, including the roles of Assistant Deputy Minister of the Tax Law Services Portfolio, Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister of the Policy Sector, and Executive Director and Senior General Counsel of Health Canada Legal Services and of Agriculture and Food Inspection Legal Services. Her career at Justice Canada has touched on a variety of areas of law, with an emphasis on regulatory law and international law. Over the years she has had the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of significant legislative reforms including in the areas of cannabis legalization and regulation, tobacco control, food safety modernization and public health. She started her career with Justice in the Tax Law Services Portfolio as tax litigation counsel.
Shalene completed her legal studies at Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Shalene also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa.
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