Solicitor General of Canada
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The Solicitor General of Canada was a former federal cabinet position responsible for overseeing law enforcement, public safety, and related legal affairs at the national level.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal cabinet position ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Public Safety Act, 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedInYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Department of the Solicitor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| field |
corrections
ⓘ
criminal justice policy ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ national security ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| memberOf | Queen’s Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Soliciteur général du Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Solicitor General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | ministerial portfolio ⓘ |
| oversees |
Canada Firearms Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Security Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Correctional Service of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ National Parole Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Correctional Investigator NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | senior law officer of the Crown in Canada ⓘ |
| predecessorDepartment | Department of the Solicitor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Minister of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
border security policy coordination
ⓘ
corrections policy at the federal level ⓘ crime prevention policy ⓘ emergency preparedness policy ⓘ federal policing policy ⓘ law enforcement policy at the federal level ⓘ national security policy coordination ⓘ parole and conditional release policy ⓘ public safety policy at the federal level ⓘ |
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| status | defunct cabinet position ⓘ |
| succeededByDepartment | Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
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