Department Structure

Legal Services

The Department of Justice provides legal advice to Industry Canada through Industry Canada's Legal Services, and the Competition Bureau receives its legal advice from the Competition Law Division.

Legal Services provides support to all sectors of Industry Canada except the Competition Bureau. Specialized practice areas include commercial law, including contracts; corporate law; intellectual property, including copyright, trademarks, patents, biotechnology, integrated circuits and industrial design; trade law, both internal and international; telecommunications; administrative law; and Crown law. Legal Services is headed by a Senior General Counsel and includes four law practice groups, each headed by a Senior Counsel: the Commercial Law Group, the Bankruptcy Law Group, the Intellectual Property Law Group and the Telecommunications Law Group.