Counsel Department of Justice Canada - National Litigation Sector - Northern Regional Office Closing date: December 31, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time Reference number JUS26J-020971-000348 Selection process number 2026-JUS-EA-505074 Location Yellowknife (Northwest Territories), Iqaluit (Nunavut), Whitehorse (Yukon) Salary $130,382 to $206,386 - In addition to your base salary, you will receive an Isolated Post Allowance: approximately $7,936 – $41,365 per year (rates and frequency vary depending on work location).

Level LP-02 Who can apply Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

For positions located in Yukon, candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as members of the Yukon First Nations will be appointed first; followed by candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as Indigenous Peoples.

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On this page About the position Work workplace The Northern Region of Justice Canada provides advisory and litigation services to departments and agencies operating in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The Northern team includes approximately 15 lawyers plus administrative support and managers.

Litigation: Much of the work of the Northern Regional Office is litigation-based. A significant portion of the work requires defending actions involving Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, the Royal Canadian Mountain Police,



and to a lesser extent other federal departments operating north of 60.

As litigation counsel you will represent the Attorney General of Canada in actions and judicial reviews, in the Federal Court and the courts of one or more of the Territories.

Advisory: About one-third of the work of the Northern Region is comprised of a broad range of advisory services.

This includes legal advice and support in relation to Aboriginal law, environmental law, torts, contracts, real property practice including conveyancing, statutory interpretation, and administrative law including some tribunal proceedings.

Intent of the process There is an immediate need to staff one litigation position and two advisory positions.A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions within the Department of Justice with various tenures, various linguistic requirements, various operational requirements and/or various conditions of employment.★ Please note that if successful and offered a position, you would be required to relocate to the location of the position in either Whitehorse, Yellowknife or Iqaluit Important messages When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies.

As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. ----------------------------------------------------------------

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