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Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada and the leader of the nation’s Liberal Party. Born in Ottawa, Trudeau is the oldest son of the former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, is fluent in both French and English, and an advocate for environmental and human rights causes. While you may not be able to contact Justin Trudeau directly, you can get a message to him through his office or one of his Twitter accounts. You can also request an official greeting from the Prime Minister’s office to celebrate a milestone birthday or anniversary.

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Calling, Writing, or Emailing Trudeau

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  1. Justin Trudeau has 2 office locations that you can call to try to speak with him or leave a voicemail message that can be passed on to him. To call his House of Commons office in Ottawa to speak with him about national issues or political concerns that you have, dial 1-613-995-0253. To call Trudeau about local matters at his office in Montreal, dial 1-514-277-6020.[1]
    • Your call will be screened by a staff member before you’re potentially connected to Justin Trudeau.
    • If you’re a constituent of Justin Trudeau, make sure you mention that on your call or in your voicemail to increase your likelihood of getting a response.
  2. Draft a professional email that talks about general political issues, or issues that are specific to your local area that you want to bring to Justin Trudeau’s attention. Include your name and address, the best way to contact you, and ask for a follow-up response. Send the email to his official email address and wait for a response.[2]
    • You may receive an email confirming that your message was received.
    • It’s likely that you’ll receive a response from one of Trudeau’s staffers, but it may come directly from Justin Trudeau.
    • If you don’t receive any response after a week, send a polite follow-up email requesting a response.
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  3. Visit the PM’s official contact page at https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact. Use the drop-down menu under “Subject” and choose the option that most closely relates to the subject of your message. In the “Comment” field, write a brief message that explains your thoughts, questions, or concerns about the subject. Be sure to include your name, email address, and home address in the appropriate fields so Justin Trudeau can follow up with you and then submit the message.[3]
    • Fill out all of the fields on the form so Justin Trudeau has as much information as possible when he or his office responds to you.

    Tip: There are many subject options to choose from, such as information about Trudeau, healthcare, and indigenous people’s rights. If your concern is listed among the options, using the online form is the best way to elicit a response from Trudeau.

  4. Write a formal and professional letter detailing your political concerns or opinion, or information about a cause that’s important to you that you’d like Trudeau to support. Include information about yourself and who you are, as well as your home address and contact information so he can follow up with you. Address the letter to Trudeau’s office in Ottawa and wait for a response.[4]
    • Send your letter as certified mail so you can be sure it’s delivered.
    • Address the letter to:
      Office of the Prime Minister
      80 Wellington Street
      Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
      Canada
  5. Write a letter to Justin Trudeau and send it by fax so it arrives instantly. Include a cover sheet that lists your name, fax number, address, the subject of your letter, and the number of pages of your fax. Place your letter into your machine, dial the number for Trudeau’s office, and send your fax.[5]
    • Use fax to send the same sort of letter that you would by mail.
    • Wait for a fax receipt to print from your machine, confirming that the fax was sent and received.
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Using Twitter

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  1. Visit Justin Trudeau’s personal Twitter page at https://x.com/JustinTrudeau. Post onto his page or comment on one of his posts to ask him to support causes that are important to you that you believe he would be interested in supporting. Justin Trudeau will be able to follow up with you using your Twitter.[6]
    • While Justin Trudeau does have other social media profiles on sites such as Facebook and Instagram, you’re more likely to get in touch with him through Twitter, which he often posts to personally.
    • Posting a public Tweet is a good way to get Trudeau’s attention about causes such as climate change and equal rights.
    • Don’t include any personal or financial information in a public Tweet.

    Tip: You must have a Twitter account in order to post Tweets or send messages. If you don’t have one, you can make a Twitter account in a few minutes.

  2. On Justin Trudeau’s personal Twitter page, select the option to send a direct message. Write a brief message to him about things such as work that he’s done that you’re happy or dissatisfied about, thanking him for his support for a cause, or to express your appreciation for him.[7]
    • Don’t use vulgar or obscene language or you may be blocked.
    • Your message will likely be seen by one of Trudeau’s staffers, but you may receive a response directly from him.
  3. Visit Justin Trudeau’s government Twitter page at https://twitter.com/canadianpm. Post a Tweet asking or commenting on a political issue that’s important to you or that you’re concerned about. Use a public Tweet to attract the attention of other people as well. If enough people respond or retweet your comment or question, it can cause Trudeau’s office to issue a response.[8]
    • Use the Prime Minister’s official Twitter to bring attention to national issues.
  4. Use the direct message option to send a short message to the Prime Minister’s office about national political issues that you would like them to support or give attention to. If you want to talk to them about it more, ask for a response to your message. Your message will be screened and read by a staffer, but it may be passed on to Justin Trudeau for an official response.[9]
    • You can also thank the Prime Minister’s office for their support for a political cause.
    • If you don’t receive any response after a week, send a polite follow-up message asking if they received your original message. It may bring it to their attention.
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Requesting a Greeting

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  1. Visit the online request form at https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/greetings. You can request a congratulatory certificate from the Prime Minister to celebrate a milestone birthday or an anniversary. Use the online form to request a greeting for a birthday or anniversary from Justin Trudeau at least a month in advance so it arrives on time.[10]
    • Milestone birthdays are birthdays that start at the 65th birthday and go up in 5-year intervals, or any birthday after 100. For example, you can get a congratulatory certificate for a 65th, 70th, 75th birthday, and so on.
    • Milestone anniversaries start at the 25th anniversary and go up in 5-year intervals.
    • You can request a congratulatory certificate for another person.

    Note: You must be a Canadian citizen to receive a greeting from the Prime Minister’s office.

  2. On the request page, locate the option labeled “What’s the occasion?” Click on the arrow to open the drop-down menu. Scroll through the menu options to find the one that is applicable to you.[11]
    • Choosing the occasion will bring up the additional options and fields for you to complete the form.
  3. Once you select the occasion, you’ll need to fill out all of the additional fields, which include items such as the milestone year and the date. When you complete the fields on 1 page, click the option labeled “Next” to bring up the next page of fields that you need to complete. After you fill out every field on every page of the form, choose the option to submit it.[12]
    • One of the fields ask for your email address. After you submit the form, check your inbox to see if you received a confirmation email.
  4. The certificate will arrive in the mail around the date of the event that it is celebrating. Keep an eye on your mailbox to receive it. It may arrive a few days early or a few days late depending on how the mail is delivered. Open up the envelope and check the certificate to make sure the information is correct.[13]
    • If you don’t receive the certificate, follow up after a week using the contact information in the confirmation email.
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This article was reviewed by Tami Claytor. Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification. This article has been viewed 57,066 times.
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