Owen Ripley is Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and leads the Policy Sector at the Department of Justice Canada. The Sector works to support the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada in relation to criminal law, victims, federal family law, youth criminal justice, Indigenous justice, international development, and access to justice.

Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Owen worked for over 12 years at the Department of Canadian Heritage where he spearheaded policy work related to the impact of digital technologies on arts, culture and media. Significant achievements included the passage of the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act, as well as developing a legislative framework related to online safety (proposed Online Harms Act).

Owen has Common Law and Civil Law degrees as well as a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from McGill University.