Structure and Management

Department of Finance

Minister of Finance

• Deputy Minister: Paul Rochon
  • Associate Deputy Minister: Ava Yaskiel
  • Associate Deputy Minister and G7/G20 & FSB Deputy for Canada: Rob Stewart
  • Special Advisor: Tim Duncanson
  • Chief of Staff: Aysha Mawani
  • Director, Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive: Kari Swarbrick and Marie-Josée Yelle (acting)

International Trade and Finance

Assistant Deputy Minister: Katharine Rechico

• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister: Patrick Halley
• Director General, International Finance and Development: Nicole Giles
• Director General, International Policy and Analysis: Isabelle Amano
• Director General, International Trade Policy: Vacant

Economic and Fiscal Policy

Assistant Deputy Minister: Nicholas Leswick

• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister: Alison McDermott
• Director General, Economic, Analysis and Forecasting: Julie Turcotte
• Director General, Fiscal Policy: Brad Recker
• Director General, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis: Claude Lavoie

Economic Development and Corporate Finance

Assistant Deputy Minister: Richard Botham

• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister: Evelyn Dancey
• Director General, Corporate Finance, Natural Resources and Environment: Samuel Millar
• Director General, Sectoral Policy Analysis: Vacant
• Director General, Micro Economic Policy: Greg Reade

Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy

Assistant Deputy Minister: Michelle Kovacevic

• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister: Suzy McDonald
• Director General, Social Policy: Vacant
• Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations: Galen Countryman

Financial Sector Policy

Assistant Deputy Minister: Leah Anderson

• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister: Soren Halverson
• Director General, Funds Management: Nicholas Moreau
• Director General, Financial Crimes and Security Division: Lynn Hemmings
• Director General, Financial Institutions: Richard Bilodeau
• Director General, Financial Stability and Capital Markets: Robert Sample
• Director General, Financial Services Division: Julien Brazeau

Tax Policy

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister: Andrew Marsland

• Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Legislation: Brian Ernewein
• Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Analysis: Miodrag Jovanovic
• Director General, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research: Isabella Chan
• Director General, Tax Legislation: Ted Cook
• Director General, Business Income Tax: Maude Lavoie
• Director General, Sales Tax: Phil King
• Director General, Personal Income Tax: Pierre LeBlanc

Consultations and Communications

Assistant Deputy Minister: Sarah Lawley

• Director General: Marie-Elise Rancourt
• Senior Director, Communication Strategy: Stephanie Rubec, Akim Thibouthot (a)
• Senior Director, Public Affairs and Operations: Jo Ann Purcell
• Director, Access to Information and Privacy: Josh Keon (a)

Law Branch

Assistant Deputy Minister: Isabelle Jacques

• Executive Director and Senior General Counsel Finance Legal Services: Jennifer Aitken
• Executive Director and General Counsel: Robert Wong
• Director Values and Ethics: Greg Gauthier

Corporate Services

Assistant Deputy Minister: Edward Poznanski

• Director General, Financial Management & CFO: Darlene Bess
• Director General and Chief Information Officer Information Management and Technology: Philippe Lajeunesse
• Director General Human Resources, Security, and Planning Directorate: Janelle Wright