Nancy Tremblay - Biography

Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (ADM(Mat))

Nancy Tremblay served in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Aerospace Engineering Officer for more than 35 years. She worked within the Royal Canadian Air Force at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels in various aircraft maintenance operations and engineering support jobs. She had the privilege of commanding 3 Air Maintenance Squadron in Bagotville, Quebec.

She worked with the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa as the Headquarters Commanding Officer. During her posting with the Special Operations Forces, she had the opportunity to deploy to Jordan to support the capacity building activities with the Jordanian Armed Forces and was the senior military advisor to the Head of Mission.

Ms. Tremblay had numerous postings within the Aerospace Equipment Program Management Division of the Materiel Group within the Department of National Defence. She served as the Director General for over three years, during which time she was also the Chief Engineer of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Technical Airworthiness Authority.

She holds a Bachelor degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Collège militaire royal of St-Jean, Quebec, and a Masters of Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Joint Command and Staff Program and the National Security Program, both conducted at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario.

In May 2021, she was promoted to the rank of Major-General and assumed the duties of Chief Materiel Program, up until her retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces. In September 2022, she transferred to the public service and was appointed to the position of Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel).

In July 2024, Ms. Tremblay was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister of the Materiel Group. In her role, she supports Canada's military by leading the Maritime, Land, and Aerospace Equipment Acquisition and In-Service Support Programs.