March 2020 - Corporate Secretary - Isabelle Daoust
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Biography
- Joined the Department of National Defense as Corporate Secretary in 2017.
- Lawyer with 20 years experience in management, policy, and public affairs.
- Prior experience in the private and charitable sectors.
Mandate
To provide the Minister and Defence Team with corporate services to:
- Support Minister of National Defence and the Minister of National Defence’s Office
- Respond to Ministerial correspondence
- Support Governor in Council appointments
- Ensure compliance with the Access to Information and Privacy Acts
Key facts
Total Employees: 201
Budget: $15M
Primary Location(s):
- NDHQ Pearkes
- Meeting Coordination and Ministerial Briefings
- Correspondence support to Minister
- Departmental Assistant and Liaison Office
- NDHQ Carling
- Director, Governance and Management Services
- Director, Strategic Corporate Services
- Director, Gender, Diversity & Inclusion
- Director, Access to Information and Privacy
Key Partners
Internal:
- Minister of National Defence’s Office
- Deputy Minister’s Office
- Chief Defence Staff Office
- Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)
- Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy)
- Strategic Joint Staff
- Chief of Military Personnel
External: (including other government departments)
- Privy Council Office
- Treasury Board Secretariat
- Office of the Information Commissioner
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Women and Gender Equality Canada
Top Issues for the Corporate Secretariat
Continued compliance with the requirements of Bill C-58 (Amendments to the Access to Information Act)
- New shorter timelines for proactive disclosure
- New requirements for proactive disclosure of certain documents (e.g. Parliamentary Committee appearances, Question Period notes, Briefing Notes titles)
Governor in Council (GIC) Appointments
- High volume of appointments (14) to fill in 2020/2021, some of which will require a public process
- There are a total of 26 Governor in Council appointments in the Defence portfolio
Timely responses to Ministerial correspondence and invitations
- High volume of correspondence and invitations expected in the first 180 days
- Review of processes with the Minister of National Defence and their office to ensure timely responses that meet the Minister’s intent
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