IRCC Deputy Minister Transition Binder 2022: Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Sector

Nicole Giles

Ms. Nicole Giles was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Sector at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in June 2020.

Ms. Giles is a seasoned executive, joining IRCC from the Department of Finance, where she held the position of Director General, International Finance and Development, since 2017. During this time, she served as Canada’s Deputy to the World Bank’s International Development Association, and as Canada’s Sherpa for the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.

Prior to this, Ms. Giles was the Director General for International Assistance Management, and Evaluation and Results, at Global Affairs Canada.

Ms. Giles also served as Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Ambassador to Suriname and as Representative Plenipotentiary to CARICOM 2013‒2015, where she gained experience in the field on immigration-related issues. She has worked as Director for Nuclear Security, Submarines and Policy, and served as Director for the Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programs Division at now Global Affairs Canada.

Ms. Giles holds a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford, and has published on subjects such as missile defense and nuclear strategy.