Executive team

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  Terence Hubbard
  President, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  Terence Hubbard was appointed President of the Impact Assessment Agency (IAAC) on November 28, 2021. In his role, he is responsible for leading all reviews of major projects under the Impact Assessment Act, in cooperation with other Government of Canada regulatory agencies, as well as provinces and territories and Indigenous groups.

  Previous to his appointment as President, Terence served as Vice President, Operations, of IAAC, where he oversaw federal environmental and impact assessments across Canada to support sustainable development objectives and ensure meaningful participation of Indigenous groups and the public.

  Prior to joining IAAC in 2018, Terence was Director General of the Petroleum Resources Branch with Natural Resources Canada. In this role, he had responsibility for Canada's oil and gas policy, including overseeing the development and implementation of Canada's pipeline safety and offshore oil and gas regulatory regimes.

  Terence also worked as the Government lead on legislative proposals to modernize the National Energy Board (NEB). He has significant background and experience on environmental assessment and regulatory matters having had the responsibility of policy oversight for the NEB and for the Canada-Newfoundland and Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Boards, as well as serving as Canada's representative on the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency.

  He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan where he obtained both his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in economics. Terence lives in Ottawa and is married with three children.

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  Simon Brault
  Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer

  Simon Brault was appointed Vice-President of the Corporate Services Sector and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in February 2020.

  Prior to joining the Agency, Simon was Director General of the Corporate Finance, Systems and Procurement Branch at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

  Simon has been in the public service for 28 years; all of which he's spent in the various incarnations of the Department of Industry. He started as a student, and has worked in a variety of roles across the department, including program delivery, policy development and implementation, and corporate services.

  Simon has university degrees in Biochemistry and Economics, as well as an MBA, all of which he obtained from the University of Ottawa. He has a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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  Patricia Brady
  Vice-President, External Relations and Strategic Policy Sector

  Patricia Brady was appointed Vice-President of the External Relations and Strategic Policy Sector in January 2021.

  Prior to joining the Agency, Patricia held various executive roles at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), most recently as Director General of Telecommunications and Internet Policy. From 2015-2019, Patricia served as Director General of the Investment Review Division and led economic and national security reviews of foreign investments under the Investment Canada Act. As a Director, from 2009-2015, Patricia was responsible for intellectual property, corporate, insolvency and competition policies, leading statutory reviews and major legislative and regulatory initiatives. Patricia joined ISED from the Competition Bureau, having served in both enforcement and policy roles.

  Before joining the Public Service, Patricia practised law in the corporate group of a major Canadian law firm where she focussed on federal regulatory matters. Patricia has a Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University and a law degree from the University of Ottawa. She was called to the Bar in Ontario.

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Regional Operations

Eric Landry

Regina Wright

Barbara Pullishy

Anjala Puvananathan

Benoît Dubreuil

Mike Atkinson

Jill Adams