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Deputy Minister champions

Champions of programs and communities

Deputy Ministers play a key role in championing numerous corporate initiatives, programs or functional communities across the Public Service.  Appointed by the Clerk of the Privy Council, Deputy Minister Champions are asked to provide their support and guidance to various communities or programs from a strategic level and to build awareness of and advance issues.

Development programs Champion
Advanced Policy Analyst Program (APAP) Michael Vandergrift
Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program (RPL) Kaili Levesque

Communities Champion
Communications Community Valerie Gideon
Community of Federal Regulators Brigitte Diogo
Federal Youth Network Christiane Fox
Financial Management, Internal Audit, Acquired Services and Assets Communities Annie Boudreau
Human Resources Community Jacqueline Bogden
National Managers Community Arun Thangaraj
Information Management / Information Technology Dominic Rochon
Official Languages Isabelle Mondou
Science and Technology Community Harpreet Kochhar

Employment Equity champions may call upon the support of co-champions to help advance the community’s priorities.

Employment Equity Champion
Indigenous Federal Employees Kevin Brosseau, Valerie Gideon, Michael Mills and Jimi Onalik
Federal Employees with Disabilities  Laura Lee Langley
Racialized Employees Caroline Xavier
Deputy Minister University Champions

Deputy Minister University Champions play a key role in Public Service Renewal.  They are responsible for building relations between the Public Service of Canada and the various universities in order to identify shared priorities, align and promote relevant research and build awareness of career opportunities in the public service.

University Champion
Acadia University Christine McDowell
Athabasca University / Vancouver Island University Naina Sloan
Bishop's University Scott Harris
Brock University Paul Halucha
Carleton University Erin O’Gorman
Concordia University Ted Gallivan
Dalhousie University / University of King's College Dan Rogers
École de technologie supérieure / École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal / École nationale d'administration publique / Institut national de la recherche scientifique / TÉLUQ  Sony Perron
Lakehead University Jimi Onalik
MacEwan University / University of Manitoba / University of Winnipeg Diane Gray
McGill University Tushara Williams
McMaster University Nancy Hamzawi
Memorial University of Newfoundland Paul MacKinnon
Mount Allison University / Université de Moncton Brigitte Diogo
OCAD University / Université de Montréal
 Isabelle Mondou
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences Eric Costen
Polytechnique Montréal Francis Bilodeau
Queen’s University Andrew Brown
Royal Roads University / University of Victoria Cindy Termorshuizen
Saint Mary’s University Caroline Xavier
Saint Paul University Arianne Reza
Simon Fraser University Scott Jones
St. Francis Xavier University Laura Lee Langley
St. Thomas University Rob Wright
Toronto Metropolitan University Mala Khanna
Trent University Eric Costen
Université Laval Samantha Maislin Dickson
Université de Sherbrooke Marie-Josée Hogue
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Université du Québec à Chicoutimi / Université du Québec à Montréal / Université du Québec en Outaouais / Université du Québec à Rimouski / Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Vacant
University of Alberta Kevin Brosseau
University of British Columbia / University of Cape Breton Lawrence Hanson 
University of Calgary Nick Leswick
University of Guelph Harpreet Kochhar
University of Lethbridge David Morrison
University of New Brunswick Philip Jennings
University of Northern British Columbia / Yukon University Jeff Labonté
University of Ottawa Isabelle Jacques
University of Prince Edward Island Nancy Gardiner
University of Regina / University of Saskatchewan Michael Mills
University of the Fraser Valley Francis Trudel
University of St-Boniface Dominique Blanchard
University of Toronto Paul Thompson
University of Toronto Colleges (Innis College, New College, St. Michael's College, Trinity College, University College, Victoria College, Woodsworth College) Donnalyn McClymont
University of Waterloo Kaili Levesque
University of Windsor / Wilfrid Laurier University Michelle Kovacevic
Western University Mollie Johnson
York University Shalene Curtis-Micallef

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2026-07-21