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Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service
December 02, 2004
Ottawa, Ontario
NEWS RELEASE
Prime Minister Paul Martin was pleased to announce today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service: Wayne Wouters, currently Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, becomes Secretary of the Treasury Board, effective December 20, 2004; Alan Nymark, currently Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, becomes Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, effective December 20, 2004; Michel Dorais, currently Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, becomes Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, effective December 20, 2004; Janice Charette, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, effective December 20, 2004; Ian Green, currently Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Special Advisor to the Minister of Health, effective December 20, 2004; Morris Rosenberg, currently Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General, becomes Deputy Minister of Health, effective December 20, 2004; Hélène Gosselin, currently Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Health, effective December 20, 2004; John Sims, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, becomes Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General, effective December 20, 2004; James Lahey, currently Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs with special responsibility for northern issues, effective December 20, 2004; François Guimont, currently Deputy Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Public Works and Government Services, effective January 24, 2005; and Guy Mc Kenzie, currently Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Head of Infrastructure, effective December 6, 2004. Mr. Green will be serving as Special Advisor to the Minister of Health into the new year and he will help to ensure a smooth transition at Health Canada. The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Mr. Green, who is planning to retire in the new year, for his dedication and excellent service during a public service career which has spanned over 20 years, and to wish him a rewarding retirement. - 30 - Biographical notes attached. WAYNE G. WOUTERS Date of birth April 1951 Education B.Comm (Economics), University of Saskatchewan M.A., Economics, Queen's University Professional Experience December 2003 to present Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development 2002 - 2003 Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development and Deputy Minister of Labour 1997 - 2002 Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans 1994 - 1997 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultation), Privy Council Office 1994 - 1994 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Program Review), Privy Council Office 1994 - 1994 Head, Task Force on Newfoundland Economy, Privy Council Office
1990 - 1994 Director, Economic Development Policy Branch, then General Director, Economic Development Policy Branch, Department of Finance 1989 - 1990 Director General, Financial and Market Analysis Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1986 - 1989 Deputy Director General, Project and Fiscal Analysis, Financial and Market Analysis Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1982 - 1986 Director, Industry Analysis, Financial and Fiscal Analysis Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1977 - 1982 Various positions with the Government of Saskatchewan culminating in the position of Director of Energy Policy Branch, Department of Mineral Resources, Government of Saskatchewan 1975 - 1977 Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics and Political Science, University of Saskatchewan
ALAN B. NYMARK Date of Birth July 1948 Education B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Queen’s University M.A., Economics, Queen’s University Post-graduate studies, Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science Professional Experience June 2003 to Present Commissioner of Customs and Revenue 1999 - 2003 Deputy Minister of the Environment 1996 - 1999 Associate Deputy Minister of Health 1993 - 1996 Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry and Science Policy, Industry Canada 1989 - 1993 Executive Vice-President, Investment Canada and Assistant Chief Negotiator, North American Free Trade Agreement 1985 - 1989 Assistant Chief Negotiator, Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Trade Negotiations Office
1983 - 1985 Director of Policy, Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada 1981 - 1983 Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Economic Policy and Programs, then Deputy Secretary, Federal-Provincial Relations Office 1976 - 1980 Economic Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office then Executive Interchange with the Royal Bank of Canada 1974 - 1976 Technical Assistant to the Executive Director for Canada, International Monetary Fund 1972 - 1974 Group Leader, International Economic Relations, Tariffs, Trade and Aid Branch, Department of Finance 1970 - 1971 Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario
MICHEL DORAIS Date of Birth March 1952 Diploma of Collegial Studies in Health Sciences, Valleyfield CÉGEP B.Sc.,biology/Ecology, University of Ottawa Diploma, environmental studies and land management, UNESCO, Paris Professional Experience April 2001 to Present Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 1998 - 2001 Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 1996 - 1998 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Intergovernmental Operations), Privy Council Office 1991 - 1996 Executive Chairman, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office then President, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 1989 - 1991 Vice-Chairman, then Chairman, Environmental Public Hearings Bureau (BAPE), Government of Quebec 1988 - 1989 Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Communications, Minister responsible for Technology and Minister of Supply and Services, Government of Quebec 1986 - 1988 Director, Investment Promotion, Investment Canada 1984 - 1986 Director General, Policy and Liaison, Labour Canada 1980 - 1984 Officer, then Senior Officer, Organization and Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office 1979 - 1980 Team Leader, Working Group on Architectural Heritage Conservation; Secretary, Interdepartmental Committee on Heritage Conservation; Team Leader, Zero-base Budgeting Project, Parks Canada, Environment Canada 1976 - 1979 Senior Analyst, Natural Resources Conservation Policies, Parks Canada, then Ministerial Assistant, Office of the Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Environment Canada JANICE CHARETTE Date of Birth July 1962 Education B. Comm (Honours), Carleton University Professional Experience July 2003 to Present Associate Deputy Minister of Health 2002 - 2003 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office 2000 - 2002 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office 1999 - 2000 Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector, Justice Canada 1998 - 1999 Director, Transition Team, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board July 1997 - November 1998 Chief of Staff, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 1996 - 1997 Principal, Public Sector/Strategy Practice, Ernst and Young Management Consultants 1994 - 1996 Coordinator, Base Closures Task Force, then Director of Operations, Program Review Secretariat, and Executive Director, Strategic Projects Unit, Privy Council Office 1992 - 1993 Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance, then Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister 1991 - 1992 Senior Policy Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations Office 1989 - 1991 Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance 1988 - 1989 Policy Analyst, Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs 1984 - 1988 Officer, Finance Canada IAN C. GREEN Date of Birth November 1949
Education B.A., Geography, University of Ottawa Professional Experience January 2001 to Present Deputy Minister of Health 1998 to 2001 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office 1997 - 1998 Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Vice-Chairperson of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission 1995 - 1997 Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources Investment Branch, Human Resources Development Canada 1993 - 1995 Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Development and Education Programs, Human Resources Development Canada 1990 - 1993 Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Service Programs Branch, then Assistant Deputy Minister, Health and Social Programs, Health and Welfare Canada 1987 - 1993 Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Information Branch, Health and Welfare Canada 1985 - 1987 Assistant Under Secretary of State, Corporate Policy and Public Affairs, Secretary of State 1980 - 1985 Senior Officer, then Director, Machinery of Government Directorate, Privy Council Office 1978 - 1980 Various positions, including Executive Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition, and later to the Prime Minister of Canada 1974 - 1977 Various positions, including Planning and Policy Secretary and Legislative Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition MORRIS ROSENBERG Date of birth October 1951 Education B.A., Economics and Political Science, McGill University LL.L., Université de Montréal LL.M., Harvard University Professional Experience July 1998 to Present Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada 1996 - 1998 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office 1993 - 1996 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development, Privy Council Office 1990 - 1993 Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Affairs and Legislative Policy, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada 1988 - 1990 Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Trade Law, Department of Justice 1987 - 1988 Senior General Counsel, Legal Services, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Department of Justice 1986 - 1987 General Counsel, Legal Services, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Department of Justice 1979 - 1986 Counsel, Legal Services, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Department of Justice 1977 - 1978 Associate, Mendelsohn, Rosentzveig, Shacter, Montreal
HÉLÈNE GOSSELIN
Education: B.A. (Honours), Economics, Bishop’s University
M.A. Public Administration, Carleton University
Professional Experience
2003 - to present
Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and for eight months, Acting Deputy Minister of National Defence
2002 - 2003
Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Policy, Privy Council Office
2000 - 2002
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Canadian Heritage
1999 - 2000
Director, Strategic Operations, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office
1997 - 1999
Director General, Trade and Operations Integration and Management Consulting, Industry Canada
1995 - 1997
Senior Departmental Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
1991 - 1995
Program Analyst, Program Branch, Treasury Board Canada; then Senior Policy Analyst, Strategic Policy Branch, Industry Canada
1981 - 1991
Various positions with the Department of Industry, Science and Technology
JOHN H. SIMS, Q.C.
Date of Birth May 1944
B.A. (Honours), History, Economics, Queen’s University LL.B., Queen’s University
Professional Experience
June 2001 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
1998 - 2001
Special Advisor to the Associate Deputy Minister, Legal Operations Sector, Department of Justice
1995 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship and Immigration, Department of Justice
1988 - 1995
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Treasury Board, Department of Justice
1987 - 1988
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Solicitor General, Department of Justice
1984 - 1987
Senior Counsel, then General Counsel - Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Department of Justice
1981 - 1984
Counsel, then Senior Counsel, Civil Litigation, Department of Justice
1977 - 1981
Legal Counsel, Legal Services - Transport Canada, Department of Justice
1973 - 1977
Private Practice
JOHN H. SIMS, Q.C.
Date of Birth May 1944
B.A. (Honours), History, Economics, Queen’s University LL.B., Queen’s University
Professional Experience
June 2001 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
1998 - 2001
Special Advisor to the Associate Deputy Minister, Legal Operations Sector, Department of Justice
1995 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship and Immigration, Department of Justice
1988 - 1995
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Treasury Board, Department of Justice
1987 - 1988
Senior General Counsel, Legal Services - Solicitor General, Department of Justice
1984 - 1987
Senior Counsel, then General Counsel - Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Department of Justice
1981 - 1984
Counsel, then Senior Counsel, Civil Litigation, Department of Justice
1977 - 1981
Legal Counsel, Legal Services - Transport Canada, Department of Justice
1973 - 1977
Private Practice
JAMES LAHEY
Date of Birth August 1949
Education B.A., History and Political Science, University of Toronto
M.A., Canadian History, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience
June 2001 to Present
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board
1999 to 2001
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development
1998 to 1999
Deputy Secretary (Intergovernmental Policy), Privy Council Office
1994 - 1995
Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour, then Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Human Resources Development
1993 - 1994
Chairman, Transition Management, Human Resources and Labour Canada, then Executive Manager, Communications and Renewal, Department of Human Resources Development
1988 - 1993
Director General, Security Policy and Operations Directorate, Department of the Solicitor General, then Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of Labour
1985 - 1988
Director General, Executive Support Services, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1982 - 1985
Director, Strategic Planning, and Director, Policy Planning and Development, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1979 - 1982
Liaison Officer, Management Practices, Office of the Comptroller General of Canada
1976 - 1979
Consultant, then Senior Consultant, Bureau of Management Consulting, Department of Supply and Services
1973 - 1976
Executive Assistant to the Director of the Prairie Region (Winnipeg), then Program Analyst, Program Implementation, Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
FRANÇOIS GUIMONT
Date of Birth September 1955
Education B.Sc., Biology, University of Ottawa
M.Sc., Water Resources, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Eau), Université du Québec
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Université Laval
Professional Experience
September 2002 to Present
Deputy Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
1999 - 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office
1997 - 1999
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada
1995 - 1997
Regional Director General, Quebec Region, Environment Canada
1992 - 1995
Director General, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada
1991 - 1992
Director General, Policy and Strategic Planning Branch, Environment Canada
1988 - 1991
Director, Program Analysis and Coordination Branch, Environment Canada
1985 - 1988
Chief, Water Resources Division, Natural Resources and Economic Development Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
1982 - 1985
Manager, Arctic Water, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
1979 - 1981
Physical Scientist, Environment Quebec
GUY Mc KENZIE
Date of Birth November 1954
Education B.A. Law, Laval University
Notary and Title Attorney Diploma, Laval University
Professional Experience
April 2004 to Present
Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office
2001 - 2004
Executive Director of Communication Canada
2000 - 2001
Assistant Secretary (Infrastructure), Treasury Board Secretariat
1998 - 2000
Assistant Secretary, Year 2000 Project, Treasury Board Secretariat
1996 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Federal Office of Regional Development (Quebec)
1994 - 1996
Director General, Federal-Provincial and Aboriginal Relations, Strategic Policy, Department of Human Resources Development
1991 - 1994
Regional Director General, Quebec Region, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1990 - 1991
Director General, Communications and External Relations, Department of Supply and Services
1989 - 1990
Director General, Executive Services, Department of Justice
1988 - 1989
Director General, Analysis, Planning and Legislation, Program Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1986 - 1988
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister and Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Francophone Participation, then Director, Coordination and Strategic Planning, Program Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1982 - 1986
Senior Advisor, Corporate Policy, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, then Director, Rights Transfer and Registration, Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration
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