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.
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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