January 29, 2002
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Dan Goodleaf, Head of the Millennium Bureau of Canada, as Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, to serve as a Chief Federal Treaty Negotiator in British Columbia.

Mr. Goodleaf will be responsible for, among other things, representing Canada in the tripartite negotiation and ensuring effective consultation with interested parties in the British Columbia treaty process.

Mr. Goodleaf has extensive knowledge of the workings of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and a thorough understanding of claims and treaty negotiations, having held positions of increasing responsibility in the department for some 15 years, including the position of Deputy Minister. Mr. Goodleaf is a graduate of Loyola College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science).

This appointment is effective March 1, 2002.

Biographical notes are attached.

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DAN E. GOODLEAF

Date of Birth: August, 1948

Education:
- B.A., Political Science, Loyola College, Montreal

Professional Experience:
August 1998 to Present
Deputy Head of the Millennium Bureau of Canada

July 1995 - August 1998
Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Costa Rica

September 1992 - July 1995
Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

1991 - 1992
Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

1988 - 1991
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development, Privy Council Office

1983 - 1988
Director General, Saskatchewan Region, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

1979 - 1983
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, then Director General, Policy and Planning, Indian and Inuit Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

1977 - 1979
Director, Native Citizens’ Branch, Department of the Secretary of State

1976 - 1977
Special Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Indian Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

1974 - 1976
Policy Analyst, Native Employment Division, Department of Manpower and Immigration

1974
Advisor to the Executive Director, Company of Young Canadians

1973 - 1974
Coordinator, Native Youth Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs