Biographies

Ottawa, Ontario
31 July 2015

Wilma Vreeswijk

Education    

Master of Natural Resources Management, Simon Fraser University
Bachelor of Science, Concordia University

Professional Experience

Since September 2013
Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

2012 - 2013
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Business Transformation and Renewal), Privy Council Office

2010 - 2012
Executive Director of the Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office

2006 - 2010
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector, then Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector, then Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

2004 - 2006
Executive Director, Government Operations Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

2000 - 2004
Director General, Labour Market Policy, Strategic Policy Branch, then Senior Director General, Employment Program Policy and Design, Strategic Policy Branch, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

1999 - 2000
Director, Employment Insurance Policy, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

1997 - 1999
Privy Council Officer, Social Development Policy, Operations Branch, Privy Council Office

1990 - 1997
Senior Policy Analyst, then Chief, Multilateral Relations, Federal-Provincial Relations Branch, then Director, Strategic Planning and Priorities, Corporate Policy Group, Environment Canada

1987 - 1989
Policy Analyst, Manitoba Executive Council and Manitoba Municipal Affairs, Government of Manitoba


Richard Wex

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Queen’s University

Professional Experience

Since December 2013
Vice-President, Programs Branch, Canada Border Services Agency

2012 - 2013
Associate Vice-President, Programs Branch, Canada Border Services Agency

2007 - 2012
Assistant Deputy Minister, Law Enforcement and Policing Branch, Public Safety Canada

2003 - 2007
Director General, Habitat Management Directorate, Oceans and Habitat Sector, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

2000 - 2003
Director General, Aquaculture Directorate, Policy Sector, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1999 - 2000
Acting General Counsel, Comprehensive Claims and Northern Affairs, Legal Services, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

1998 - 1999
Senior Counsel, Specific Claims, Legal Services, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada