Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Nathalie G. Drouin was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada on June 23, 2017. Mrs. Drouin previously served as Senior Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice of Canada since September 12, 2016.

From 1991 to 1998, Mrs. Drouin has held various positions, such as Certification Manager and Counsel and Coordinator of Legal Services (1991-1996) and Director of Legal Affairs (1996-1998), at the Conseil des assurances de personnes.

In 1999, she joined the Bureau des services financiers, which preceded the establishment of the Autorité des marchés financiers, as the Director of Legal Affairs. She held different positions within the Autorité between 2004 and 2012, first as the Director General of Market Supervision and Legal Affairs, and, starting in 2012, as the Superintendent of Solvency Supervision and Director General of Legal Affairs.

Finally, from September 2012 to her current appointment, Mrs. Drouin was Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General for the Gouvernement du Québec.

Mrs. Drouin was named Business Legal Advisor of the Year 2009 by the magazine Le monde juridique, and received the 2012 Lawyer Emeritus ("Ad. E.") distinction awarded by the Barreau du Québec (Quebec Bar).

Nathalie G. Drouin holds a Bachelor’s degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in business administration, both from Université Laval. She has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1992.

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