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On a more personal note, Aretha firmly believes in the value of coaching and mentoring as means of supporting managers and employees in career development.
 
On a more personal note, Aretha firmly believes in the value of coaching and mentoring as means of supporting managers and employees in career development.
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== Setting the Stage for Your Career in the Public Service (English, French interpretation) ==
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=== Nicolino Frate ===
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|Nicolino Frate joined the Treasury Board Secretariat as the Executive Director, Strategic Infrastructure and Information Management within the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer.
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From 2007, when he joined the Federal Public Service, Nicolino has taken on senior leadership positions within different government departments including: the Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Shared Services Canada, and most recently, the Treasury Board Secretariat. Nicolino has experience working in both corporate and policy program areas, as well as in regional operations.
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Prior to joining the Public Service, Nicolino’s professional career began in the financial sector. While working in the private sector, he began volunteering and leading a not-for-profit organization, which aimed to combat homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia. In 2016, this work earned him The Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal for advocating for diversity and inclusion.
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He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. In September of 2019, Nicolino joined the Certificate Program of Public Sector Leadership and Governance at the University of Ottawa.
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=== Christiane Fox ===
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|'''Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada'''
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Christiane Fox was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services in September 2020. She is also the Deputy Minister Champion of the Federal Youth Network.
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Prior to her appointment, Christiane had been the Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs since November 2019, and the Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth from June 2017 to November 2019. She also held several positions at the Privy Council Office, including Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Communications and Consultations, Director of Operations, Policy, in the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Relations Secretariat, and Director General of Communications.
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Christiane started her career as a Communications Advisor at Industry Canada, now Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, where she worked in Communications, and in Science Policy. She also spent a year with the Competition Policy Review Secretariat, as the Director of Communications and Consultations.
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Christiane has a BA in Mass Communications and Psychology from Carleton University, and is a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s Masters Certificate Program in Public Administration.
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== Transferring Your Most Valuable Skills to the Public Service (bilingual) ==
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=== Mélanie Copeland ===
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|Mélanie Copeland joined Transport Canada in 2018 as the Manager for Strategy with Transport Canada’s Digital Services Directorate and helped launch TC’s successful Digital Strategy. Shortly after her return from maternity leave in February 2020, she began her role as acting Director for Transport Canada’s Transformation Portfolio Office where she advocates for Departmental transformation, modern ways of working and supports an Agile, Smart and Trusted Transport Canada.
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Mélanie has a wealth of experience and appreciation for leading change in her 12 year career as a public servant. In 2015, she assisted in the restructuring of the CORCAN organization, a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Correctional Service of Canada that provides employment skills to offenders in federal correctional institutions, to support rehabilitation and help lower rates of re-offending.
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In 2009, Mélanie received an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa and in 2015, while working full-time, completed a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Carleton University with a concentration in Management and Change.
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Mélanie has a loving husband and two young boys, aged 4 and 2.
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=== Daniel Quan-Watson ===
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|Daniel Watson is a proud public servant who is passionate about the role that public institutions play in shaping Canada and the lives of Canadians. His appointment at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Affairs is his fifth appointment as a Deputy Minister, having been Deputy Minister (and previously Associate Deputy Minister) of Western Economic Diversification, Chief Human Resources Officer for the Government of Canada and Chief Executive Officer, Parks Canada.
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Much of his career has focused on work with Indigenous peoples and issues, having been the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy and Strategic Direction at the former Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Director General of the Aboriginal Justice Directorate at the federal Department of Justice, and Director of Aboriginal and Territorial Relations at INAC’s Northwest Territories Regional Office. With the Government of British Columbia, he was Director of Treaty Implementation and Settlement Legislation where he led the development of the Nisga’a Final Agreement Act (British Columbia) among other major initiatives and, with the Government of Saskatchewan where he was responsible for first negotiations between provincial Department of Education and what was then the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
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In the context of these positions, he played key roles in the negotiation of modern treaties, specific claims and many other agreements and processes. He was also the lead for several key legislative initiatives, litigation files and alternative justice programs. He has worked with Inuit, Métis and First Nation governments, communities and entities in every jurisdiction across Canada, and has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec.
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Beyond this experience, Daniel has significant background in economic development and innovation issues, federal-provincial-territorial relations, labour relations and human resources issues, and cultural and ecological heritage matters. He has represented Canada on numerous issues at forums around the world and has represented the federal government in several national federal-provincial-territorial forums.
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Daniel is a pilot, sang for a time with the Regina Philharmonic Choir, has taught firearms safety and hunting courses, and has represented Canada in French, English and Spanish. His record for riding a Harley-Davidson from Ottawa to Edmonton is 46 hours and 10 minutes, one he intends never to repeat or beat.
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