Born July 11th, 1962 Janice Charette - civil servant / diplomat - born and raised in Ottawa Ontario and an alumni of Carleton University [BComm]
Charette is shown below with Dominic Leblanc the long time Beausejour Liberal MP born December 14, 1967 - President of the King's Privy Council for Canada - Dominic Leblanc assumed office of MP November 27, 2000 - he is the son of the late Romeo Leblanc born December 18, 1927 in Memramcook, N.B. died in 2009.
On X with Charette here:
Janice Charette (@JaniceCharette) / X
some of here tweets include...
"March 12, 2025: 🇨🇦 At Buckingham Palace, The King has received the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada and bestowed upon him a new ceremonial sword.
The position of Usher of the Black Rod, which originated approximately 600 years ago, is a senior protocol officer in the Canadian Parliament. Their current responsibilities combine traditional, ceremonial and modern administrative functions. Mr Gregory Peters is the 17th Usher of the Black Rod since Confederation. The Speaker of the Senate of Canada, Ms Raymonde Gagné was also present."
At this link: The Honourable Janice Charette | Prime Minister of Canada
Janice Charette is a distinguished public servant whose career spans nearly 40 years.
Ms. Charette has twice served as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. She first held the role from 2014 to 2016, and later returned as Interim Clerk from 2021 to 2022, before being appointed as Clerk again from 2022 until her retirement in 2023. In this role, she served as the principal public service advisor to Canada’s Prime Minister and as Head of the Public Service. Previously, she was Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet as well as Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Prior to reprising her role as Clerk, Ms. Charette served as High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2021.
Ms. Charette has held leadership positions in eight departments that covered issues including skills development, labour markets, immigration, citizenship, social security, health, and justice. Her early career included work in finance, privatisation, and federal-provincial-territorial relations, as well as in the Prime Minister’s Office.
She worked in the private sector from 1996 to 1999 as Principal in the management consulting firm Ernst & Young, and then as Director of the Transition Team for the start-up of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Ms. Charette has been a champion for community mental health and mental wellness in the workplace. In 2008, she was National Chair for the United Way’s Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign.
Ms. Charette currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Rideau Hall Foundation and as a member of the Board of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Since her retirement, she has been providing strategic advice to clients, including as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for Wellington Advocacy and as a Senior Strategic Advisor at the Business Council of Canada.
Prior to her retirement from the public service in June 2023, Ms. Charette was appointed as a member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada in honour of her longstanding career in service of Canada and Canadians. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in December 2025.
Ms. Charette holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Carleton University."
"Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that the Honourable Janice Charette has been appointed as the next Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States.
Ms. Charette brings four decades of experience across public policy and diplomacy. She has served at the highest levels of Canada’s public service, including twice as the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. She has also represented Canada’s interests abroad, including as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Working closely with the Ambassador of Canada to the United States, Mark Wiseman, Ms. Charette will act as a senior advisor to the Prime Minister and the Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, on the upcoming Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) trade review and strengthening the trade and investment relationship between Canada and the United States.
The Prime Minister extends his deep gratitude to Kirsten Hillman for her immense contributions as Canada’s Chief Trade Negotiator, in addition to her responsibilities as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Hillman has resolutely defended Canadian values and interests and promoted a stronger future for Canadian workers.
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Quick facts
- The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) came into force on July 1, 2020, for a 16-year term. It includes a provision requiring a joint review beginning on its sixth anniversary, July 1, 2026.
- Canada and the United States share one of the world’s most significant trading relationships, with more than $3.5 billion in goods and services crossing the border every day. More than 85% of Canada-U.S. merchandise trade is tariff-free under CUSMA."
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