Chief Information Officer

Corinne Charette

Corinne Charette was appointed to the position of Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada, effective May 4, 2009. In this role she is responsible for establishing strategies, directions and policy for the Government in the areas of Information Technology, Information Management, Security, Privacy and Access to Information. This role involves working collaboratively and often in partnership with all Federal Government Departments & Agencies, industry, other Canadian jurisdictions as well as on the international front.

Corinne comes to Treasury Board Secretariat from Transat A.T. Inc. where she was Vice-President and Chief Information Officer since May 2006. Previously, Ms. Charette was Deputy Director and Chief Information Officer of FINTRAC. During her 30-year professional career, she served as Senior Vice-President, Internet Channel, for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and has worked for KPMG, IBM Global Services and Via Rail Canada.

Corinne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Concordia University.

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