Chief Human Resources Officer

Daphne Meredith

Ms. Daphne Meredith was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Government of Canada as of August 31, 2009.

Prior to her appointment as CHRO, Ms. Meredith served as Associate Deputy Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) since August 2006.

Ms. Meredith has also held senior executive positions at the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), as Assistant Secretary of the Economic Sector and then as Assistant Secretary of the newly-created Corporate Planning and Priorities Sector.

Ms. Meredith began her career in the Public Service in 1983 as an economist at Natural Resources Canada and has held a number of positions within the federal government since that time. She has worked on financial sector policy and tax policy at the Department of Finance, on priorities and planning as well as cabinet business relating to social development policy at the Privy Council Office, and on strategic management at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. She has also worked with the private sector as a government policy consultant.

Ms. Meredith holds a bachelor's degree with honours and a master's in Economics from Queen's University, and has taught economics at Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada.