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Suzanne Legault - Commissioner of Canada

Suzanne Legault was appointed as Information Commissioner of Canada June 30, 2010. She was the Interim Information Commissioner for the previous year. From June 18, 2007 until June 30, 2009, Ms. Legault was Assistant Commissioner for the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, responsible for the Policy, Communications and Operations Branch.

In 2006, she participated in the Federal Public Servant in Residence Program and worked with Dr. David Zussman, Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa.

Ms. Legault began her career in the Public Service in 1996 at the Competition Bureau, where she held increasingly senior positions, including Special Advisor to the Commissioner of Competition.

She then served as Legal Counsel with the Department of Justice, before returning to the Competition Bureau where she was Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Legislative Affairs, then Deputy Commissioner, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs.

Prior to joining the Public Service, Ms. Legault practised law as a criminal defence lawyer from 1991 to 1996, as well as Crown prosecutor from 1994 to 1996. Ms. Legault holds a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of Common Law from McGill Law School, which she obtained in 1988.

The Assistant Commissioner

Andrea Neill was appointed Assistant Information Commissioner for the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada on June 18, 2007.

She is responsible for the Complaints Resolution and Compliance Branch that carries out investigations and dispute resolution efforts to resolve complaints from requesters who believe that their rights have not been respected under the Access to Information Act.

She began her career in the federal Public Service in 1983 working in the access to information and privacy (ATIP) area, first as an advisor, then as ATIP Coordinator in the Department of Finance.

She has held progressively more senior positions with the Department of Justice, including Senior Counsel and Director of the Information Law and Privacy Section, Deputy Legal Advisor and General Counsel in the Department of National Defence, and General Counsel and Associate Head of Legal Services in Transport Canada.

Her last assignment was that of Chief Privacy Officer and General Counsel with the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ms. Neill obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Bishop's University in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws from McGill University in 1981. She is a member of the Ontario Bar.

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