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Put high-calibre master's or doctoral graduates to work on Canada's public policy challenges.
"I have been tremendously impressed by their varied and extensive academic backgrounds, tremendous potential and great drive. In my opinion, these young folks are a great addition to any team and, with the right coaching, have unlimited potential to become our senior leaders of tomorrow."
Bruce Manion, ADM, Canadian Heritage
Qualifications assessed in the 2005 Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) Campaign
Knowledge
- Knowledge of Canada's policy system, its challenges and priorities
Abilities
- Analytical thinking
- Judgment
- Communications skills
- Creativity
Personal Suitability
- Interpersonal skills
- Ethics and values
- Leadership and initiative
Recent appointments made under the Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program include:
Richard Hoshino
TorontoRPL year - 2005
Current Position
Senior policy analyst, Corporate Planning
Research and Evaluation Directorate
Canada Border Services Agency
Assignment
To make Canada-USA border systems more secure and more trade-efficient using his knowledge of mathematics
Education
- University of Waterloo (B. Math)
- Queen's University (B. Ed)
- Dalhousie University (M. Sc and PhD)
Academic Distinctions
- NSERC and Killam scholarships
- Silver medal for Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad in his last year of high school
Other Experience
- Founded the Nova Scotia High School Math League, as well as a professional development program for high school teachers across Atlantic Canada
- Presentations at over thirty provincial and national conferences
- Taught several undergraduate courses, winning two university-wide teaching awards
- Selected as a Fellow of the new Action Canada program in 2003, an initiative designed to identify and develop future leaders of Canada
Interests
Reading, running, and volunteering in the community
Catherine Chevrier
TorontoRPL year - 2005
Current Position
Senior Policy Officer
Human Rights Policy Division
Foreign Affairs Canada Assignment
To provide advice, develop policy proposals, conduct analysis and represent Canada on economic, social and cultural rights
Education
- Université de Montréal (Major in Political Science, LL.B.)
- University of Cambridge (LL.M., public international law)
- Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris
Academic Distinctions
- Canadian Bar Association's Viscount Bennett Fellowship, 2004
- Scholarships for graduate studies from the Government of Quebec
- Commonwealth Scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Cambridge
Other Experience
- Litigation team of McCarthy Tétrault, LLP,
- Law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Deschamps, Supreme Court of Canada
- Participated in Université de Montréal Moot Court
- Reading, traveling, field hockey, jogging and aerobics
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