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APPENDIX A: LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Status of Women Canada

Justine Akman, Director General Policy and External Relations Directorate

2017/02/02

41

Lucie Desforges, Director General Women's Program and Regional Operations Directorate

Department of Employment and Social Development

Andrew Brown, Executive Director Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch

Catherine Demers, Director General Strategy and Partnerships, Skills and Employment Branch

Doug Murphy, Director General Social Development Policy

Department of Industry

Shereen Benzvy Miller, Assistant Deputy Minister Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services

Department of Natural Resources

Drew Leyburne, Director General Strategic Policy Branch, Strategic Policy and Results Sector

Statistics Canada

Andrew Heisz, Assistant Director Income Statistics Division

Anne Milan, Chief Labour Statistics Division

Women's Economic Council

Valerie Carruthers, Co-Manager Virtual Office, Newfoundland and Labrador

2017/02/07

42

Rosalind Lockyer, Co-Manager Administrative Office

Canadian Women's Foundation

Anuradha Dugal, Director Violence Prevention Programs

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

Jacqueline Neapole, Manager

 

 

Jane Stinson, Research Associate

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Willem Adema, Senior Economist Social Policy Division

Women in Capital Markets

Jennifer Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer

YWCA Canada

Ann Decter, Director Advocacy and Public Policy

As individuals

Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Professor Emeritus Simon Fraser University

2017/02/09

43

Ramona Lumpkin, President and Vice-Chancellor Mount Saint Vincent University

Richard Nesbitt, Professor Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Tammy Schirle, Associate Professor, Department of Economics Wilfrid Laurier University

Margot Young, Professor Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

As individuals

Kathleen Lahey, Professor Faculty of Law, Queen's University

2017/02/21

46

Donna S. Lero, Professor Emerita Centre for Families, Work & Well-Being, University of Guelph

Inter-Provincial EI Working Group

Laurell Ritchie, Co-Chair Employment Insurance Sub Committee of the Good Jobs for All Coalition

Public Service Alliance of Canada

Heather Finn, Special Projects Officer

2017/03/07

49

Jennifer Howard, Executive Director

Canada Without Poverty

Michèle Biss, Legal Education and Outreach Coordinator

Megan Hooft, Deputy Director

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Kate McInturff, Senior Researcher National Office

Canadian Labour Congress

Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist

Vicky Smallman, National Director Women's and Human Rights

Oxfam Canada

Diana Sarosi, Senior Policy Advisor

Unifor

Lisa Kelly, Director Women's Department

As individuals

Andrea Doucet, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care Brock University

2017/03/21

52

Pierre Fortin, Professor Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director

Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)

Martha Friendly, Executive Director

Company of Women

Anne Day, Founder and President

2017/04/06

55

Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women

Linda Davis, First Vice-President

 

 

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Carole Gingras, Director Status of Women Service

United Steelworkers

Meg Gingrich, Research Representative National Office

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada

Debora De Angelis, Regional Director, Ontario

Actua

Jennifer Flanagan, President and Chief Executive Officer

2017/05/04

59

Futurpreneur Canada

Julia Deans, Chief Executive Officer

Canada's Building Trades Unions

Lindsay Amundsen, Workforce Development

Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba

Sandra H. Altner, Chief Executive Officer

NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

Catherine Mavriplis, Chairholder and Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Ottawa

2017/05/09

60

Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

Sarah Simpson, Manager Value Proposition and Community Relations

Denise Watters, Welding Intern Women Unlimited

Réseau des Femmes d'affaires du Québec

Louise Champoux-Paillé, Corporate Director

Women Building Futures

Jacqueline Andersen, Director Industry Relations

Women Unlimited Association

Doreen Parsons, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Women's Enterprise Centre

Laurel Douglas, Chief Executive Officer British Columbia

As individuals

Isabella Bakker, Distinguished Research Professor York University

2017/05/16

62

Tamara Franz-Odendaal, Professor and Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Department of Biology Mount Saint Vincent University

Canadian Association for Girls in Science

Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, Founder and President

Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology

Margaret-Ann Armour, President of the Board

Canadian Women's Health Network

Janet Currie, Co-Chair

Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology

Danniele Livengood, Director

As an individual

Beatrix Dart, Professor, Rotman School of Management University of Toronto

2017/05/18

63

Canadian Space Agency

Dominique Breden, Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive and Senior Officer Responsible for Disclosure of Wrongdoing Audit and Evaluation Branch

Marie-Claude Guérard, Chief Financial Officer

Conseil d'intervention pour l'accès des femmes au travail

Nathalie Goulet, Director

Ruth Rose-Lizée, Member

Engineers Canada

Jeanette Southwood, Vice-President Strategy and Partnerships

 

 

As individuals

Tamara Daly, Associate Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, CIHR Research Chair in Gender, Work and Health Director, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education, York University

2017/05/30

64

Iris Meck, President and Founder of Advancing Women In Agriculture Conference Iris Meck Communications Inc.

Association féminine d'éducation et d'action sociale

Hélène Cornellier, Coordinator of Action Plan and Communications

Caregivers Nova Scotia

Angus Campbell, Executive Director

Cindie Smith, Caregiver Support Coordinator Northern and Eastern Mainland Region

FIRST Robotics Canada

Dorothy Byers, Chair Board of Directors

As an individual

Ramona Benson, Chief Commercial Officer Globacon Inc.

2017/06/01

65

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

Shifrah Gadamsetti, Chair Board of Directors

Business Development Bank of Canada

Lesley Lawrence, Senior Vice President Ontario

Business Development Bank of Canada

Michelle Scarborough, Managing Director Strategic Investments and Women in Tech

Women in Governance

Caroline Codsi, President and Founder

Parents jusqu'au bout

Geneviève Dion, Cofounder

2017/06/01

65

Marilyne Picard, Cofounder

Marie-Ève Tétrault, Member

Shopify Inc.

Alexandra Clark, Director Public Policy

Lynsey Thornton, Vice-President User Experience

Catalyst Canada Inc.

Tanya van Biesen, Executive Director

2017/06/06

66

First Nations Women's Council on Economic Security

Tracy J. Lee, Chair

Marlene Poitras, Council Member

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia

Jennifer Watts, Director Settlement and Integration

Métis Women's Council on Economic Security

Valerie Kaufman, Co-Chair

Phyllis Grace Steeves, PhD, Co-Chair

As individuals

Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Professor, Politics and Public Administration Ryerson University

2017/06/08

67

Alex Wilson, Professor University of Saskatchewan

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Sheila Block, Senior Economist

Pathways Health Centre for Children

Jenny Greensmith, Executive Director

Jennifer Howell, Parent Advisor

Canadian Association for Retired Persons

Wanda Morris, Vice-President Advocacy

2017/06/13

68

Canadian Federation of Students

Charlotte Kiddell, Deputy Chairperson Nova Scotia

Island Crisis Care Society

Ronell Bosman, Programme Director Samaritan House

Violet Hayes, Executive Director

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

David Cashaback, Director Temporary Resident Policy and Programs

Stephanie Kirkland, Director General Settlement Network

Corinne Prince, Director General Settlement and Integration Policy Branch

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

Amanda Deseure, Manager Socio-Economic Development

Sarnia and District Association for Community Living

Bob Vansickle, Manager of Employment Services

As an individual

Jaime Smith, Executive Lead, Centre for Employment Innovation St. Francis Xavier University

2017/06/15

69

Alberni Community and Women's Services

Ellen Frood, Executive Director

Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society

Samantha Letourneau, Settlement Manager Nanaimo

Comox Valley Transition Society

Anne Davis, Program Coordinator

Haven Society

Anne Taylor, Executive Director

 

 

Inclusion International

Connie Laurin-Bowie, Executive Director

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Dominique Bérubé, Vice-President, Research Programs Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

2017/06/20

70

Danika Goosney, Executive Director Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat

Claudie Gosselin, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Vice-President Research Programs

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Pierre J. Charest, Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate

Serge Villemure, Director Scholarships and Fellowships Division

Anne Webb, Policy and Planning Analyst Research Grants and Scholarships

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

John Gartke, Director Trade Missions, Consultations and Outreach

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Kevin Murchie, Associate Regional Director Alberta Region

Sheilagh Murphy, Assistant Deputy Minister Lands and Economic Development

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Melanie Reid, Acting Program Manager, Business Development Lands and Economic Development

Canadian Association of University Teachers

Pat Armstrong, Co-Chair Equity Committee

2017/10/26

74

National Association of Friendship Centres

Sonya Howard, Policy Officer

 

 

As an individual

Imogen R. Coe, Professor, Dean, Faculty of Science Ryerson University

2017/10/31

75

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Andrea Nalyzyty, Vice-President Governance and Government Relations

West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

Kasari Govender, Executive Director

Zahra Jimale, Director of Law Reform

Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women

Justine Akman, Director General Policy and External Relations

2017/11/07

77

Nancy Gardiner, Senior Director General Women’s Program and Regional Operations DIrectorate

Canada Learning Code

Carolyn Van, Director Youth Programming

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Michael Holden, Chief Economist

Elise Maheu, Board Member and Director, Government Affairs, 3M Canada Company

DisAbled Women's Network Canada

Bonnie Brayton, National Executive Director DAWN Canada

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association

Beba Svigir, Chief Executive Officer

2017/11/09

78

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Vice-Chair

Department of Employment and Social Development

Lori Straznicky, Executive Director, Pay Equity Task Team Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information, Labour Program

 

 

Kristen Underwood, Acting Senior Director Employment Insurance Policy

Jonathan Will, Director General, Economic Policy Directorate Strategic and Service Policy Branch

Douglas Wolfe, Director, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information Labour Program

Department of Industry

Frances McRae, Assistant Deputy Minister Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services

Nathalie Poirier-Mizon, Director Small Business Financing Directorate