Biographical note – Hélène Laurendeau

Ms. Hélène Laurendeau was appointed to the position of part-time Commissioner of the Public Service Commission of Canada effective July 13, 2023, for a term of 7 years.

Hélène served as Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage from 2018, until her retirement from the public service in April of 2021.

From 2016 to 2018, Hélène was Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, formerly Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Minister, Hélène served as Associate Deputy Minister for the department, starting in December 2013.

Hélène first joined the Public Service in 1991 with the Department of Justice. She then held several senior executive positions at the Treasury Board Secretariat, Privy Council Office and the Public Service Commission of Canada.

Hélène graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1982 with a B.A. in Arts (Communication) and a Law degree in 1985. She was called to the Québec Bar in 1986 and practiced administrative, labour relations and human rights law in the private sector from 1986 to 1991.

Raised in the region of Lanaudière, Québec, but with deep roots in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Hélène completed her high school studies at Collège de l'Assomption.