Corinne retired in July of 2023 after almost 33 years with the federal government including time with the CRTC, the Secretary of State, Human Resources Development Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Over her career, Corinne lead the growth and transformation of a number of federal programs including the Canada Student Loans Program, the Foreign Credential Recognition Program, Labour Mobility programming, the Going to Canada Immigration Portal, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the National Occupational Classification system, Labour Market Information, Career Information, Essential Skills programming, the Settlement Program and the Resettlement Program.  She also lead legislative changes to the Canada Student Loans Act, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and the Official Languages Act.

Between 2021and 2023, Corinne lead Canada’s efforts to settle more than 40,000 Afghan refugees and more than 300,000 Ukrainian nationals and their families.

She received three Deputy Minister’s awards over her career and received the federal Partnership award from the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX) for her ability to work with stakeholders, the private sector and civil society.

Corinne graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Ottawa in 1988 and received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary in 1991. She articled with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1994 (the Ontario bar).

Corinne grew up on a grain farm in northern Saskatchewan. She has two adult children and now makes her home in the Ottawa Valley with her partner.