Organization Structure
Organization Chart
The following chart reflects the organizational structure of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), as of October 19, 2020, including areas of responsibility for senior managers and key personnel.
Chris Forbes
Deputy Minister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Annette Gibbons
Associate Deputy Minister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Christine Walker
Assistant Deputy Minister
Corporate Management
Fred Gorrell
Assistant Deputy Minister
International Affairs (AAFC/CFIA)
Gilles Saindon
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology
Mary Dila
Assistant Deputy Minister
Public Affairs
Liz Foster
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology
Vidya ShankarNarayan
Chief Information Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister
Information Systems
Tom Rosser
Assistant Deputy Minister
Strategic Policy
Frédéric Seppey
Assistant Deputy Minister
Market and Industry Services
Paul Samson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Programs Branch
Kristine Allen
Executive Director and
Senior General Counsel
Kimberly Saunders
Director General
Office of Audit and Evaluation
Katherine MacDonald
Corporate Secretary
Deputy Minister's Office
Claire Mullen
Senior Policy Advisor
Deputy Minister's Office
Bonnie Fung
Senior Policy Advisor
Associate Deputy Minister’s Office
Holly McCoubrey
Departmental Assistant
Minister's Office
Department organizational structure
Minister's Office
- Minister
- Parliamentary Secretary
- Departmental Assistant
Deputy Minister's Office
- Deputy Minister
- Associate Deputy Minister
- Senior Policy Advisor, Deputy Minister's Office
- Senior Policy Advisor, Associate Deputy Minister’s Office
- Corporate Secretary
Branches and Offices
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Affairs Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, International Affairs (AAFC/CFIA)
- Chief Information Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Systems Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch
- Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch
- Director General, Office of Audit and Evaluation
- Executive Director and Senior General Counsel
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