National Committee of Economic Development and Employability (CNDÉE)

The National Committee of Economic Development and Employability (CNDÉE) is an instrument for bringing the Francophone and Acadian communities and the Government of Canada closer together. Its objective is to foster the economic development of Canada’s Francophonie.

Within this national committee, RDÉE Canada exercises its special role as liaison with the federal government in matters relating to economic development and employability for Francophone minority communities across Canada. It advises the government on adapting policies, programs and services to better meet the economic development needs of those communities.

This committee consists of members of RDÉE Canada’s board of directors, who represent the communities, and of representatives of various federal departments and agencies:

Community Side - RDÉE Canada Board of Directors

Director General
Roger Lavoie (biography)

Eastern Region

M. Bernard Savoie (biography), Director - Chemin Caissie (New-Brunswick)
Adrienne Godbout (biography), Director- Grande Digue (New-Brunswick)
M. Guy Leblanc (biography), Administrator - Saulnierville (Nouvelle-Écosse)

Central Region

Pierre Bélanger (biography), Administrator – Earlton (Ontario)
Simon Proulx (biography), Treasurer – Ottawa (Ontario)
M. Jacques Kenny (biography), Observer - LaSalle (Ontario)
Collin Bourgeois (biography), Director- Sturgeon Falls (Ontario)
Pascale Harster (biography), Director - Dundas (Ontario)

Western Region

M. Gilles Croze (biography), President - Delta (Colombie- Britannique) (Coprésident du CNDÉE)
Mme Louise Durand (biography), Vice- presidente - Île-des-Chênes (Manitoba)
Mme Suzanne Corneau (biography) Administator - Edmondton (Alberta)
M. Michel Matifat (biography) Observer - Vancouver (British Columbia)

Northern Region

Aminata Maiga (biography), Director - Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)

Federal Side

Michel C. Caron, Acting Co-Chair, CNDÉE
Johanne Bourgeois, General Secretary

DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES REPRESENTED ON THE FEDERAL SIDE OF THE CNDÉE

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, M. Kurt Inder, Mme Gislaine Savoie
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Mme Anne Scotton
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, M. Brian Murphy
Western Economic Diversification Canada, M. Jean Laberge et M. David Gallob
Industrie Canada, Mme Grace Hodder
Canadian Heritage, Mme France Caissy, M. Jérôme Moisan, M. Jean-Yves Cayen
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mme Élise Lavigne
Human ressources and Skills development, M. Michel C. Caron, Mme Johanne Bourgeois, Mme Lesley Johnson, M. Pascal Dubé, M. David Chaikoff
Statistique Canada, M. Réjean Lachapelle, Mme Christine Blaser
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Mme Julie Paquette