Marcelle Chabot
About Marcelle Chabot
Marcelle Chabot serves as a Senior Policy Manager at the Government of Canada, where she has worked since 2003. Her extensive experience includes managing strategic research at Indigenous Services Canada and developing policies related to Indigenous groups and economic development.
Work at Government of Canada
Marcelle Chabot has served as a Senior Policy Manager at the Government of Canada since 2003, accumulating over 21 years of experience in Ottawa. In her current role, she manages strategic research and data innovation at Indigenous Services Canada, a position she has held since June 2020. Her extensive career within the federal government includes various roles that focus on policy development and implementation, particularly in relation to Indigenous communities and economic development.
Policy Development Experience
Chabot has a strong background in policy development, having worked on significant initiatives throughout her career. From November 2018 to June 2020, she developed policy and implemented the federal impact assessment regime in modern treaties with Indigenous groups at the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Prior to that, she contributed to the development of income assistance policy and programs for First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada from April 2010 to February 2016.
Organizational Change Management
Between July 2007 and April 2010, Chabot implemented organizational change management initiatives and conducted organizational diagnostics in federal government organizations at the Canada School of Public Service. This role involved assessing and enhancing the effectiveness of various governmental bodies, ensuring they could adapt to changing needs and policies.
Gender-Based Analysis Plus Initiative
Chabot played a key role in implementing gender mainstreaming in the federal government through the Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) initiative at Status of Women Canada from June 2017 to November 2018. This initiative aimed to integrate gender considerations into policy-making processes across government departments.
Research on Indigenous Economic Development
From February 2016 to June 2017, Chabot conducted research on the economic development of Indigenous economies in the North while developing and implementing evaluations of skills and literacy programs at the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Her work focused on enhancing the economic opportunities available to Indigenous communities.