Manon Savard is a

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jurist who has been Chief Justice of the

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since June 2020.

Early life and education

Savard, daughter of Marc Savard and Suzanne Primeau, is from

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. She attended the

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, finishing high school in 1979. In 1982, she graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from

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and in 1985 with a Bachelor of Laws from the

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at the

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Career

Savard was admitted to the

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in 1986 and worked at law firm Ogilvy Renault (now

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) from 1986 until 2009. Her expertise is in employment and labour law, human rights and administrative law. Savard has taught at the Bar of Quebec and advised the Quebec Minister of Labour on legislative issues. On 29 July 2009, Savard was appointed to the

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, becoming a member of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee and overseeing the court's Student Interns Committee. Savard was appointed to the

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on 25 April 2013. On 11 June 2020,

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announced Savard's appointment as

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. She became the second woman in the role, after Nicole Duval Hesler, whom she replaced.

Personal life

Savard is married to Daniel Jutras,

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of the

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References

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