Oryssia J. Lennie , is a

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and former deputy minister of

Western Economic Diversification Canada In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regio ...

. Lennie was appointed deputy minister for

(WD) on November 1, 1997. Prior to joining WD, Lennie worked for the

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government for 26 years and was deputy minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs from 1990 to 1997. She has had extensive involvement in constitutional and aboriginal constitutional negotiations and intergovernmental negotiations on social, economic, international trade, and internal trade policy. A graduate of the

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, she has received numerous awards for her accomplishments in public service and in the area of business and management, including the Lieutenant Governor's Gold Medal for Excellence in Public Service in 2002 and the

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Women of Distinction Award in 1997. Lennie is currently on the board of directors of the

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, which explores public policy issues of interest to western Canadians. In December 2016, Lennie was named a

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."Order of Canada's newest appointees include Paralympian, Supreme Court judge and astrophysicist"

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, December 30, 2016.

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Oryssia J. Lennie, Deputy Minister, Western Economic Diversification Canada

Oryssia Lennie - Board of Directors - Canada West Foundation
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