"Nancy Hamzawi was appointed as the President of Public Health Agency of Canada in June 2025. Ms. Hamzawi joined the Public Health Agency of Canada in February 2023 as the Executive Vice-President after serving as the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB). HPFB plays a vital role in protecting and promoting the health and safety of all Canadians by excelling as a trusted scientific and regulatory authority for health products and food in Canada and internationally. Ms. Hamzawi also assumed the role of acting Federal Lead and ADM of Policy and Strategic Integration of the COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing and Data Strategy Secretariat at Health Canada.
Before joining the Health Portfolio, from 2018 to 2020, Ms. Hamzawi served as ADM of Environment and Climate Change Canada's Science and Technology Branch, working to ensure the department is a national and world leader in advancing, connecting and applying scientific understanding of the environment to anticipate and address the most pressing environmental issues, most notably climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity conservation. Ms. Hamzawi has also held several executive leadership positions in international affairs, regulatory programs and policy, and audit and evaluation.
Ms. Hamzawi holds a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering and Bachelor's Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from the University of Ottawa."
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Nancy Hamzawi | Prime Minister of Canada
Education
Master of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience
Since February 2023
Executive Vice-President of the Public Health Agency of Canada
2022 - 2023
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
2020 - 2021
Assistant Deputy Minister, COVID-19 Testing Secretariat, Health Canada
2018 - 2020
Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2017 - 2018
Director General, G7 Task Team, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2017
Director General, Interdepartmental Task Team on Environmental and Regulatory Reviews, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada
2017
Director General, Environmental Protection Operations, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2015 - 2017
Director General, Office of Audit and Evaluation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2012 - 2015
Director General, Corporate Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2009 - 2012
Executive Director, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2005 - 2008
Director, Multilateral Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2004 - 2005
Director, International Policy and Cooperation, Environment and Climate Change Canada
2002 - 2003
Director, Environment, Canadian International Development Agency"
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