The Honourable Wayne Wouters is a strategic and policy advisor with McCarthy Tetrault LLP.
Before joining the private sector, Hon Wouters had a career in the public service sector of Canada. His last assignment was the Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet, and Head of the Public Service. Appointed by Prime Minister Harper, he served from July 2009 until his retirement in October 2014. Prior to that, Hon Wouters was a deputy minister in several departments including the Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Secretary of the Treasury Board. In 2014, he was inducted as a Member of the Privy Council by the Prime Minister.