Corinne first joined Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in 2008 as the Director General of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO). She served as the Director General for Settlement and Integration Policy Branch with IRCC from January 2013 until 2020, a role that expanded her network to settlement partners across Canada. Beginning in the fall of 2020, Corinne became the Director General for Francophone Immigration and Official Languages Part VII, within the Settlement and Integration Sector, and shepherded IRCC’s amendments to the Official Languages Act through to tabling. In the early fall of 2021, during Canada’s tremendous effort to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees, Corinne was named Director General of the Afghanistan Settlement Branch with a mandate to lead in-Canada (re)settlement activities for Afghan refugees by bringing together national resettlement operations and policy  into a single integrated organization. 

In the past, between October 2007 and December 2008, Corinne was the Director General of the Labour Market Integration Directorate at HRSDC, responsible for the work of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program, Labour Mobility, the Going to Canada Immigration Portal, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the Skills and Labour Market Information Division (National Occupational Classification system, occupational information and Essential Skills research).

 

Corinne graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Ottawa in 1985 and received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary in 1991.

 

Corinne grew up in northern Saskatchewan and now makes her home in the Ottawa Valley (Ontario) with her two children and her partner.

Patricia Roset-Zuppa is Vice-President, Policy at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
She joined CMHC in 2009 and has held positions in strategic policy coordination, housing finance policy and federal/provincial/territorial relations.
Patricia played a lead role in the development of Canada’s first ever National Housing Strategy. Prior to CMHC, Patricia worked in residential real estate, housing policy and urban research in Canada and the United States. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Florida, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, and Masters in Geography from Utrecht University in the Netherlands where she was born and raised. She is an immigrant to Canada and proud Canadian and Dutch dual citizen. 

Bob Dhillon is Founder, President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp. (Mainstreet), Canada’s leading real estate company on the TSX (MEQ). Mainstreet provides quality, affordable midmarket apartments to western Canadians. Current holdings consist of 15,737 units in BC, AB, SK, and Winnipeg. As an immigrant himself, Mr. Dhillon is passionate about giving back to new Canadians. In 2019 and 2021, Mainstreet donated apartments to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. On March 7, 2022, Mr. Dhillon announced that Mainstreet will provide housing assistance to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Mr. Dhillon has been recognized for his achievements in business and for his unwavering commitment to philanthropy and higher education. In 2021, he was appointed as an Officer to the Order of Canada. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Since 1999, Mr. Dhillon has served as Honorary Consul General of Belize for Canada. He published “Business and Retirement Guide to Belize (Second edition)” with Fred Langan in 2018. Mr. Dhillon holds an honorary Doctor of Commerce from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON. In 2019, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Lethbridge (UofL); he is also the namesake donor for the Dhillon School of Business at UofL. In spring 2021, he was a significant contributor to the University of Calgary’s Sikh Studies program. Mr. Dhillon sits on numerous boards, including the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Advisory Council for the Canada-India Business Council, the Alberta Economic Recovery Council, and Invest Alberta Corporation.

Jeremy Jackson is Vice President, Marketing and Government Relations at Killam Properties. Jeremy joined Killam in 2005. He has over 30 years of housing and market management experience. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St.F.X. University, an MBA from St. Mary's University, and recently received his ICD.D designation through the Institute of Corporate Directors. Jeremy is the board chair of the Investment Properties Owners Association NS. He is a long-time board member of Shelter Nova Scotia and the Halifax Housing and Homelessness Partnership. Over the years Jeremy has been a panelist on various regional and national housing panels. Most recently, Jeremy sat as a member of the Province of Nova Scotia’s Affordable Housing Commission.