Rose Marie Angélique Bernard (born 1972) is the current

commissioner of Yukon The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du Yukon) is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor gene ...

, appointed on 12 March 2018. She is the youngest person to serve as commissioner for any of Canada's three northern territories and the first

Franco-Yukonnais Franco-Yukonnais () are French Canadian or French speaking residents of Yukon, a territory of Canada. French has full official language status in the Yukon. Demographics The Canada 2016 Census identified 1,575 residents of the territory as fran ...

to serve as commissioner. Bernard moved to the Yukon from

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in 1995, initially for a 4-month translation internship with the territorial government. She became an active member of the Franco-Yukonnais community, including volunteering for non-profit organizations and hosting a French-language community radio show starting in 1998. She served as Chair of the Association Franco-Yukonnaise from 2010 to 2017.

Honours and arms

Honours

Federal honours

Dame of Justice of the Order of Saint John — 7 June 2019

Territorial orders

Member of the Order of Yukon — 22 March 2020 (''ex officio'')

Coat of arms

Bernard's coat of arms was granted through grant of arms and supporters, with differences to Sébastien William Comchi and Samuel Nicholas Comchi, on May 15, 2019.

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* 1972 births Canadian radio hosts Canadian translators Commissioners of Yukon Franco-Yukonnais people Living people People from Whitehorse Women in Yukon politics People from Montreal Canadian women radio hosts Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St John Members of the Order of Yukon {{Canada-translator-stub