Daniel J. Caron (born 1957)
was the
Librarian and Archivist of Canada
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from April 25, 2009 until retiring on May 15, 2013. He is also a
professor
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,
author
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,
fellow
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and
public speaker
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.
Education
Caron graduated with a
Bachelor's
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and a
Master's degree
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in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
from
Laval University
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...
, and earned a
doctorate
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in
Applied Human Sciences
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from the
University of Montreal
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.
[ His doctoral dissertation was in Canadian studies on aboriginal issues.
]
Career
Caron began his public service
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in 1982 at the Competition Bureau
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Headed by the Commissioner of Competition, the agency is ...
and also worked for the National Museums of Canada Corporation and Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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. Later, in the 1990s, he worked at the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec. From Montreal
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he moved to the Treasury Board Secretariat Treasury Board Secretariat could refer to
*Treasury Board Secretariat (Ontario)
*Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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where he was Director of the Service and Innovation Division. He moved to Human Resources Development Canada
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HRDC was based at a government office facility at Place du Portage IV in Gatineau (forme ...
in 2000. In 2003 he joined the National Archives of Canada, now Library and Archives Canada
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(LAC), as the Director General of the Corporate Management Branch and subsequently held various positions at the institution.[ Between 2011 and 2013, at the request of the Clerk of the Privy Council, he was Chair of the Heads of Federal Agencies. Between 2010 and 2013, he was Chair of the Forum of National Archivists within the International Council of Archives. He was also a founding member of the Forum.]Concordia University
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, University of Ottawa
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, Carleton University
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and École nationale d'administration publique
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(ENAP). He has conducted research, published many articles and given several conference presentations on public administration, archival sciences and information management.
Publications
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*''L'homme imbibé: de l'oral au numérique : un enjeu pour l'avenir des cultures?'' Paris: Hermann. 2014.
References
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Canadian non-fiction writers
Writers from Quebec City
1957 births
Université Laval alumni
Université de Montréal alumni
Living people
People from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
Librarians and Archivists of Canada
Academic staff of Concordia University
Academic staff of Carleton University
Academic staff of the University of Ottawa
Academic staff of the Université du Québec