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Since June 1, 2007, effective date of the Act respecting the Commission administrative des régimes de retraite et d’assurances This link will open in a new window., the affairs of CARRA are administered by a board of directors.

The role of the board of directors

The responsibilities of the board of directors include:

  • adopting the strategic plan, the action plan and the service statement;
  • approving the service agreements developed with the pension committees;
  • determining CARRA’s annual budget;
  • approving CARRA’s financial statements and annual reports;
  • approving pension plan financial statements, unless that function has been assigned to a pension committee under the provisions of an Act or of a pension plan and the pension committee has exercised it within the time prescribed by those provisions;
  • adopting a code of ethics and professional conduct applicable to the members of the board and the vice-presidents of CARRA;
  • approving the expertise and experience profiles to be used in appointing the independent members of the board and the president and chief executive officer.

 

The board of directors established the following committees, which will to be chaired by independent members. These committees must submit to the board of directors a summary of their proceedings that will be included in CARRA’s annual report:

  • an audit committee;
  • a human resources committee;
  • a governance and ethics committee;
  • a client services committee;
  • an information technology committee;
  • an advisory committee on services to pensioners and indexation issues.

 

The members of the board of directors

The board of directors is composed of 15 members appointed by the Government. They are the Chair of the board, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CARRA who is a member of the board by virtue of office, and 13 other members, including:

  • four members representing the Government;
  • three members representing the employees who are members of the pension plans administered by CARRA, two of whom represent the employees covered by RREGOP and one, the employees covered by the PPMP;
  • one member representing the pensioners under any of the pension plans administered by CARRA;
  • five independent members.

 

The board of directors is composed of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Jocelyne Dagenais, and the fourteen following members:

  • Mr. François Joly, Chair of the board and the human resources committee
    Mr. Joly is an FCA, a certified administrator (AdMr.A.) and an MBA. He has a vast experience as an administrator and a manager and was an associate at Raymond, Chabot, Martin, Paré before he joined Mouvement Desjardins, where he was chief executive officer of Sécur inc., vice-president, Networks at the Confédération des Caisses populaires et d’économie du Québec, first vice-president, Finances and Administration for the Groupe-vie Desjardins-Laurentienne and, finally, president and chief operating officer of Desjardins Sécurité Financière. Mr. Joly is on other boards of directors, such as those of Assuris, a non-profit corporation, and École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP), for which he was chair of the board from 2006 to 2010.
  • Mrs. Julie Blackburn, member of the ethics and governance committee
    Julie Blackburn, who has a master's degree in business administration, holds a bachelor's degree in law and has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1999. She has held various positions within Québec’s public administration. Since November 6, 2011, she has been Associate Secretary with the Sous-secrétariat aux marchés publics of the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor.
  • Mr. Guy Bilodeau, member of the client services committee
    A Bachelor of Sociology and a Master of Labour Relations, Mr. Bilodeau carried out various duties and functions within the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN). He was consultant for collective bargaining and coordinator of professional services. Since 2009, he is coordinator with the public and the parapublic sectors.
  • Mrs. Sylvie Bourdeau - Chair of the governance and ethics committee - (independent member)
    A Bachelor of Law, Mrs. Bourdeau has been an associate with Fasken Martineau since 1997. Since she was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1998, she has worked in business law, specializing in mergers, acquisitions and financing, and in the preparation of complex commercial contracts. Her practice also allowed her to develop an expertise and acquire advanced knowledge of the regulation of financial institutions and the health and life sciences sector. She is on the board of directors of Corporation Valeo Inc., general partner of Valeo Management L.P. She is also an active member of the Association of Québec Women in Finance.
  • Mr. Guy Chouinard, member of the ethics and governance committee and the information technology committee
    A Bachelor of Science, Mr. Chouinard carried out various functions within the Québec public administration, mainly in technological and informational resources. In addition to being president of the Association des cadres du gouvernement du Québec, he is an administrator and chair of the board of directors of La Capitale Financial Services Inc. Mr. Chouinard is managing director of the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec, an agency for the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs.
  • Mr. Denis Doré, member of the client services committee
    A Bachelor of Education, Mr. Doré was a pension consultant at the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) and a teacher at the Commission scolaire des Navigateurs. He was also a member of the RREGOP Pension Committee for many years.
  • Mrs. Mireille Fillion, member of the human resources committee
    Trained in Sociology, Mrs. Fillion held various positions in the Québec public administration. Among other responsibilities, she was managing director of planning and research at the Société d’habitation du Québec, director of administrative, social and health programs of the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, assistant deputy minister at the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, president and chief executive officer by interim at the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec and vice-president for policy and programs at the Régie des rentes du Québec. Mrs. Fillion is a certified corporate director (CCD) duly accredited in corporate governance by the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés.
  • Mr. Robert Gaulin, member of the human resources committee
    An MBA and financial planning certificate holder, Mr. Gaulin carried out various functions and duties within the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. He acted as negotiation coordinator and head of the Front commun du secteur public from 1971 to 1978 and was elected president of that union in 1978. Retired since 1994, Mr. Gaulin is now acting as a consultant in human resources management and pensions as well as in development organization. He was first vice-president of the Association des retraitées et retraités de l’éducation et des autres services publics du Québec (AREQ) from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Gaulin has been a member of CARRA’s board of directors since May 9, 2007 and his term was renewed August 19, 2009.
  • Mrs. Lucie Gervais, member of the audit committee (independent member)
    With bachelor's degrees in business administration and accounting (Honours), and a master's degree in taxation, Lucie Gervais has been a senior adviser in taxation with the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec since 1996. Prior to that, she was a tax consultant with Groupe Mallette Maheu/Arthur Andersen. She is a member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec.
  • Mrs. Diane Jean, member of the information technology committee
    Trained as an economist, Mrs. Jean carried out various responsibilities within the Québec senior public service. Among other titles, she held those of deputy minister at the Ministère de l’Environnement, secretary of the Conseil du trésor, deputy minister at the Ministère du Revenu and at the Ministère des Services gouvernementaux as well as president and chief executive officer of the Centre de services partagés du Québec. She is currently deputy minister at the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs. Mrs. Jean is also a member of the board of directors of the Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec. She is a certified corporate director (CCD) duly accredited in corporate governance by the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés.
  • Mrs. Diane Laperrière, chair of the information technology committee and member of the audit committee (independent member)
    A Bachelor of Actuarial Science, Mrs. Laperrière was named Fellow by the Life Office Management Association in 1985. Mrs. Laperrière worked at the Industrielle Alliance for several years. She successively held various functions as an actuary and project manager for information technologies before being appointed manager of life insurance systems. She is currently a member of the board of directors of the Fondation de l’Association des femmes diplômées des universités – section Québec.
  • Mrs. Constance Lemieux, chair of the client services committee (independent member)
    Holder of a Liberal Arts Degree and graduate from the McGill International Executive Institute, Mrs. Lemieux has held key positions within the Mouvement Desjardins, such as vice-president, Products and Market Management for the Confédération des caisses populaires et d’économie Desjardins du Québec, executive vice president, Direct Network, senior vice-president, Institutional Affairs and Technology at Desjardins Sécurité financière. She was also appointed senior vice-president, Strategic Planning and Canadian Business Development of Desjardins Group, then vice-president, New Business and Organization Efficiency Development at La Capitale Financial Group. Since 2010, Mrs. Lemieux has been president and chief operating officer of La Capitale General Insurance. She is a certified corporate director (CCD) duly accredited in corporate governance by the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés.
  • Mrs. Lucette Poliquin, chair of the audit committee (independent member)
    A Bachelor of Administration and certified administrator (IAS.A.), Mrs. Poliquin is an FCA . She is a life member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. She also chaired the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec from 2001 to 2003. Since April 2008, Mrs. Poliquin has been a partner with the international audit firm Mazars and, since 2009 in Canada, with Mazars Harel Drouin, an audit and expert accounting firm. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Fondation de l’Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal.
  • Mr. Bernard Turgeon
    A PH.D. in Economics, Mr. Turgeon held various functions at the Ministère des Finances du Québec. Mr. Turgeon is currently associate deputy minister for Politiques fédérales-provinciales et financement, gestion de la dette et opérations financières at the Ministère des Finances.

 

The members of the board committees

  • Audit committee
    • Mrs. Lucette Poliquin, Chair of the committee;
    • Mrs. Lucie Gervais;
    • Mrs. Diane Laperrière.

 

  • Human resources committee
    • Mr. François Joly, Chair of the committee;
    • Mrs. Mireille Fillion;
    • Mr. Robert Gaulin.

 

  • Governance and ethics committee
    • Mrs. Sylvie Bourdeau, Chair of the committee;
    • Mrs. Julie Blackburn;
    • Mr. Guy Chouinard.

 

  • Client services committee
    • Mrs. Constance Lemieux, Chair of the committee;
    • Mr. Guy Bilodeau;
    • Mr. Denis Doré.

 

  • Information technology committee
    • Mrs. Diane Laperrière, Chair of the committee;
    • Mrs. Diane Jean;
    • Mr. Guy Chouinard.

 

  • Advisory committee on services to pensioners and indexation issues

    Among other things, the committee’s mandate is to promote discussions between pensioners associations, trade unions and managers associations regarding the following subjects:
    • Issues related to the indexation of pensions and its impact on pension plan administration;
    • Services to pensioners;
    • Information published by CARRA for pensioners, particularly regarding availability and distribution.

 

The members of the advisory committee on services to pensioners and indexation issues

Mr. François Turenne

Chair of the committee
Public service pensioner / former administrator of state

Mrs. Arlette Bouchard

Regroupement des retraités actifs du mouvement ESSAIM (RRAME)

Mrs. Louise Charlebois

Association des retraitées et des retraités de l’éducation et des autres secteurs publics du Québec (AREQ)

Mr. Rodrigue Dubé

Association démocratique des retraités (ADR)

Mr. André Goulet

Alliance des associations de retraités (AAR)

Mr. Rosaire Quévillon

Representative of RRAME and ADR

Mrs. Madelaine Michaud

Association québécoise des retraité(e)s des secteurs public et parapublic (AQRP)

Mr. Jean Turgeon

Association québécoise des directeurs et directrices d'établissement d'enseignement retraités (AQDER)

Mrs. Gisèle Goulet

Groupe de travail des associations de retraités (GTAR)

Mrs. Diane Bouchard

Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ)

Mrs. Nadyne  Daigle

Regroupement des associations de cadres en matière d'assurance et de retraite (RACAR)

Mr. Christian Cyr

Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)

Mr. Michael Isaacs

Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec (SPGQ)

Mr. Christian Leblanc

Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE)

Mr. Michel Parenteau

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)

Mr. Denis Turcotte

Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ)

Mr. Brent Tweddell

Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)