Linda Lizotte-MacPherson
Commissioner of the CRA

Mrs. Linda Lizotte-MacPherson was appointed Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Revenue Agency on October 13, 2009.

As Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mrs. Lizotte-MacPherson is responsible for daily operations within the Agency. She is charged with maintaining the trust of Canadians in the Agency's integrity and reliability; identifying and securing new business for the Agency; and engaging clients and stakeholders in delivering results by building coalitions.

Before joining the Agency, she was Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada. She was Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board from 2005 to 2008. Mrs. Lizotte-MacPherson is an experienced business leader in both the private and public sectors, and has worked for over 25 years leading complex organizations, launching start-ups and managing large transformation and information technology programs throughout North America.

In the private sector, Mrs. Lizotte-MacPherson was President of two Canadian subsidiaries, Sapient Canada Inc. and AMS Management Systems Canada Inc., and held a number of senior executive positions with Digital Equipment of Canada. She was also the first Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Health Infoway Inc., where she successfully launched the corporation. She also served as the Chief Information Officer for the Government of Canada from 1998 to 2000 as part of an executive interchange.

Mrs. Lizotte-MacPherson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Carleton University and has completed Digital's Executive Development Program through Queen's University. She also completed the Board of Directors Program through the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mrs. Lizotte-MacPherson is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2000 E Commerce Leadership Award, the Distinction Award for Excellence in the Management of Information Technology in the Public Service, the Ottawa-Carleton YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and was recognized in the 2004 Who's Who Canada and the 1997-98 Who's Who Among Top Executives in North America.

Lyse Ricard
Deputy Commissioner of the CRA

Lyse Ricard was appointed as Deputy Commissioner in September, 2009.

After working in the private sector, Lyse Ricard joined the Office of Auditor General in 1981 and worked in both the Ottawa and Montréal offices. She then worked at Regional Industrial Expansion Canada in Montréal. Back in Ottawa, she assumed the posts of Senior Policy Officer at Transport Canada and then Program Manager at Secretary of State Canada.

Within the Public Works and Government Services Canada, she occupied the position of Director, Financial Management, and then was appointed Director General, Finance and Administration, at the Public Service Commission.

In 1998, Mrs. Ricard joined Citizenship and Immigration Canada as Director General, Finance and Administration, until she was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Centralized Services Delivery and Corporate Services and later was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations.

Before joining the Canada Revenue Agency, Lyse Ricard was Assistant Auditor General at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. She was appointed as Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Programs Branch in May 2007.

Mrs. Ricard holds a B.A.A. (Honours) in Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Hull where she also earned a diploma in Business Information Technology. She is a Chartered Accountant. She is also a graduate of the Career Assignment Program. In 2006, she was elected to Fellowship (F) of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, that organization's highest designation.