H.E. Mr. Mark Schaan

H.E. Mr. Mark Schaan

Mark Schaan supports Canada’s industrial AI and digital agenda, working to position the country as a global leader in the responsible development and use of these technologies.

His career has emphasized cross-cutting policy and framework efforts, including leading major consultations and reforms in telecommunications, investment review, intellectual property, bankruptcy and insolvency, privacy and artificial intelligence. His public service has spanned the policy spectrum and has included revitalizing the public service through innovative recruitment models.

Mark holds a BA (Honours) from the University of Waterloo, where he was a Loran Scholar, and both an MPhil in Comparative Social Policy (2004) and a DPhil in Social Policy (2010) from the University of Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

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  • Organization
    Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
  • Profession
    Deputy Minister
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