Jean-Pierre Blais (born c. 1960) is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and executive who formerly served as the Assistant Deputy Minister, Receiver General and Pension for Canada (2018–2022),[1] as the Chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) from June 18, 2012, until June 2017,[2] and as Assistant Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs for the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Blais was raised in the province of Québec, with French as his first language, but learned English at an early age when his family moved to Toronto.
His was responsible for included legislation, policies and programs in copyright, TV and radio broadcasting, digital media, cultural industries (books, magazines, etc.)
[6] He was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Board Secretariat's Government Operations Sector starting in 2011.
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