Welcome to the Government of Canada Fellows Program

“Public service renewal is one of my top priorities and we cannot succeed in this endeavour without strong support from within and outside government.  Initiatives like the Fellows Program provide a unique opportunity for the public and private sectors to broaden our perspective, build mutual understanding and ultimately, develop our next generation of leaders.”

Kevin G. Lynch, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

The Government of Canada’s Fellows Program is a senior executive exchange program between the federal public service and other sectors of Canadian society, including business, academia, not-for-profit organizations and other levels of government.

The program aims to enhance and strengthen relationships between the sectors to build understanding, share talent and ideas and foster the continual development of Canada’s senior executives. In an increasingly competitive world, such a program is critical to enable Canada’s leaders across all sectors to develop a shared understanding of and to stay fully connected to all parts of Canadian society.