Janice Charette

Janice Charette
Charette in London, 2019
Canadian Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States
Assumed office
February 16, 2026
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byPosition established
22nd Clerk of the Privy Council
Secretary to the Cabinet
In office
May 25, 2022 – June 24, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Succeeded byJohn Hannaford
Interim
March 9, 2021 – May 25, 2022
Preceded byIan Shugart
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
July 19, 2016 – March 9, 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byGordon Campbell
Succeeded byRalph Goodale
22nd Clerk of the Privy Council
Secretary to the Cabinet
In office
October 6, 2014 – January 21, 2016
Prime Minister
Preceded byWayne Wouters
Succeeded byMichael Wernick
Personal details
Born
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SpouseReg Charette
Children2
Alma materCarleton University (BCom)
Occupation
  • Civil servant
  • diplomat
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Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant and diplomat who served as the 22nd clerk of the Privy Council from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2021, between her two tenures as clerk, Charette was the Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom. She was named the Government of Canada's chief trade negotiator to the United States on February 16, 2026.