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property="mainContentOfPage" class="container" id="wb-cont"> <h1>Tricia Geddes<br> <small>Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada</small></h1> <div class="col-md-3 pull-right"> <p><img src="_mgs/geddes.jpg" alt="Tricia Geddes" class="img-responsive img-rounded" /></p> </div> <p>Ms. Tricia Geddes was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada effective October 31, 2024.</p> <p>Prior to her appointment, Ms. Geddes held the role of Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety as of June 2022. </p> <p>Before joining the department, Ms. Geddes was the Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships (DDP) at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) since April 2020. As DDP, she was responsible for key partnerships in the areas of strategic policy development, foreign relations, external review and compliance, communications, academic outreach and stakeholder engagement, as well as litigation and disclosure.</p> <p>She also supported the Director and the Minister of Public Safety in their accountability for the overall operational activities of the Service, and ensured CSIS was accountable, transparent, and attuned to the strategic interests of the Government of Canada.</p> <p>Ms. Geddes joined CSIS in 2014 as the Director General of Policy and Foreign Relations and then served as an Assistant Director, beginning in 2017. Previously, she held positions with the Canadian Armed Forces as Associate Director of Staff for the Strategic Joint Staff, as well as with the Privy Council Office in a number of analyst positions.</p> <p>Ms. Geddes graduated from the University of Toronto (Trinity College) with a combined degree in Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies.</p> <div class="clearfix"></div> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2024-10-31</time></dd> </dl> </main>  <footer role="contentinfo" id="wb-info" class="visible-sm visible-md visible-lg wb-navcurr"> <div class="container"> <nav role="navigation"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul id="gc-tctr" class="list-inline"> <li><a rel="license" href="https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntcs/trms-en.aspx">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/index-en.aspx">Transparency</a></li> </ul> <div class="row"> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>About us</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/mnstr-en.aspx#mn">Our Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/mnstr-en.aspx#ps">Parliamentary Secretaries</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/dpt-mnstr-en.aspx">Deputy Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/index-en.aspx?t=dprtmntl">Departmental reports</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/index-en.aspx">About Us – More</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>News</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/cnt/nws/nws-rlss/index-en.aspx">News Releases</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/nws/pht-gllr/index-en.aspx">Multimedia gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/nws/spchs/index-en.aspx">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/nws/index-en.aspx">News – More</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>Contact Us</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/cnt/nws/md-cntctcs-en.aspx">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/crrs/index-en.aspx">Careers</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/bt/cntct-en.aspx">Contact Us – More</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>Stay Connected</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/cnt/sty-cnnctd/index-en.aspx#fcbk">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/sty-cnnctd/index-en.aspx#twttr">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/sty-cnnctd/index-en.aspx#tyb">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/sty-cnnctd/index-en.aspx#rss">RSS</a></li> <li><a href="/cnt/sty-cnnctd/index-en.aspx">Stay Connected – More</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="gc-info"> <div class="container"> <nav role="navigation"> <h2>Government of Canada footer</h2> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="http://healthycanadians.gc.ca"><span>Health</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://travel.gc.ca"><span>Travel</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml"><span>Service Canada</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jobbank.gc.ca"><span>Jobs</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.budget.gc.ca/"><span>Economy</span></a></li> <li id="canada-ca"><a href="http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html">Canada.ca</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </footer>    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/dist/js/wet-boew.min.js"></script>     <script type="text/javascript">_satellite.pageBottom();</script>  <script src="/dist/Invitation-manager/Overlay.js"></script> <script src="/dist/Invitation-manager/InvitationManager.js"></script> </body> </html>

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