Biography of the Parliamentary Librarian

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She is experienced in management, legislative research, interparliamentary affairs, and legislative libraries.</p> <p>Ms. Ivory was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Collections Sector, at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in 2023, where she led operational strategies, plans, and processes related to Canada鈥檚 published heritage and historical records. During her tenure, she made significant contributions to advancing LAC鈥檚 mandate and ensuring that Canada鈥檚 diverse collections are accessible to all Canadians.</p> <p>Prior to her role at LAC, Ms. Ivory was an integral member of the Library of Parliament鈥檚 management team for over 15 years, including as Director General of Information and Document Resource Services and as Senior Director of Economics, Resources and International Affairs. Over the years, she provided extensive non-partisan advice and research support to parliamentarians. Before joining the Library of Parliament, Ms. Ivory spent a decade working internationally with legislatures from across the globe delivering parliamentary development and good governance programming.</p> <p>Fluently bilingual, Ms. Ivory was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba in 1998 and a Master of Arts from Queen鈥檚 University in 1999.</p> </p> <br /> <a href="/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ParliamentaryLibrarian/FormerPLs/Lank,Heather鈥揺n"><  Predecessor</a> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12"> <div class="padding-top-30 padding-bottom-10"><img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Home/PLCIvory_PublicSite-Profilepage.jpg" alt="PLCIvory_PublicSite-Profilepage.jpg" title="Christine Ivory"></div> <span class="std-header-xxxsmall text-uppercase">Hometown</span> <p>Winnipeg, Manitoba</p> <span class="std-header-xxxsmall text-uppercase">Professional Background</span> <p>Parliamentary administration and public servant</p> <span class="std-header-xxxsmall text-uppercase">Prime Ministers During Service</span> <p><ul> <li>Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau</li> </ul> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 right-panel"> <div class="rounded-block"> <p><span class="std-header padding-top-10">Related content</span></p><ul> <li> <a id="" class=" accessible-links" title="" href="/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ParliamentaryLibrarian/FormerPLs" target="_self"> <span>Former Librarians</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class=" accessible-links" title="" href="https://www.sencanada.ca/en/speakers/georgefurey/biography/" target="_blank"> <span>Speaker of the Senate</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class=" accessible-links" title="" href="http://www.ourcommons.ca/speaker/en/about" target="_blank"> <span>Speaker of the House of Commons</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class=" accessible-links" title="" href="/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/About/Vision" target="_self"> <span>Vision, mission, and mandate </span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class=" accessible-links" title="" href="https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/OfficersParliament/libraryOfficials" target="_blank"> <span>Senior officials of the Library</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <footer class="ce-lop-footer hidden-print" role="contentinfo"> <div id="footer" > <p><a href="#" class="back-to-top"><span class="sr-only">Top of Page</span></a></p><script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { var offset = 500; var duration = 500; jQuery(window).scroll(function() { if (jQuery(this).scrollTop() > offset) { jQuery('.back-to-top').fadeIn(duration); } else { jQuery('.back-to-top').fadeOut(duration); } }); jQuery('.back-to-top').click(function(event) { event.preventDefault(); jQuery('html, body').animate({scrollTop: 163}, duration); return false; }) }) </script><div class="ce-lop-footer-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="row ce-lop-footer-vc"> <div class="col-md-4 text-center col-md-push-4 ce-lop-footer-emblem"> <img alt="" src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/logo-footer-parl-e.png"> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-md-pull-4"> <ul class="ce-lop-footer-external-links"> <li> <a id="" class="ce-lop-footer-senate-link" title="Senate of Canada website" href="https://www.sencanada.ca/en" target="_blank"> <span>Senate</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class="ce-lop-footer-hoc-link" title="Canadian House of Commons website" href="http://www.ourcommons.ca/en" target="_blank"> <span>House of Commons</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://pps.parl.ca/" target="_blank"> <span>Parliamentary Protective Service</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class="" title="Canadian Parliament career portal" href="http://jobs-emplois.parl.ca/?Language=E" target="_blank"> <span>Employment at Parliament</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-4 ce-lop-footer-stay-connected"> <div class="ce-lop-footer-stay-connected-header"> <a href="https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/About/Social"> <p> <b><p>Stay connected</p></b><br><br> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-twitter.png" alt="Connect with Twitter"> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-linkedin.png" alt="Connect with LinkedIn"> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-instagram.png" alt="Connect with Instagram"> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-facebook5.png" alt="icon-connect-facebook5.png"> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-youtube.png" alt="Connect with Youtube"> <img src="/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/assets/images/Footer/icon-connect-flickr.png" alt="Connect with Flickr"> </p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ce-lop-footer-bottom"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 text-center"> <ul class="ce-lop-footer-bottom-links"> <li> <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/SiteInformation/atoz" target="_blank"> <span>A to Z index</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/About/Accessibility" target="_blank"> <span>Accessibility</span> </a> </li> <li> <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/Notices" target="_self"> <span>Important notices</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </Body>  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-Tc5IQib027qvyjSMfHjOMaLkfuWVxZxUPnCJA7l2mCWNIpG9mGCD8wGNIcPD7Txa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> </html>

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