Gabrielle Fortin was appointed to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board in December 2020.
Ms. Fortin served in the Canadian Armed Forces before working as a regulated immigration consultant and as a director on the board of a national regulatory body. Ms. Fortin then worked as Executive Director for a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote bilingualism in Canada. More recently, Ms. Fortin worked for the Government of Canada on the project to modernize the Official Languages Act.
Ms. Fortin holds a Certificate in Immigration Law, Policies and Procedures, a B.A. in Public Affairs and International Relations and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Laval University.
Ms. Fortin is fluent in both English and French.