Experience

Metis Settlements General Council

• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Linda Lewis Consulting Ltd.

• Principal

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Linda Lewis Consulting Ltd. provides strategic advice to Indigenous communities, organizations and governments as well as industry, and municipal, provincial and federal governments and organizations. We offer over 25 years of social and economic policy experience, as well as extensive legislative expertise, program development and delivery and project management. Linda Lewis Consulting Ltd. provides strategic advice to Indigenous communities, organizations and governments as well as industry, and municipal, provincial and federal governments and organizations. We offer over 25 years of social and economic policy experience, as well as extensive legislative expertise, program development and delivery and project management.



Government of Alberta

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Municipal Capacity Building

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2020

  Responsible for ensuring that Alberta municipalities are supported in matters pertaining to the governance and administrative requirements of applicable legislation. Ensuring legislative compliance and accountability and transparency by municipalities. This includes the provision of leadership for key stakeholder advisory and accountability activities for the Ministry.

• Director, Legislative Planning

  • Dec 2013 - Oct 2017

  Responsible for policy review, coordinating and developing all legislative activities, priorities and initiatives of the Municipal Services and Legislation Division and of the Ministry’s affiliated boards, the Special Areas Board and the Municipal Government Board. Other areas of responsibility include: working with all business units within the department and cross-ministry to identify and implement legislative changes to support business plan strategies, providing advice and information, emergent issues management, inter-provincial and federal legislative review and coordination.

• Director, Metis Relations, Indigenous Relations

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

  Policy director supporting the negotiations and implementation of the Long Term Arrangements with the Métis Settlements General Council. Legislative planner, responsible for policy review, legislative development, oversight and administration of legislation pertaining to Metis Settlements. Responsible for administration of accountability provisions in the Metis Settlements Act. The Director’s roles included inter- and intradepartmental consultation, extensive consultation with Aboriginal client groups, policy development, supervisory and budget functions. Cross-ministry policy development, particularly with respect to governance, social policy and justice. Additional activities include the completion of Cabinet Reports, Action Requests, Ministerial Reports, Ministerial Orders, Ministerial Briefing Notes, and various types of government reporting and correspondence.

• Director, Office of the Metis Settlements Ombudsman

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  Secondment to oversee transition of the Office of Métis Settlement Ombudsman from a private corporation to a Government of Alberta entity. Management of the Office of the Métis Settlements Ombudsman including: legislative analysis and compliance, policy and contract development/review, budget administration, supervision of staff and contractors and advisor to the Métis Settlements Ombudsman.



Metis Settements General Council

• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Centre for Tripartite Negotiations

  • Sep 1998 - Sep 2002

  Negotiation of federal, provincial, agency and industry agreements. Negotiated agreements include: Strategic Training Initiatives (with HRDC and Métis Nation of Alberta Association), Negotiation of Five Year Tripartite Process Agreement (with Province of Alberta and Government of Canada), Firearms Act Memorandum of Understanding (with Federal Chief Firearms Officer Services and RCMP), Region 18 Justice Protocol, (with Region 18 Child and Family Services Authority, Alberta Justice and Justice Canada). Management of Métis Settlements/Government of Alberta/Government of Canada tripartite process, supervision of staff and contractors, development of yearly work plans, responsible for budget, research and project development, and inter-/ intradepartmental coordination.