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# Health Canada COVID-19 Task Force
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/health-canada-covid-19-task-force/
- Published: 2026-05-12T16:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T17:02:41.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, COVID-19, Organization, #toc, Government, Canada, Healthcare, Regulatory

The **COVID-19 Task Force (CTF)** is a Canadian federal government task force within [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada).

## Organization

Current and former members of the task force are listed on GOC411,[\[1\]](#fn1) including its Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives[\[2\]](#fn2) and Strategy and Integration teams.[\[3\]](#fn3)

| Name                      | Position                                                                | Notes                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Heather Jeffrey           | Assistant Deputy Minister (Strategy and Integration)[\[4\]](#fn4)       | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC), Global Affairs Canada                            |
| Kaili Levesque            | Assistant Deputy Minister, Medical Countermeasures[\[5\]](#fn5)         | Privy Council Office, [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC)                             |
| Remmy Ackert-Fraser       | \-                                                                      | Employment and Social Development Canada                                                                                                                        |
| Amira Ahmed               | Program Coordinator                                                     | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Jaymie Armitage           | Administrative Officer                                                  | COVID Alert, Radiation Protection Bureau                                                                                                                        |
| Marwan Badran             | Data Scientist                                                          | [Canada Revenue Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canada-Revenue-Agency) (CRA)                                                                      |
| Morgan Beatty             | Senior Policy Analyst                                                   | Privy Council Office                                                                                                                                            |
| Chantal Best              | Executive Assistant to the Director General                             | National Microbiology Laboratory (NML)                                                                                                                          |
| Andres Calderon           | Data Analyst                                                            | Courts Administration Service (CAS)                                                                                                                             |
| Ilayda Coruk              | Communications Officer[\[6\]](#fn6)                                     | North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN)                                                                                                 |
| Catherine Couser          | Management Administrative Officer                                       | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat                                                                                                                            |
| Giordanna Cullen          | Digital Communications Advisor[\[7\]](#fn7)                             | G.M.Cullen Consulting                                                                                                                                           |
| Magda Denasiewicz         | Project Manager                                                         | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada                                                                                                                    |
| Amanda Devost             | Chief of Staff, Strategy and Integration team                           | Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)                                                      |
| Karine Duffy              | Strategic Advisor to the Director General                               | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Corey Duford              | Acting Senior Policy Analyst                                            | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Guillaume Dupre-Carriere  | Director of Operations                                                  | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC), Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)     |
| Cailey Dyer               | Administrative Assistant                                                | Fednav, Canadian Coast Guard                                                                                                                                    |
| Mariana Essa              | Program Officer                                                         | Shared Services Canada, Indigenous Services Canada                                                                                                              |
| Frederica Fajardo         | Senior Program Officer, Strategy and Integration team                   | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada                                                                                                          |
| Carson Fischl             | Summer Student                                                          | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Anne-Lotta Frank          | Analyst                                                                 | Environment and Climate Change Canada, Correctional Services Canada                                                                                             |
| Nathalie Guay             | Administrator[\[8\]](#fn8)                                              | Drug Shortages Task Force (DSTF), Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch (CSCB)                                                                              |
| Nadine Haddad             | Strategy and Integration team member                                    | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC)                                                   |
| Tristram Harrison         | Economist                                                               | Employment and Social Development Canada                                                                                                                        |
| Craig Hawkes              | \-                                                                      | [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada)                                                                                            |
| Hargun Kaur               | Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives team member            | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Alexandra Laham           | Project Officer, Strategy and Integration team                          | Communications Security Establishment (CSE)                                                                                                                     |
| Amy Lai                   | Senior Advisor[\[9\]](#fn9)                                             | COVID and Pandemic Response Secretariat, [Public Services and Procurement Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Services-and-Procurement-Canada) |
| Sonia Le Bris             | Director General, Strategy and Integration team                         | Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer                                                                                                                     |
| Wilson Leite              | Senior Analyst, Strategy and Integration team                           | Global Affairs Canada                                                                                                                                           |
| Joelle Leroux             | Strategic Advisor                                                       | Marketplace Framework Policy Branch                                                                                                                             |
| Andreas Loizou            | Data Scientist                                                          | COVID Alert, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat                                                                                                               |
| Timothy Mackey            | Director, Strategy and Integration team                                 | Global Affairs Canada, Privy Council Office                                                                                                                     |
| Christopher Mackie        | Administrative Officer, Strategy and Integration team                   | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada                                                                                                                         |
| Sachelle Magloire-Prosper | Executive Director                                                      | Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat                                                                                           |
| Anjelina Mattai           | Policy Analyst                                                          | [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada)                                                                                            |
| Nicola Maule              | Senior Communications Strategist[\[10\]](#fn10)                         | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada            |
| Nadia Mawhib              | Strategy and Integration team member                                    | Canadian Transportation Agency                                                                                                                                  |
| Caitlin McCann            | Program Manager                                                         | Transport Canada                                                                                                                                                |
| Sohaib Mohammad           | Policy Advisor                                                          | [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG), Fineberg Ramamoorthy                                                |
| Tammy Nguyen              | Manager                                                                 | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Lisa Oliver               | Senior Policy Analyst                                                   | Statistics Canada, Centre for Population Health Data                                                                                                            |
| Alana Paquette            | Analyst, Strategy and Integration team                                  | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat                                                                                                                            |
| Sasha Hanson Pastran      | Policy Analyst, Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives team   | Public Health Agency of Canada Vaccine Rollout Taskforce                                                                                                        |
| Kanya Rajendra            | Junior Analyst, Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives team   | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO)                                                              |
| Rhea Rivilla              | Committee Coordinator, Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives | Official Delegations and Strategic Integration Division (ODSID), Information Management Group (IM Gp)                                                           |
| Curtis Salati             | Policy Analyst, Strategy and Integration team                           | Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)                                                                                                                  |
| Leticia Samano            | Strategic Policy Advisor                                                | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Mathieu Sargent           | Senior Policy Analyst                                                   | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada                                                                                                          |
| Sean Seeley               | Digital Communications Advisor                                          | City of Ottawa, seoplus+                                                                                                                                        |
| KayCee Southorn           | Administrative Officer, Strategy and Integration team                   | Natural Resources Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat                                                                                                  |
| Tessa St. Arnaud          | Chief of Staff                                                          | Courts Administration Service (CAS), Canada's Free Agents                                                                                                       |
| Sara Tolba                | IT Support Specialist[\[11\]](#fn11)                                    | Workplace Wellness Service Centre (WWSC), [Canada Revenue Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canada-Revenue-Agency) (CRA)                            |
| Maurice Turcot            | Director, Integrated Services                                           | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Sarah Vaughan             | Administrative Assistant                                                | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC)                                                   |
| Katrina Vermeeren         | Chief of Staff                                                          | \-                                                                                                                                                              |
| Lynne Wasyliw             | Senior Policy Analyst, Strategy and Integration team                    | Employment and Social Development Canada, Indigenous Services Canada                                                                                            |
| Tolga Yalkin              | Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Integration team                | Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (CHPSD), Canadian International Council (CIC)                                                                |

### Subsidiaries

- [Testing, Contact Tracing and Data Strategy Secretariat](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Testing-Contact-Tracing-and-Data-Strategy-Secretariat)

## External links

- [GOC411](https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/C%3dca%2cO%3dgc%2cOU%3dhc-sc%2cOU%3dcovidtf-gtcovid)

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1. *COVID-19 Task Force.* GOC411\. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from [https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/C%3Dca%2CO%3Dgc%2COU%3Dhc-sc%2COU%3Dcovidtf-gtcovid](https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/C%3dca%2cO%3dgc%2cOU%3dhc-sc%2cOU%3dcovidtf-gtcovid) [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Medical Countermeasures and Research Initiatives.* GOC411\. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from [https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/c%3Dca%2Co%3Dgc%2Cou%3Dhc-sc%2Cou%3Dcovidtf-gtcovid%2Cou%3DMCRI-CMMIR](https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/c%3dca%2co%3dgc%2cou%3dhc-sc%2cou%3dcovidtf-gtcovid%2cou%3dMCRI-CMMIR) [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Strategy and Integration.* GOC411\. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from [https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/c%3Dca%2Co%3Dgc%2Cou%3Dhc-sc%2Cou%3Dcovidtf-gtcovid%2Cou%3DSI-SI](https://www.goc411.ca/en/Employees/IndexByUnit/c%3dca%2co%3dgc%2cou%3dhc-sc%2cou%3dcovidtf-gtcovid%2cou%3dSI-SI) [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. Public Health Agency of Canada. (2023, February 27). *President of the Public Health Agency of Canada.* Government of Canada. <http://archive.vn/2024.04.10-001308/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/corporate/organizational-structure/president.html> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *Kaili Levesque.* (2022, October 12). Prime Minister of Canada. <http://archive.vn/2024.04.09-231029/https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2022/10/12/kaili-levesque> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *Ilayda Coruk.* North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.naadsn.ca/people/ilayda-coruk/> [↩︎](#fnref6)
7. *Experience | Giordanna C.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/giordy-cullen/details/experience/> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *Experience | Nathalie Guay.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-guay-69007b13/details/experience/> [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. *Amy Lai.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-lai-57a55616/> [↩︎](#fnref9)
10. *Nicola Maule.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolamaule1968/> [↩︎](#fnref10)
11. *Sara Tolba.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-tolba-b35b97168/> [↩︎](#fnref11)