Geological Survey of Canada: Directors and program leads
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) is Canada’s national organization for geoscientific research and information. Our scientists run programs and labs across the country. Below is the contact information for our director general, regional directors and program leads.
Our Science Laboratory Network includes five lab groups across Canada, each of which has its own area of lab-based research expertise. You can read about our labs and the earth material collection here. If you want to connect with other geophysicists, geochemists, seismologists, mathematical geologists and more, consult the directory of scientists or the GCdirectory.
Director general and regional directors
Director General's Office
Atlantic division
Sonya Dehler
Director, GSC Atlantic
Calgary division
Michel Plouffe
Acting Director, GSC Calgary
Central division
Geneviève Marquis
Director, GSC Central Canada
Northern division
David Mate
Director, GSC Northern Canada
Pacific division
Sonia Talwar
Director, GSC Pacific
Quebec division
Réjean Couture
Director, GSC Quebec
Program leads
Climate Change Geoscience Program (CCGP)
Environmental Geoscience Program (EGP)
GEM-GeoNorth (GEM)
Geoscience for New Energy Supply (GNES)
Groundwater Geoscience Program (GGP)
Impact Assessment Service (IAS)
Marine Conservation Targets (MCT)
Marine Geoscience for Marine Spatial Planning (MGMSP)
Public Safety Geoscience Program (PSGP)
Science Laboratory Network (SLN)
Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
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