While environmentally driven, a transition to a cleaner, prosperous economy cannot succeed without consideration for the workers and communities involved. It requires creating and innovating new ways of responding to the challenges of our society.

Johanne Gélinas Johanne Gélinas

EY Strategic Advisor

Dynamic, determined changemaker. Devoted to the fields of environmental assessment and climate change. Leading EY’s response to government calls for Just Transition.

Johanne is a strategic advisor on our Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) team.

She is working with all levels of government to develop programs towards  a low-carbon economy embedding  people-centred Just Transition principles - to create an equitable and prosperous future for everyone as we transition to a cleaner future.  

After working in consulting services for more than a decade with large firms, Johanne accepted a role to lead Transition Énergétique Québec, a state-owned company responsible for accelerating the transition to a prosperous low-carbon society.

She chaired the reform of Canadian environmental assessment and taught ESG governance at the College of Corporate Directors. Previously, she was the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Canada and Commissioner of the Québec Public Environmental Hearing Board.

How Johanne is building a better working world

I believe that Canada can move toward a low carbon economy which will be respectful of our strengths and differences across the country. We can build on what make us stronger, share our collective wealth and experiences and leverage our flexibility as a means to achieve net zero by 2050. Let’s work together to make it happen!

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