Sylvie Gadoury

Sylvie Gadoury has been CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, since June 1, 2015.

Ms. Gadoury is responsible for CBC/Radio-Canada ’s Law Department, with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. She is also responsible for the Corporate Secretariat, as well as the departments that oversee compliance with access-to-information, privacy, health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Before joining the Senior Executive Team, Ms. Gadoury held the position of Associate General Counsel, Media Law, and Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator, from 2009 to 2015. She had previously served as Senior Legal Counsel, Media Law, since 1998.
Prior to working for CBC/Radio-Canada, Ms. Gadoury practised law for a few years in a private firm, and later went on to work for the Canadian Department of Justice ’s general litigation team.

Ms. Gadoury has a Bachelor of Civil Law (1985) and a Graduate Diploma in Administrative Law (1993) from Université de Montréal. She has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1986.