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Sheri Meyerhoffer

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Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.
Incumbent
Sheri Meyerhoffer
since 2019
AppointerMinister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development
Formation2019
First holderSheri Meyerhoffer

Sheri Meyerhoffer is a Canadian lawyer and the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.

Early life and education

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Meyerhoffer was born in Saskatchewan. She studied law at the University of Saskatchewan and a graduated with a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2018.[1]

Career

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Meyerhoffer worked as lawyer for Howard Mackie and Amoco Canada Petroleum Company; and as a lobbyist for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, before working as a self-employed oil and gas consultant.[2][1] She joined the Canadian Bar Association in 2006, before working for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Nepal until 2017.[1] Meyerhoffer escaped the Nepal earthquakes uninjured.[3]

She was appointed by Jim Carr as the first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise in 2019, tasked with investigating corporate ethics allegations.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "New ombudsperson hopes mediation will resolve complaints involving Canadian companies abroad". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ^ Lazenby, Henry (2019-05-07). "Mining opponents fume at Canada's enterprise ombudsperson". The Mining Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. ^ "Sheri Meyerhoffer, Calgary lawyer in Nepal, uninjured in earthquake". CBC. 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ McGee, Niall (2019-04-08). "Canada appoints Sheri Meyerhoffer as first corporate-ethics ombudsperson". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-07-11.