Michael Sabia

Michael Sabia
OC
Deputy Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 14, 2020
MinisterChrystia Freeland
PrecedingPaul Rochon
Personal details
Born
Michael John Sabia

(1953-09-11) September 11, 1953 (age 71)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
SpouseHilary Pearson
Parent(s)Michael Joseph Sabia
Laura Sabia
EducationRidley College
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
Yale University (MPhil)
OccupationBusinessman and civil servant

Michael John Sabia OC (born September 11, 1953)[1] is a Canadian businessman and civil servant. From 2009 until January 2020, Sabia was president and CEO of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.[2][3] He previously was CEO of BCE Inc. from 2002 to 2008.[4] In November 2019, the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy announced that Sabia would be its new director.[5] He was in that role from February to December 2020, when he was appointed by the Government of Canada as Deputy Minister of Finance.[6]

On May 23, 2023 Sabia was announced as the next CEO of Hydro-Québec, Quebec's public electricity utility.

  1. ^ "In the eye of the hurricane". The Globe and Mail. June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Canada's Caisse de Depot Names Sabia Chief Executive". Bloomberg. March 13, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Michael Sabia announces departure from CDPQ at the beginning of 2020". November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Michael J. Sabia". The Learning Partnership. 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Munk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Michael Sabia, Deputy Minister". Canadian Department of Finance. June 12, 2006.