Angélique Bernard

Angélique Bernard GCStJ OY (born 1972) is the 17th and current Commissioner of Yukon, appointed on 12 March 2018. She is the youngest person to serve as commissioner for any of Canada's three northern territories and the first Franco-Yukonnais to serve as commissioner.[1][2]

The Honourable

Angélique Bernard

GCStJ OY
17th Commissioner of Yukon
Assumed office
March 12, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
PremierSandy Silver
Preceded byDoug Phillips
Personal details
Born1972 (age 48–49)[1]
Quebec, Canada
Children2[1]
ResidenceWhitehorse, Yukon
ProfessionTranslator
Websitecommissioner.gov.yk.ca

Bernard moved to the Yukon from Montreal in 1995, initially for a 4-month translation internship with the territorial government.[2] She became an active member of the Franco-Yukonnais community, including volunteering for non-profit organizations and hosting a French-language community radio show starting in 1998.[3] She served as Chair of the Association Franco-Yukonnaise from 2010 to 2017.[1][4]

Honours and arms

Federal honours

Territorial orders

Coat of arms

Bernard's coat of arms was granted through grant of arms and supporters, with differences to Sébastien William Comchi and Samuel Nicholas Comchi, on May 15, 2019.[9]

Coat of arms of Angélique Bernard
Crest
A raven proper, its dexter claw resting on a sextant Or and perched on a soccer ball issuant from a circlet of blue flags and crocuses proper.
Escutcheon
Purpure three fountain pens palewise, their nibs in base, in chief and in base, entravaillé within five barrulets Or.
Supporters
Dexter a black bear proper charged on the shoulder with a plate bearing a wolf’s head contourné Sable, sinister a grizzly bear proper charged on the shoulder with a plate bearing a raven’s head, the Supporters standing on a snowy base set with fireweed proper.
Motto
S'ouvrir à toutes les possibilités

References
  1. Blewett, Taylor (March 14, 2018). "Youngest-ever commissioner learning the ropes". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. "Une Franco-Yukonnaise nommée commissaire du Yukon". Ici.Radio-Canada.ca (in French). March 9, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. "Biographical notes: Angélique Bernard". News. Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. March 9, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. Comeau, Marie-Hélène (March 22, 2018). "Angélique Bernard, nouvelle commissaire du Yukon, marque l'histoire". L'Aurore Boréale (in French). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. "Whitehorse Daily Star: Commissioner invested into Order of St. John". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  6. "The Commissioner of Yukon invested as a Grande Dame of the Order of St. John". yukon.ca. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  7. Croft, Dave (11 July 2019). "Order of Yukon medal unveiled by Commissioner in Whitehorse". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. https://yukon.ca/en/order-of-yukon-award-established
  9. General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Bernard, Rose Marie Angélique [Individual]". reg.gg.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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