The federal government has reconstituted an independent advisory committee to deliver recommendations for new board members at CBC/Radio-Canada.

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced the “independent and non-partisan” 10-person committee on Wednesday (Nov. 30), which is chaired by Charles Décarie, president and CEO of Just For Laughs.

There are seven members of the board of directors whose terms are set to expire between the end of 2022 and April 2023, including chair Michael Goldbloom. Notably, Goldbloom is one of the members of the advisory committee. President and CEO Catherine Tait’s term is also set to expire in 2023.

Additional members include Creative BC CEO Prem Gill; Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey; Monique Simard, former president and CEO of SODEC and current chair of the Quebecor Fund board of directors; Paul Andrew, a Dene elder and former CBC journalist based in N.W.T; St. John’s-based journalist Françoise Enguehard; National Association of Friendship Centres executive director Jocelyn Formsma; former MP Lisa Raitt; and Ojibwe producer Jeremy Torrie.

The committee’s mandate is to “conduct a selection process for Governor in Council appointments and provide the Minister of Canadian Heritage with recommendations of highly qualified candidates that respect gender parity and truly reflect Canada’s diversity,” according to a press release. The committee will be “guided by published, merit-based criteria” to select potential candidates.

The federal government previously put together an advisory committee in 2017, which held three selection processes during its six-month term to recommend candidates for president and CEO, chair of the board, as well as additional board members.

Minister Rodriguez said in a statement that the committee will help identify “candidates that are the best in class and have a deep understanding of Canada as well as the broadcasting world.”