Christiane Brizard

• Professional Law
• Corporate Governance
• Government Affairs

• Governments, Public Services and Organizations
• Professional Services

• Planning, drafting and implementing policies, procedures and administrative directives related to the functions of the board, executive committee and governance committee of various professional orders.
• Helping professional orders to deploy strategies and approaches for resolving legislative, ethical and political issues, and suggesting measures for optimizing laws, regulations and policies to tackle issues pertaining to governance, society, and protection of the public.
• Assisting professional orders in revising their incorporating statute.
• Assisting members of committees investigating the ethics and deontology of directors of professional orders.
• Continuing education seminars to professional orders and the Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec en gouvernance.
• Continuing education seminars on applied ethics to members of professional orders and boards of directors.

• Best Lawyers in Canada – Director and Officer Liability Practice, 2025
• Companion of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, 2013
• Companion of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, 2009

• Bar of Montréal, Member of the Governance Committee, since 2022
• Québec Bar School:
  • Member of various committees, since 1992
  • Teacher, 1992-1999

• Co-author: “Ethics in artificial intelligence: Discriminatory biases”, September 12, 2023.
• Author: “Exemption from the requirement to establish a committee on access to information and the protection of personal information – Regulation”, May 19, 2023.
• Author: “The importance of board chair succession planning: the board chairs of professional bodies are guardians of the legitimacy and credibility of their boards”, January 26, 2023.
• Co-author: “Do professional bodies have control over copyrighted material?”, July 7, 2022.
• Co-author: “Reform to the Charter of the French Language: an overview of the main amendments”, June 9, 2022.
• Author: “Obligations of directors of professional bodies in the age of social media”, April 25, 2022.
• Author: “Obligations of the professional inspection committee and the board of directors when imposing refresher training and related measures on a member”, March 23, 2022.
• Co-author: “Réforme de la Charte de la langue française : survol des principales modifications” [Reform of the Charter of French Language: an overview of the main amendments], May 28, 2021.
• Co-author: “Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec ('Bill 96') and professional bodies”, May 27, 2021.
• Co-author: “Les obligations professionnelles et déontologiques à l’ère de la COVID-19 : quelle liberté d’expression pour les professionnels?” [Professional duties and ethics in the age of COVID-19: Professionals’ freedom of expression], Québec Interprofessional Council (CIQ), May 25, 2021.
• Co-author: “Are there limits to a professional’s freedom of expression in his or her personal life?”, Canadian Accountant, March 9, 2021.
• Author: “Are there limits to a professional’s freedom of expression in his or her personal life?”, February 25, 2021.
• Co-author: “White paper: Should the Quebec government consider the social enterprise model in order to achieve a renewed capitalism?”, January 18, 2021.
• Co-author: “Governance: a pathway to recovery”, Canadian Lawyer InHouse Magazine, November 2020.
• Co-author: “What is the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on your professional and ethical obligations?”, August 18, 2020.
• Co-author: “Governance: ethical awareness and leadership are essential elements in the post-crisis period”, May 21, 2020.
• Co-author: “Post-COVID-19: Directors face a new set of risks in the 21st century”, April 22, 2020.
• Co-author: “The role of the board of directors in the context of COVID-19: how should corporate directors act?”, April 2, 2020.
• Co-author: “2020-2021 Quebec government budget: measures to promote corporate governance practices in favour of the green economy”, March 10, 2020.

• Co-speaker : Les valeurs organisationnelles comme guide de fonctionnement et prise de décisions du Conseil [Organizational values as a guide for Board operations and decision-making], as part of the workshop Ordres professionnels : quelles valeurs encadrent vos décisions?, Langlois Knowledge, Montréal, October 10 and 16, 2024.
• Co-speaker: Le rôle du conseil d’administration face aux risques climatiques : obligations, défis et meilleures pratiques [The role of the Board of Directors with regard to climate change: Obligations, challenges and best practices], Les Journées Thématiques – Gouvernance 2023, Québec Bar, November 15, 2023. 
• Co-speaker: De la théorie à la pratique : comment les ordres peuvent-ils concilier la réflexion et l’action pour s’assurer de mettre en place des bonnes pratiques de gestion de l’ordre et d’encadrement des professionnels? [From theory to practice: how can orders reconcile reflection and action to ensure that they put in place good practices for managing the order and supervising professionals?], Langlois Knowledge, Montréal, October 12 and 18, 2023.
• Co-speaker: Quels risques doivent surveiller les ordres professionnels en 2022-2023? Saurez-vous naviguer entre les écueils? [What risks should professional orders be watching out for in 2022-2023? Can you navigate through the pitfalls?], Langlois Knowledge, Montréal, October 5 and 12, 2022.
• Co-speaker: Fonds d’assurance des CPA : responsabilité professionnelle et police d’assurance [CPAs’ Insurance Fund: professional liability and insurance policy], Langlois Knowledge, Montréal, June 16, 2022.
• Co-speaker: Quel est le rôle du conseil d’administration face aux risques climatiques? [Climate change and Boards responsibilities], organized by the Conseil patronal de l’environnement du Québec, webinar, May 26, 2021.
• Co-speaker: Les défis des professionnels et des ordres pour naviguer dans le monde du XXI^e siècle et les enjeux de l’inspection professionnelle [Professionals and professional bodies in the 21st Century: what challenges must they face and what are the main issues arising from a professional inspection?], organized by the Québec Bar, webinar, May 7, 2021.
• Moderator: Horizon 2030 : le rôle sociétal des organisations au XXI^e siècle [Horizon 2030: The 21st century’s corporate social responsibility], Langlois Knowledge, webinar, January 29, 2021.
• Speaker: Les considérations éthiques à prendre en compte par les organisations et les professionnels [Ethical considerations for organizations and professionals], as part of the Leadership au féminin coaching program, organized by Québec City’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, webinar, September 29, 2020.
• Co-speaker: De quelle manière les gouvernements peuvent-ils favoriser une croissance verte et de bonnes pratiques de gouvernance au profit du développement durable et de l’environnement au sein du secteur privé au Québec? [Encouraging green growth and good governance practices for the benefit of sustainable development and the environment among the private sector in Québec], presented before the Conseil patronal de l’environnement du Québec, webinar, September 15, 2020.

D.E.S.S., Applied Ethics, Université de Sherbrooke, 2021

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 1980