Christine Duchesneau

President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Institut national des mines since 2022, Ms. Christine Duchesneau leads the Institute’s research initiatives aimed at updating training programs and fostering the acquisition of skills essential to the success of Québec’s mining sector. 

She specifically leads research studies and structuring projects for the sector, focusing on topics such as the implementation of control rooms in Québec and development of the skills required to support this major transformation. 

She also coordinates work on the impacts of critical and strategic mineral processing on mining training in Québec. 

With over 30 years of experience in the public service, Ms. Duchesneau holds a master’s degree in organizational management (research track), a graduate diploma in public administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration. In 2015, she presented a thesis on the factors likely to contribute to breaking the glass ceiling, shedding light on issues surrounding women’s career advancement.