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Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Brian Emmett completed
undergraduate studies in economics at the University of Western Ontario
in London, Ontario. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the
University of Essex in England and did postgraduate work at the
University of Western Ontario.
Mr. Emmett began his career in the Public Service with Environment
Canada in 1973, in the Office of the Science Advisor. From 1979 to
1989, he worked with the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (now
Natural Resources Canada) in the analysis of energy policy issues.
During that period, Mr. Emmett took a leave of absence from the
Government of Canada (1984-1986) to become the Assistant Secretary for
Energy and Mineral Policy for the government of Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Emmett rejoined Environment Canada in 1989 as Director General,
Policy and was promoted to Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Policy
Group in 1991. He played a key role in the development of Canada’s
Green Plan. He also represented Environment Canada and the Canadian
government nationally and internationally on environmental issues and
was involved in the negotiation of international agreements, protocols
and conventions.
In 1995 and 1996, Mr. Emmett was Managing Director of the Propane Gas
Association of Canada in Calgary, Alberta.
Mr. Emmett was appointed as Canada’s first Commissioner of the
Environment and Sustainable Development in 1996. As Commissioner, Mr.
Emmett reported directly to Parliament on the environmental performance
of the Government of Canada, as well as other environment and
sustainable development issues of importance, such as climate change,
toxic chemicals and smog. In 2000, he joined the Canadian International
Development Agency as Vice President, Policy, working primarily on
approaches to improve the efficiency of Canadian assistance to poor
countries.
In September 2003, Brian Emmett became Assistant Deputy Minister of the
Canadian Forest Service, at Natural Resources Canada. As such, he was
responsible for an organization with facilities across Canada and for
national forest research and policy. Mr. Emmett chaired the North
American Forest Commission, represented Canada on the Committee on
Forestry of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, and was a director on the board of several organizations.
In September 2006 Mr Emmett became the Assistant Deputy Minister.
Strategic Policy Sector. In this job he was responsible for policy and
strategic analysis for cross cutting issues affecting NRCan as a whole.
Mr Emmett joined Sussex Circle in 2007 as a principal.
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