Magali Picard, FTQ President
Magali Picard was elected president of the FTQ at its 33rd Convention in January 2023. She previously served as Vice-President of the FTQ and of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, National Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as well as President of the Quebec Council.
Magali Picard was elected president of the FTQ at its 33rd Convention in January 2023. She previously served as Vice-President of the FTQ and of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, National Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as well as President of the Quebec Council.Ms. Picard is a proud member of the Wendat Nation and a long-time advocate for Indigenous and women's rights. Throughout her career, she has fought for greater social justice for workers so that everyone may live in dignity. She began her career as a union activist in 1999 with the PSAC-affiliated Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees (UVAE), where she was president of Local 10042. Thanks to her outstanding skills and enthusiasm, she quickly climbed the ranks of the PSAC, an FTQ affiliate.
Magali Picard is currently First Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ.
She also sits on the Canadian Council and the Executive Committee of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and on the General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
In addition, Ms. Picard is a member of the Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d'œuvre (CCTM) and sits on the Board of Directors of the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST).
