About
Jocelyn Gosselin
Jocelyn is a Métis Woman from Northwestern Ontario with ancestral ties to the Red River Settlement. She lived and worked in the Alberta oil sands region for over a decade before returning to her roots in northwestern Ontario along the north shores of Lake Superior. She embraces the balance between traditional knowledge and modern science, and is strongly connected to her community and culture and works hard to ensure that the traditions and knowledge are passed onto her children and future generations.
She has extensive experience providing policy and technical advice to Indigenous and Western Governments, and sits as a Métis representative on the Oversight Committee of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program, is a member and Co-Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Committee on Impact Assessment, and part of the Minister's Advisory Council on Impact Assessment of Canada. She has also supported discussions for the Federal and Métis Nation Joint Table for Clean Growth and Climate Change, and Pathway to Canada Target One.
She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Management from Royal Roads University, and a diploma in Environmental Field and Laboratory from Niagara College. She has also been been formally trained in adult facilitation and enjoys working with community members in this capacity.
In conjunction with her formal training, Jocelyn ss knowledgeable in legislation concerning not only the environment but also Indigenous Peoples, and understands Consultation. She has extensive knowledge and experience in environmental monitoring program design and implementation, and consultation; and understands and supports the value that Indigenous Knowledge has to inform our understanding of the Environment and it's interconnection to all things.
