Andrew Brown — Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage

Andrew was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage in May 2024.

Prior to this appointment, he was an Associate Deputy Minister at Employment and Social Development (ESDC). Andrew contributed to Canada’s commitments on Early Learning and Child Care and to the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent, such as the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative. Since 2014, he held several senior positions at ESDC, where he worked on initiatives spanning its mandate.

Earlier in his career, Andrew worked as an Advisor at the Privy Council Office on files related to the Canada-United States border from 2012 until 2014; and at Citizenship and Immigration Canada on citizenship, immigration and refugee programs in Canada and abroad.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science (with Honours) degree from Queen’s University (Kingston) and a doctorate in Physics from the University of Alberta.

Andrew is originally from Kingston, Ontario and lives with his partner in Ottawa.