Tim Sargent
: Senior Fellow and Director of the Domestic Policy Program
Expert Overview
Dr. Tim Sargent is a senior fellow and director of the Domestic Policy Program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He is also a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a Waterloo-based think-tank that addresses significant global issues at the intersection of technology and international governance.
Prior to joining MLI, Sargent was deputy executive director at the Centre for the Study of Living Standards. He also spent 28 years in the federal government, where he held deputy minister and associate deputy minister positions at Fisheries and Oceans, International Trade, Finance, and Agriculture and AgriFood, as well as senior positions at the Privy Council Office.
At Fisheries and Oceans, he oversaw passing and implementation of major overhauls of the Fisheries Act and the Oceans Act, and the Canadian Coastguard’s multi-billion-dollar fleet renewal plan. At International Trade, he oversaw successful negotiations for the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Partnership for Trans-Pacific Trade (CPTPP).
Sargent has a PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia, an MA in Economics from Western University and a BA (Econ) from the University of Manchester.
Tim Sargent's work for MLI
