Catherine Dabrowski Email & Phone Number

Embrun, ON, CA

Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area

• Commercial and Trade Branch, Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate, Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) Registry and Disclosure Unit
• Lead a team of nine, responsible for managing and delivering the quasi-judicial process and disclosure of information related to the national Trade and Anti-dumping Program, in accordance with applicable legislation.
• Support the Agency’s IT renewal by successfully initiating a capital project to digitalize a filing system, and advancing a legislative amendment project
• Introduce a culpability policy framework related to undertakings from counsel that resulted in a significant increase in compliance by external stakeholders and efficiencies within my Unit
• Lead change management associated with the hybrid workplace policy, including employee engagement, onboarding, development, and recruitment
• Maintain consistent quality service by championing quality and service delivery standards

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Commercial and Trade Branch, Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate, Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) Registry and Disclosure Unit
• Maintain the confidentiality of client information in accordance with legislation governing the disclosure of protected and confidential information
• Manage the official administrative record for multiple investigative proceedings
• Provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders regarding the submission of confidential and non-confidential corporate information

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Intelligence and Enforcement Branch, National Targeting Centre (NTC), Targeting Operations - Marine, Highway and Rail Unit
• Provide program and administrative support for the manager and ensure that all work plan commitments are met
• Develop, coordinate and lead information/training sessions for tactical and program areas
• Support the development of efficient and effective NTC policies and procedures
• Represent CBSA with other Branches/Directorates and other government departments

Rigaud, Quebec, Canada

• Human Resources Branch - CBSA College
• Facilitate the learning of new recruits in the eighteen-week Officer Induction Training Program (OITP)
• Formal instruction and delivery of CBSA lessons to new recruits in all main streams (Customs, Immigration and Commercial)
• Monitor and evaluate the competency of recruits through a series of scenario-based simulations by providing guidance and competency-based feedback to recruits
• Assess recruits in their final, formal testing simulations
• Develop and pilot a new task based assessment strategy for assessing new Border Services Officer trainees and train assessors to implement the new strategy (including Chiefs and Superintendents from the Regions)

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Intelligence and Enforcement Branch, National Targeting Centre (NTC), Implementation Project & Targeting Operations
• Advance projects related to NTC improvement
• Liaise with project partners in the areas of Programs, Accommodations, Information Technology and Communications regarding the implementation of future initiatives at the NTC
• Analyze all targets issued to determine which resultant targets meet the predetermined threshold of a ‘significant result’ and prepare summary reports, as required
• Complete statistical reporting summaries on a monthly basis in accordance with prescribed formats for reporting to the Programs Branch (Targeting Policy Unit) and senior management

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Intelligence and Enforcement Branch, National Targeting Centre (NTC), Travellers Unit
• Identify high-risk people, goods and conveyances by using a deductive reasoning process to analyze and risk-assess information including intelligence, enforcement and compliance data information (both electronic and.

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

• Operations Branch, Northern Ontario Region, Pigeon River Highway Port of Entry
• Enforce over 90 Acts of Parliament and particularly, the Customs Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• Enforcement included significant seizures and immigration enforcement in support of the Agency’s mandate
• Designated as Minister’s Delegate in 2010
• Completed Duty Firearms Course in 2011
• Certified in Basic Instructional Techniques in 2012

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

• Specialize in Labour & Employment and Human Rights Law
• Active involvement in a multitude of hearings before Boards of Inquiry, Legal Tribunals and various levels of the Court
• Extensive experience in the interpretation of legal statutes and regulations, drafting legal opinions and in applying rules and court procedures at various levels

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

• Specialize in Labour & Employment, Municipal and Human Rights Law
• Active involvement in a multitude of hearings before Boards of Inquiry, Legal Tribunals and various levels of the Court
• Extensive experience in the interpretation of legal statutes and regulations, drafting legal opinions and court documentation and in applying rules and court procedures at various levels

Certificate In Professional Management And Leadership

Certificate In Alternative Dispute Resolution

Manager Development Program

Activities and Societies: 18 month course for public service managers; managing people and performance includes ensuring that their.

Border Services Officer - Port Of Entry Recruitment Training

Activities and Societies: 12 weeks of competency-based assessments (e.g. written tests, simulations), enabling Border Services Officers to.

Part Time Studies, A+

Activities and Societies: Various courses – Law & Politics in Canada, Criminal Law, Psychology, Women’s Studies, Family Law, Introduction.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, 3.15 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Two year diploma obtained (with Honours) Major Courses – Civil Procedure, Conveyancing, Corporate Law, Contracts.