Chief Commissioners
The Treaty Commission’s impartiality is reflected in its composition and the way it makes decisions. Commissioners do not represent the Principals that appoint them, but instead act independently. Decisions require the support of one appointee of each of the Principals.
The Chief Commissioner is appointed to a three-year term by agreement of the Principals. The First Nations Summit elects two Commissioners and the federal and provincial governments appoint one each. In the absence of a Chief Commissioner, the four remaining Commissioners unanimously agree to appoint one of them to act as Chief Commissioner.
Click the Chief Commissioner’s image to read their bio.
Celeste Haldane is serving her third term as Chief Commissioner and was first appointed in 2017. Celeste previously served as a First Nations Summit appointed Commissioner from 2011 to 2017. Celeste is Musqueam (Coast Salish) and Metlakatla (Tsimshian) from the Sparrow and Haldane families and has European ancestry. Celeste is a practising lawyer and was […]
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