Shaifa Kanji (she/her)

Shaifa Kanji
Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Digital Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Canada
Shaifa joined the Federal Government in August 2021 as the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief
Digital Officer at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Previously, she has led digital transformation in Public Sector and Not-for-Profit including
establishing vision and strategic technology direction within a highly complex, political and multistakeholder environment.
Before joining the public sector, Shaifa spent her career across multiple industries including
Telecommunications, Banking and Consulting. Those invaluable experiences have given her a
broad perspective on the critical elements required to drive transformation including focusing on
transparency, empathy, building relationships and continuous learning.
Shaifa holds an Executive MBA and a degree in Computer Science