kin choi
Vice President of Human Resources
Kin Choi, is the Vice President of Human Resources at Algonquin College where he is responsible for the College’s HR policies, programs and practices.
He was formerly, Vice President, Public Sector with TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks) - a global leader in employee health and wellness, and administration of pensions and benefits programs as well as absence and disability management.
Over a career span of 30+ years, he has been a senior leader in 10 federal organizations including many of the largest and most complex such as National Defence, ESDC, CBSA, CRA and Health Canada. As the former Chief Human Resources Officer with the department of National Defence, he was responsible for HR management, policies, services and guidance to the civilian population (28,000) in supporting military operations and readiness. Previously, he was the Assistant Deputy Minister of Compliance, Operations and Program Development at the department of Employment and Social Development Canada responsible for regulatory compliance for the Canada Labour Code. He was also responsible for the administration and program delivery of the Employment Equity Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program and the Government Employee Compensation Act.
Mr. Choi has broad Board of Directors experiences. He was appointed by the Prime Minister of Canada via GIC as Chair of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. He has served as a Director of the Queensway Carleton Hospital and served with the Ontario Workplace Safety and Prevention Services.
He is a proven trilingual leader and has led several Canadian delegations to China, Korea and Thailand. Mr. Choi has chaired and participated on numerous senior federal and intergovernmental committees building partnerships and advancing critical objectives related to health and safety, talent management, government transformation, service delivery, real property and technology.
Mr. Choi is the 2019 recipient of the Queens University Lifetime Achievement Award for the HR Industry and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Outstanding Public Service. He has completed an Executive Certificate on Strategy and Innovation from M.I.T. He is a graduate of the Government of Canada’s Advanced Leadership and Accelerated Executive Development Programs for senior executives. He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration and a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba. He is graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.