Overview

Director and Chief Human Resources Officer

Peel Region Corporate Services

Peel Region serves more than 1.6 million residents and approximately 240000 businesses in Brampton Caledon and Mississauga and delivers a wide range of resident focused services across the Region. Rapid population growth and commercial development have transformed what was primarily a rural area of farms and villages into a dynamic blend of urban industrial and residential areas. Peel is known for its large and vibrant newcomer community with the highest percentage of racialized individuals in the GTA at 69% (2021). Peel Regions 20-year vision is Community for Life where everyone enjoys a sense of belonging and has access to the services and opportunities they need to thrive throughout each stage of their lives.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer the Director and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) will be Peel Regions senior-most people executive serving as a strategic counsellor to the Chief Administrative Officer Regional Council and the Executive Leadership Team. With enterprise-wide accountability for the people agenda the CHRO will set the strategic direction for Human Resources and advance Peels People Strategy through the Strategic Plan period ensuring the organization has the leadership capabilities and workforce resilience to deliver on its evolving mandate. This executive will position Human Resources as a high-impact integrated and client-centred partner while leading the modernization of the function including workforce planning executive and organizational talent labour relations and the employee and leader experience.

The CHRO will exercise strategic stewardship across the full Human Resources portfolio encompassing talent acquisition workforce planning labour relations and collective bargaining total rewards pensions learning and leadership development performance recognition well-being health and safety HR policy and workforce analytics. The CHRO will shape Peels workforce strategy in the context of artificial intelligence automation and emerging technologies anticipating future capability requirements and championing responsible job redesign reskilling mobility and redeployment to sustain organizational performance and service excellence.





The successful candidate will be a values-led HR executive with a record of shaping enterprise people strategies and delivering complex transformation in a unionized regulated environment. Bringing at least 10 years of progressively senior leadership experience and broad portfolio accountability they will have demonstrated the credibility to advise a CAO Council or executive leadership team on workforce labour governance and organizational matters.

They will bring demonstrated experience providing executive sponsorship and leadership for the implementation and optimization of enterprise HCM or ERP systems. They will combine extensive labour relations and collective bargaining expertise with solid financial and political acumen and a sophisticated understanding of future workforce capability. Municipal or broader public-sector experience is strongly preferred. An influential and highly collaborative leader they will inspire confidence build executive alignment develop high-performing leadership teams and translate strategy into measurable institutional outcomes.

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy

We thank all those who express an interest however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

If you wish to be considered for any of the positions please forward a cover letter and your resume by email addressed to Margaret Campbell at Margaret Campbell <>.

Please be assured that any information shared with Odgers Partners will be treated with the strictest confidence and shared only with the client for the purposes of this search.

About Us

Peel Region consists of the cities of Brampton and Mississauga and the town of Caledon. Peel Region delivers essential services to more than 1.5 million residents and approximately 200000 businesses.

Were working to create a community that is safe inclusive and accessible. A place where everyone feels they belong and can access the services they need to thrive throughout each stage of life.





Our workforce is 6700 strong and since 1974 weve been delivering a wide range of resident focused services. Our services include paramedic services health programs long-term care and services for seniors child care support garbage collection and recycling waste water and water treatment road maintenance financial assistance and housing support.

Recognized by Canadas Healthy Workplace Month with the Great Employer Award presented by Excellence Canada Peel Region is a place where everyone feels they belong. We strive to develop a workplace that values and respects diversity practices inclusion recognizes the unique contributions and abilities of all people and facilitates innovative thinking. At Peel Region people come first. Each employee has an important role within our community and when we work together its impactful. We encourage you to join us in delivering essential services and programs to our diverse community. You wont find a better opportunity than Peel Region.

Additional Information

Peel Region is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.

Peel Region is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process upon request. If you require accommodation please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Accessible formats and communication supports are available. Please contact

Please be advised Peel Region uses email to communicate with applicants for open job competitions and does not use AI technology in any part of the recruitment process. It is the applicants responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings interview dates) it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants we will assume that you are no longer interested in the position and your application will be removed from the competition.

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📌 Director and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) (Ontario)
🏢 Regional Municipality of Peel
📍 Ontario