Cassidy Caron
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Cassidy Caron | |
|---|---|
| President, Métis National Council | |
| In office 30 September 2021 – 30 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Clément Chartier |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Pruden |
| Chairperson of the Métis Youth British Columbia, Métis Nation British Columbia | |
| In office September 2016 – September 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Shaughn Davoren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1992 |
| Spouse | Paul Robitaille |
Cassidy Caron (born 14 July 1992) is a Métis politician. She was elected as the president of the Métis National Council on 30 September 2021 to 30 September 2024.[1][2] In 2025 she was succeeded as president by Victoria Pruden.[3][4] As the chairperson of the Métis Youth British Columbia, she served as the Minister of Youth for the Métis Nation British Columbia from September 2016 to September 2020.
After graduating from university, Caron was accepted into the BC Public Service's Indigenous Youth Internship Program where she worked as a junior policy analyst with the Ministry of Environment. She completed the last three months of the internship working with Reciprocal Consulting (a community-based consulting firm that engaged in research and program evaluation of initiatives implemented in, by, and for Indigenous communities throughout Canada). After completing the internship, Caron was employed with Reciprocal Consulting for four years.[5]
Caron began working as an independent research and evaluation consultant in October 2018. In this work, she engaged in community-based research, specifically focusing on the use of Indigenous research methodologies, community-based research with specific focus on the utilization of Indigenous research methodologies, community-based research, program evaluation, and workshop facilitation. Her work promoted effective collaboration and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations. The scope of Caron's consulting work included areas of Indigenous justice and crime prevention, women's safety and wellness, education, cultural safety, Indigenous health and health promotion, reconciliation, youth programming, mental health, addictions and wellness, economic development, food security, and Indigenous governance.[6]
Chairperson of the Métis Youth British Columbia
Caron was elected as the chairperson of the Métis Youth British Columbia and the Minister for Youth of the Métis Nation British Columbia in September 2016. In this role, she provided testimony to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada for their study on suicide among Indigenous peoples and communities in 2016,[7] oversaw the first ever mock Governance Assembly with Métis Youth leaders from across Métis Nation British Columbia in 2018, and attended the Summit of the Americas as well as the Indigenous Leaders Summit of the Americas in 2018.[8]
