Stephen Lucas
Biography
Stephen Lucas is an accomplished public servant with extensive experience in economic, environment, energy and climate change, health and social policy as well as federal-provincial-territorial relations. He retired in May 2024 after more than 35 years with the Public Service of Canada, including 10 years in the Deputy Minister community.
Lucas was appointed as the CEO of Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that connects Canadian businesses and researchers with talent to support research and innovation, in October 2024.
He served as Deputy Minister of Health Canada from 2019-2024, and was previously Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Deputy Secretary of Plans, Consultations and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Privy Council Office. Prior to that, he was Assistant Secretary for Economic and Regional Development Policy at PCO and Assistant Deputy Minister for Science and Policy and for Minerals and Metals at Natural Resources Canada. Lucas started his career as a research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada.
Lucas has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geological Engineering from Queen's University and a Ph.D. from Brown University in structural geology and tectonics. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal, Queen’s University 125th Award for Engineering Excellence and Gold Medal in Geological Engineering.
Updated January 2025