Kelly Burke is the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Office of Francophone Affairs since June 2014. She is a lawyer and has been an active member of the Francophone community of Ontario in the justice, education and democratic renewal sectors. She is also a former French immersion teacher, a profession that she once practiced in the communities of Toronto, Sarnia and Cornwall. 

Prior to assuming her current role at the Office of Francophone Affairs, Ms. Burke held senior management positions with the Ministry of the Attorney General, where she coordinated the delivery of legal services across ministries of the Ontario government, managed high profile civil litigation and led the development and delivery of French-language programs.

Ms. Burke has been working for the Ontario Public Service (OPS) for over 15 years where she has also held other senior executive positions at the Ministry of Government Services and the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs and played a significant role in the management of the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform Secretariat. 

Ms. Burke holds a Master of Laws from York University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University.