About The Speaker
Miguel Baz
Miguel Baz has been CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, since August 23, 2021. In his role, Miguel is responsible for CBC/Radio-Canada’s Law Department, with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. He is also responsible for the Corporate Secretariat, as well as the departments that oversee compliance with access-to-information, privacy, health, safety, and environmental legislation. Prior to this appointment, Miguel held several positions at Bell Canada between 2001 and 2021. In particular, he led the company’s mergers and acquisitions legal team and the corporate secretariat group in addition to acting as Director of Legal operations, overseeing the management of the legal function. Miguel also practiced for a few years within a law firm before joining Hydro-Québec’s legal services in 1998.
Miguel Baz has been CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, since August 23, 2021.
In his role, Miguel is responsible for CBC/Radio-Canada’s Law Department, with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. He is also responsible for the Corporate Secretariat, as well as the departments that oversee compliance with access-to-information, privacy, health, safety, and environmental legislation. Prior to this appointment, Miguel held several positions at Bell Canada between 2001 and 2021. In particular, he led the company’s mergers and acquisitions legal team and the corporate secretariat group in addition to acting as Director of Legal operations, overseeing the management of the legal function. Miguel also practiced for a few years within a law firm before joining Hydro-Québec’s legal services in 1998.
Involved with non-profit and community organisations throughout his career, Miguel is a member of the Centraide of Greater Montréal campaign cabinet. He also sits on the Board and is the former Chair of Lawyers without Borders Canada. Born in Uruguay, Miguel holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Université Laval (1992) and a Masters of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1996). He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1993.