Gabrielle Fortin was appointed to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board in December 2020. She was reappointed in January 2026.
Ms. Fortin served in the Canadian Armed Forces before working as a regulated immigration consultant and as a director on the board of a national regulatory body. Ms. Fortin then worked as Executive Director for a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote bilingualism in Canada. More recently, Ms. Fortin worked for the Government of Canada on the project to modernize the Official Languages Act.
Ms. Fortin holds a Certificate in Immigration Law, Policies and Procedures, a B.A. in Public Affairs and International Relations and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Laval University.