Senator Hassan Yussuff

Hassan Yussuff was named to the Senate of Canada in June 2021 after being one of Canada’s most experienced labour leaders. An immigrant from Guyana, he has had a long and accomplished career as a union activist, recently serving two terms as the President of the Canadian Labour Congress from 2014-2021; the first person of colour to lead Canada’s labour movement.
 
Senator Yussuff has also served on numerous task forces and organizations, including the Government of Canada’s NAFTA Council and its Sustainable Development Advisory Council, co-chair of the Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities, and Board member of the National Institute of Disability Management and Research. He was recently appointed to the Government of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, and is part of the Industry Advisory Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing, Screening, Tracing and Data Management and the COVID Communications Partners Roundtable.