Dawn Farrell, head of Ottawa's Major Projects Office, speaks at an event announcing Canada's first five infrastructure projects in Edmonton in September.

Ottawa’s Major Projects Office is ramping up the hiring of senior staff, bringing on a chief investment officer who will oversee a growing roster of infrastructure and resource development proposals and also naming sector heads for energy and electricity.

Kelsen Vallee, a former investment banker at CIBC World Markets, will serve as the MPO’s chief investment officer and will also oversee energy projects. He is joined by Michelle Chislett, a renewable energy executive, who will lead the office’s electricity portfolio.

The Major Projects Office is a signature initiative of Prime Minister Mark Carney , who wants to cut red tape and app

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