Mathew Chan holds a Master’s degree in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Ontario.

Mathew joined the federal government as a bridge and marine structure design engineer with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) in 1976. His career in PWGSC from 1976 to 1990 took him from engineering design to R&D work involving the innovative use of computer technologies in solving engineering problems. This included the development of structural analysis and design software and the integration of relational databases with graphics systems such as CAD and GIS.

From 1991 to 1995, Mathew was the manager of Maintenance Systems for the Technical Services unit of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and from 1996 to 2000, he held the position of Director, Asset Management and Policy Support, Real Property Services for INAC. Since July 2000, Mathew has been the Project Director of Government On-Line (GOL) for INAC. In this capacity, his responsibilities include the coordination of GOL activities within INAC, and interfacing with other federal departments and central agencies to ensure that the department’s GOL objectives are consistent with the broader government objectives and principles of GOL.