12 Facts About Dominique Chaloult

Dominique Chaloult took office as executive director for television at public broadcaster Radio-Canada in 2015.

Dominique Chaloult then became a researcher for television and worked her way up as a programming director, mainly in comedies and varieties.

Dominique Chaloult had some big successes but has admitted to her share of less successful shows which she looks back on for having developed talent.

Dominique Chaloult became director of varieties at Radio-Canada from June 2004 to June 2009.

Dominique Chaloult set aside her career for a year to travel abroad and support her husband, Pierre Arcand, who had become Minister of International Relations.

Dominique Chaloult was general manager of programming and new media at Tele-Quebec from January 2012 to December 2014.

Dominique Chaloult was appointed Executive Director of Television for Radio-Canada, taking office in January 2015.

In 2016 Dominique Chaloult created a television cultural strategy branch at Radio-Canada to develop an action plan that better reflects the diversity of the broadcaster's audience.

In 2017 Dominique Chaloult was honoured with a tribute at the Women's Film, Television and Digital Media Gala.

Dominique Chaloult is the spouse of MNA Pierre Arcand, She is the daughter of press secretary Francine Chaloult, sister of author Rafaele Germain and sister-in-law of Paul Arcand.

Women in her family have been leaders in media: her mother, Francine Dominique Chaloult, was the first female press secretary; her mother-in-law, Colette Chabot, was a journalist and founded CIME 99.5, the first FM radio station in the Laurentians; and her aunt, Suzanne Levesque, hosted programmes on radio and television.

Dominique Chaloult owns an equestrian centre and has a great passion for horses.