# Lisa Morgan

> Lisa Morgan is a Canadian registered midwife, researcher, educator and public-sector leader whose career connects clinical practice, midwifery education, global project work and northern policy. After launching a midwifery practice in 1999, she spent 14 years as a tenured professor at Laurentian University and led its bilingual School of Midwifery. She later moved into program and standards work and now serves the Government of Nunavut in territorial nursing and midwifery leadership. Her public record centers on a practical question: how do institutions train and support professionals who can serve remote, northern, Indigenous and francophone communities?

- **Role:** Territorial Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Government of Nunavut
- **Organizations:** Government of Nunavut, Laurentian University, University of Ottawa, Health Standards Organization, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Canadian Midwifery Regulators Council
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** BSc in Food Science, University of Alberta, Bachelor of Health Sciences in Midwifery, McMaster University, Master of Arts in Midwifery Practice, Thames Valley University, London, England, PhD in interdisciplinary rural and northern health / health policy, Laurentian University, Royal Roads Military College
- **Known for:** Led Laurentian University’s bilingual School of Midwifery after 14 years as a tenured professor., Helped revise the 2020 Canadian Competencies for Midwives as a steering committee member., Contributed to global and Indigenous women’s health committees for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Launched her own midwifery practice.
- **2007-2021** — Served for 14 years as a tenured professor at Laurentian University.
- **2019-2021** — Directed Laurentian University’s School of Midwifery.
- **2010s** — Worked as a consultant and global health project manager in Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, the Philippines and Tanzania.
- **2014** — Co-authored a CMAJ article on collaboration among obstetricians, family physicians and midwives.
- **2020** — Served on the steering committee that revised the Canadian Competencies for Midwives.
- **2021** — Testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women after Laurentian closed its midwifery program.
- **2022** — Presented research on reproductive-care experiences in Northern Ontario through Memorial University’s applied health research centre.
- **2024** — Published a peer-reviewed Northern Ontario study and was identified as an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and project manager at Health Standards Organization.
- **2025** — Publicly identified as Nunavut’s Territorial Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.
- **2026** — Co-authored systems research on perinatal service delivery in Ontario carceral settings.

## Achievements

- Led Laurentian University’s bilingual School of Midwifery after 14 years as a tenured professor.
- Helped revise the 2020 Canadian Competencies for Midwives as a steering committee member.
- Contributed to global and Indigenous women’s health committees for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
- Conducted and published research on reproductive-care access and preferences in Northern Ontario.
- Represented northern, francophone and Indigenous midwifery education concerns before a House of Commons committee.
- Worked on international projects in Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, the Philippines and Tanzania.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Co-authored a peer-reviewed systems study on perinatal service delivery in Ontario carceral settings.
- **2026-02** — Shared a Government of Nunavut virtual career fair notice aimed at recruiting midwives.
- **2025-12** — Named publicly as Nunavut’s Territorial Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer in a national nursing-sector letter.
- **2024-04** — Published a Northern Ontario study examining preferences for midwife-provided screening services.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gov.nu.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-morgan-18ba4a74

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Last updated: 2026-08-24