Key Influencer: Jonathan Carlzon, Commissioner, Compassionate Intervention Commission

Source: Sherwood Park Alliance Church

Jonathan Carlzon is the inaugural Commissioner of Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention Commission, bringing 23 years of experience in legal and public service to the role. His career spans administrative and ethics law, litigation, adjudication, and policy development within Alberta’s recovery-oriented system of care.

Currently serving as Director of Executive Operations and Chief of Staff in the Deputy Minister’s Office at the Department of Justice, Carlzon provides strategic legal advice on legislation and ministry priorities. He previously held senior roles with Alberta Health Services (AHS), including Senior Advisor, Ethics and Compliance (2017–2023) and Senior Counsel, Litigation (2015–2017). His past public service includes positions with the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, and the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

Carlzon’s experience extends internationally through pro bono work on child justice initiatives with the Canadian Bar Association, the UN, and civil society groups in Malaysia, Kenya, and Tanzania. He has delivered legal training on child advocacy to lawyers, nonprofits, and judiciary members abroad.

A graduate of the University of Alberta’s J.D. program, he also holds an M.A. in Leadership, Theology, and Society from Regent College and a Certificate in International Law from the Organization of American States in Brazil.

He has served on the boards of organizations including Crossroads International and the John Howard Society of Alberta. Carlzon begins his three-year term as Commissioner on August 11, 2025.