Key Influencer – Mikayla Janssen – Chief of Staff to the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services

Mikayla Janssen is the current Chief of Staff to the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services.

Services, Matt Jones. The ministry was newly established in May 2025 following the division of the Ministry of Health into four separate portfolios. Its mandate focuses on implementing an activity-based funding model for insured surgical services and advancing efforts to reduce surgical wait times across the province.  

Janssen brings extensive experience within the Government of Alberta to her new role. She previously served as Ministerial Assistant, Policy Advisor, and eventually Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. Prior to this, she also worked in politics as a staffer with the United Conservative Caucus.  

A graduate of the University of Victoria, Janssen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Her appointment comes at a pivotal time for Alberta’s health care system, as the province works to modernize hospital funding structures and improve access to surgical care for Albertans.