Tardif (pictured) was elected at the at the 2013 CPC Annual General Meeting in Toronto, replacing the outgoing David Legg, who had held the position for last three years.

Tardif has participated in seven consecutive Paralympic Games, most recently as Chef de Mission at London 2012, where he led them to 20th in the medal table with 31 medals, seven of which were gold.

It was their lowest ever placing and their worst haul of gold medals since the 1972 Paralympics in Heidelberg.

The academic physician and health care executive takes up the position of CPC President having served on the organisation's Board of Directors since 2008.

He will from as new-look CPC leadership team with chief executive Karen O'Neill, who was appointed last month following the departure of former incumbent Henry Storgaard in January this year.

"The hard work starts right away," said Tardif.

"I'm really looking forward to working with the sport community to help Canada become the world's leading Paralympic nation.

"I truly believe I have the best volunteer job in the world."

The Annual General meeting in Toronto also saw Debbie Low elected as the new CPC vice-president.

Low is President and chief executive of the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario while she served as Chef de Mission at Beijing 2008, where Canada finished seventh overall with 50 medals, 19 of them gold.

Meanwhile the seven Directors of the Board elected were Ellen Waxman, Rick Baker, Gail Hamamoto, Andrea Carey, Blair McIntosh, Rem Langan and Jim Westlake.

Hamamoto, Carey, McIntosh, Westlake and Langan were all re-elected as Board members while Waxman and Baker are the two new members.

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