Xavier Brosseau

Xavier Brosseau holds a master’s degree in economics from Université Laval, specializing in natural resource economics and industrial organization.

He began his career in 1998 at the Department of Finance Canada, and later moved to the Ministère des Finances du Québec. Starting in 2002, he served as an advisor at the Secrétariat des priorités et des projets stratégiques of the Ministère du Conseil exécutif.

Since 2014, Mr. Brosseau has held the position of Director of the Direction des approvisionnements et des combustibles propres (Supplies and Clean Fuels Directorate) at the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie. The directorate’s mandate notably includes ensuring the establishment of an environment favourable to the development of the clean fuels sector, including renewable natural gas. The team under his leadership is responsible for managing the Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program (PSPGNR) and developing the legislative and regulatory framework for natural gas, petroleum products, and bioenergies. This framework includes the Regulation respecting gas from renewable sources and the Regulation respecting the integration of low-carbon intensity fuel content into gasoline and diesel fuel. He is also responsible for the Energy Mission of Québec’s National Civil Protection Plan (Plan national de sécurité civile du Québec).