Backgrounder: Government of Canada announces appointments for Board of Directors of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

For the past seven years, Ms. Lavoie has served as President and CEO of the Centre d’expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines. She has more than 20 years of experience managing a number of associations in the concrete and asphalt industry. She has also worked as a quality control engineer in several industries in Canada and abroad.

Government of Canada announces appointments for Board of Directors of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

Catherine Lavoie

For the past seven years, Ms. Lavoie has served as President and CEO of the Centre d’expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines. She has more than 20 years of experience managing a number of associations in the concrete and asphalt industry. She has also worked as a quality control engineer in several industries in Canada and abroad.

Ms. Lavoie became a member of the JCCBI’s Board of Directors in 2017 as an administrator. In June 2018, she became Vice-Chair. She has also been involved with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities since 2017 and the Canadian Centre for Climate Services since 2019.

In addition to her background in leadership and business governance, Ms. Lavoie holds a Master of Science from the University of Laval. She also holds a Bachelor of Geological Engineering from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi.

Tim Smith

Mr. Smith brings over 35 years of experience in commercial, institutional, residential, and industrial construction, delivering a wide range of construction projects. In his executive capacity in the construction industry Mr. Smith was responsible for the successful completion of some of Canada’s major infrastructure projects. In 2019, Mr. Smith started MPa (Major Project Advisory), a consulting service that provides commercial best practice guidance and leadership development support to clients in the development and construction sector.

Mr. Smith has served on a number of boards of directors, including the Canadian Construction Association, and the Ontario General Contractors Association.