Claude Lavoie is a former director general in the economic and fiscal policy branch at Finance Canada where he was responsible to produce evidence-based analysis to inform the Minister of Finance on policy decisions. Before that, he was head of the Canadian forecasting and modeling group at the Bank of Canada where he was responsible to advise the Governor of the Bank on the conduct of monetary policy.
Mr. Lavoie represented Canada at many OECD meetings and was a lead speaker at international, business and stakeholder groups’, and pre-budget consultation meetings.
Mr. Lavoie also presented papers at academic conferences and published working and analytical papers for the Department of Finance, the Bank of Canada, and Employment and Social Development Canada. He published op-eds for Policy Options and was the host of radio programs.
Mr. Lavoie received many awards, including the Deputy Minister award for his outstanding career, the Queen Jubilee Medal for his contribution to economic policy in Canada, and the Public Service Chief award for his managerial qualities, and the Governor General Medal for his exceptional academic performance.
He grew up in Quebec City and attended Laval University where he graduated with a bachelor's and master's in economics.
