Sylvain Ouellet

In 2008, Sylvain Ouellet made a simple but decisive resolution: to become a member of Projet Montréal. Since then, he has never stopped being involved in his city and his neighborhood. He first sat on the party’s executive committee, then worked as a research analyst for elected officials starting in 2009, before supporting the members of the executive committee of the coalition formed in 2012. Elected in 2013 as city councillor for François-Perrault, in the heart of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, he was re-elected with the trust of his constituents in 2017 and again in 2021.

With a bachelor’s degree in business administration from HEC Montréal and a graduate diploma in eco-counseling from UQAC, Sylvain has held several key positions, including vice-president of the executive committee, responsible for infrastructure, water, and the Commission des services électriques. He currently serves on the Commission on Contract Review, the Commission on Finance and Administration, the STM Board of Directors, the CMM executive committee, and as chair of the Quebec caucus at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities—two roles that highlight his expertise, rigor, and commitment to transparent and efficient municipal management. He is an elected official who appreciates the technical side of governance, but never at the expense of the human dimension. For him, every construction site is an opportunity: rather than simply rebuilding as before, he reimagines streets to make them greener, more accessible, and safer.

In François-Perrault, Sylvain is attentive to the needs of residents: improving urban planning regulations, expanding active transportation, and redesigning intersections to enhance safety. A great lover of cartography, he brings a historical and creative touch to his projects, as seen in the transformation of Parc du Bon-Air into Parc du Ruisseau-du-Pont-à-l’Avoine, named after the stream that once ran there. He is also proud to have breathed new life into nearly all of the neighborhood’s aging parks and to have acquired two new lots for future generations—one of them, Chemin des Tortues, was co-created with the students of the nearby elementary school.

A lifelong resident of François-Perrault, where he now lives with his two children, Sylvain is deeply rooted in his community. He puts all his energy into building a welcoming, sustainable, and inclusive living environment.