Benoit Tessier

Benoit has been instrumental in the attraction of an historic amount of multi-billion-dollar clean investments into Canada, bringing $22 billion in clean investments to Canada since January 2022 alone. His leadership created a new green industrial sector, anchored by large-scale investments and historic deals, such as Volkswagen’s $7 billion EV battery plant in St. Thomas, Northvolt’s $7 billion battery facility in Quebec, and Stellantis-LG’s $5 billion joint venture in Windsor. His strategic vision for the sector has made Canada a top contender in the global race to electrification, now ranking as the world’s most promising jurisdiction for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, surpassing China. These investments will create nearly 10,000 direct green jobs and up to 68,000 indirect jobs, securing generational opportunities for Canada’s sustainable future.