Patrick Rondeau is union director of the Environment and Just Transition Department of the Fédération des travailleurs et des travailleuses du Québec (FTQ). He was FTQ regional councillor for the greater metropolitan area of Montreal from 2012 to 2019. He was also in charge of mobilization and coordinated several national FTQ campaigns, including for a $15 minimum wage.
Patrick was a member of the coordinating committee of the Front commun pour la transition énergétique from 2016 to 2021. He has been a member of the Pôle d’économie circulaire since 2019. In 2018, he coordinated the Summit for a Just Energy Transition at the Palais des congrès in Montréal. He was a member of the electrification working group for the development of the Government of Quebec’s Electrification and Climate Change Plan and is currently a member of the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Advisory Council. He has coordinated various FTQ and Fonds de solidarité FTQ delegations to the UN Conferences of the Parties (COP) since 2015. Patrick also represents the union constitution at various United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change fora and expert groups on just transition. He has also participated in various expert groups and conferences on just transition in Quebec since 2016.
Patrick has been active in the labour movement since 2000.
