Éric St-Pierre
Eric St-Pierre is a Canadian politician, climate advocate, and philanthropist. He is known for his work with the Trottier Family Foundation as the executive director from 2016 to 2025.
Early life and education
St-Pierre was born in Canada. He holds a dual law degree in civil law and common law from McGill University, and a political science degree from Concordia University. Later, he became a member of the Quebec Bar.Before his work in philanthropy, St-Pierre practiced Indigenous and environmental law and defended tenants as both a litigator and mediator.
He also lived overseas, sponsored as a Foreign Affairs young professional intern with the Department of Peace, Reconciliation & National Unity, in the Solomon Islands, he helped work on a Truth and Reconciliation Act. He also participated in a youth exchange in Uganda and participated in academic research.
Career
From 2016 to 2025, St-Pierre served as the executive director of the Trottier Family Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Montreal, Canada, that manages and funds climate change-related projects. During his tenure, the foundation shifted its assets towards sustainable investing, expanded its grants to registered charities, and supported initiatives to advance the transition to a low-carbon economy. He worked with the City of Montreal and Mayor Valérie Plante on developing Montreal's carbon-neutral climate action plan, which included a commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 55 percent. The Trottier Family Foundation also supported this initiative by contributing to the creation of the Montreal Climate Partnership, which engaged civil society in the new climate plan.St-Pierre is a co-founder of Low Carbon Cities Canada and the Greater Montréal Climate Fund, and previously he held positions on the Board of Environment Funders Canada and as co-chair of the Montreal Climate Partnership. In March 2022, he organized the Great Canadian ESG Championship, a competition funded by Canadian charitable foundations to promote sustainable investing. He's attended and spoke at COP26 and COP28.
In 2024, St-Pierre helped mobilize $405 million for Canadian climate philanthropy.
In 2025, St-Pierre was nominated as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Honoré-Mercier in the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Political career
On June 2025, in the 45th Parliament, St-Pierre joined the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.He organized a maple leaf run with other MP's to honour Canada Day.
St-Pierre helped form an environmental caucus within the liberal party to discuss climate issues.
He spoke in the House on October 1, 2025 for National Energy Efficiency Day and also introduced Motion M-19 National Energy Efficiency Day - that the government should designate the first Wednesday in October, every year, as National Energy Efficiency Day, to recognize the important contributions that the energy efficiency sector makes in saving money, cutting pollution and creating jobs.
His efforts to mark October 1 as National Energy Efficiency Day was endorsed by others.
He explained his reasoning for the importance of energy efficiency.
Personal life
St-Pierre currently resides in Montreal, with his wife, Sylvie Trottier, and their two children. He is a long-distance cyclist and runner, and has completed five marathons, as well as multiple ultra marathons.Awards and recognition
St-Pierre’s work on climate action and philanthropy has earned him several accolades. In 2020, he was awarded the Honorary Scarlet Key Society award at McGill University. In 2021, he was given the Canadian Climate Champion Award. In 2022, he was recognized as a Clean50 honoree.He received Lawyer of the Year award by the Jeune Barreau du Quebec in the alternative career category.