Lawyer Profile

Yvan Houle

Brossard, Quebec

Yvan Houle

Overview

Yvan Houle is a construction and infrastructure lawyer practising through Services Legaux Yvan Houle inc. in Brossard and a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa. He previously served as a partner and regional leader of Borden Ladner Gervais' Construction Group. He advises on procurement models, tender documents and construction contracts, with extensive experience in Quebec construction and public-procurement regulation. His practice has also covered infrastructure, surety, professional and product liability, Indigenous procurement projects in Nunavut and Nunavik, mediation and arbitration, and proceedings before Quebec, Ontario and federal courts. He has been called to the bars of Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut and is a Fellow and Governor of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.

Practice Areas

  • Aboriginal Law
  • Construction Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Privacy Law
  • Class Action Plaintiff

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1986 (ON); 1989 (QC)

Professional Details

Education

LL.B., University of Ottawa, 1984
LL.L., University of Ottawa, 1988

Associations

Honorary Member-at-Large, Canadian Bar Association Construction and Infrastructure Law Section
Fellow and Governor, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
Executive Committee, Canadian Construction Association
Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section (Vice Chair from 2012)

Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Montreal, Construction Law
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024: Construction Law; Public Procurement Law

Articles & Speeches

The Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies: A New Quebec Procurement Paradigm? (BLG/Mondaq, 2012)
Rapport De La Commission Charbonneau (BLG/Mondaq, 2015)
Contractors' Performance Review Under Quebec's Public Procurement Regime (JCCL, 2015)