She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1987.

She then pursued a Master of Arts degree, also in Communications, at McGill University, which she completed in 1990.

[1] Avotte was formerly a Montreal City Councillor for the Marie-Victorin ward in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie from 2009 to 2013.

She was appointed to the Montreal Executive Committee, with responsibility for culture, heritage and design, in November 2012.

[6] Prior to her political career, Ayotte was a television journalist for TVA and TQS.