Born in the parish of Saints-Anges-de-Lachine, Quebec, Carignan was educated at the Commercial College of Lachine.

[1] Carignan was a member of the Municipal Council of LaSalle from 1915 to 1921 and was mayor from 1921 to 1925.

He was the defeated Conservative candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier in a 1925 by-election and again in the 1927 general elections.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier in 1936 as the Union Nationale candidate.

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