Claude Provencher

Claude Provencher OAQ, OAA, AAPPQ, ARAC (RCA), FRIAC (Plessisville, June 11, 1949 – May 6, 2022) was a Canadian architect.

He went on to work for the architecture firm Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, Leblanc Architectes, where he met his would-be partner Michel Roy.

He also sat on the Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty of the National Capital Commission in Ottawa[8] (1996-2011), was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Conference of the Arts; and of Heritage Montreal.

[11][12] Under his influence, Provencher_Roy won the title of best firm of the year in architecture in Canada,[5] awarded by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2015, as well as awards of excellence from the Governor General,[13][14] the Canadian Architect and the Order of Architects of Quebec.

[15] In 2022, the Reception Pavilion of the Quebec National Assembly which he helped design won the Governor General's Medal in Architecture.