[3] Massicotte obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Dean’s Honour List) in 1974 from the University of Manitoba.
In February 2005, Massicotte was granted the title of Fellow from the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, the profession’s highest honorific designation in recognition of his career accomplishments.
[4] From 1977 onwards, Massicotte was successively appointed to senior executive positions with real estate development firms in Western Canada, before moving to Montreal in 1985 to join the Alexis Nihon Group.
Massicotte was a member of the regional council of the Société du Quartier International de Montréal (QIM) and sat on the board of the Study Committee on Fiscal Equity at the Municipal Level in the Montreal area.
In 1997-98, he volunteered as a mentor to the Quebec prize-winner of the Business Development Bank of Canada Award.