He was born in Montreal, Quebec and settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1995 where he wrote his first novel Messie de Belém.
He returned to Montreal and published a second novel entitled Un garçon de compagnie (A boy of Company).
All his novels have been published by Editions Les Herbes Rouges.
With Richard Blaimert, he is the screenwriter of the Radio-Canada television show Cover Girl (2005).
He is a regular contributor to Montreal newspaper Le Devoir.