Out of his 29 years of professional experience, Steve Gauthier has spent 21 years with the City of Ottawa, where he gained extensive experience in urban design and planning, leading the review of several high-density residential, mixed-use, and institutional development proposals. He has also led and contributed to high-profile zoning studies across the city. Steve is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners, Ontario Professional Planners Institute and Ordre des Urbanistes du Québec. Steve studied urban planning at the Université du Québec à Montréal and urban design at Simon Fraser University.