MISSION, VALUES
& HISTORY
The role of Inspectors General is to maintain and promote accountability and integrity. According to the Association of Inspectors General, the public expects them to prevent, detect, identify, expose and eliminate fraud, waste, corruption, illegal acts and abuses in public organizations.
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
AND HIS DEPUTIES
A member of the Quebec Bar since 1992 and a legal expert on economic and financial crime, François Lanthier included over 20 years of experience as a criminal prosecutor.
Mr. Lanthier worked for the Autorité des marchés financiers (financial regulation authority) from 2016 to 2024. He first served as Director, Litigation at the Montréal office and then as Senior Director, Investigations.
He has been Inspector General of Ville de Montréal since April 2024.
Mr. Gauthier is a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) and with over 35 years of experience in the supply chain and procurement field. Prior to his appointment to the Office of Inspector General, he helmed Ville de Montréal’s Service de l’approvisionnement for four years, where he updated the municipal department’s mission. Prior to working for Ville de Montréal, Mr. Gauthier was Head of Strategic Sourcing at Volvo Bus North America, then Managing Director and Senior Advisor at KLB Group Canada.
Mr. Gauthier has been a member of various boards of directors, including the Corporation des fournisseurs du Québec and the ExcelCieArt group, as well as a member of the advisory committee of the Management Science Research Centre (MSRC) of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
Mr. Dean Gauthier has been Deputy Inspector General – Pre-Invvestigation, Prevention and Training since fall 2021. In 2023, he earned the designation of Certified Inspector General Investigator (CIGI) from the Association of Inspectors General.
Mr. Lafrenière was appointed Deputy Inspector General, Inspections and Investigations in March 2024, after 25 years at Sureté du Québec, where he specialized in investigating cybercrime, sexual crimes and unsolved cases.
In recent years, Mr. Lafrenière has been Deputy Director of Criminal Investigations, where he was involved in the fight against economic crime. He also held a similar position in the governance and technological innovation office.
In 2022, he was awarded the Police Exemplary Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada in recognition of 20 years of exemplary conduct in the service of Canada’s public safety, becoming a member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.