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Sophie Chatel

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Sophie Chatel
MP
Portrait of Sophie Ch
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 5, 2025
Member of Parliament
for Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
Pontiac (2021–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byWill Amos
Personal details
PartyLiberal
OccupationPolitician

Sophie Chatel MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Pontiac in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Prior to being elected, she was a civil servant.[1]

Education and career

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Sophie Chatel received a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Montréal in 1994 and a Master of Taxation from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1997. She is also a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.[2]

Sophie Chatel spent six years as a tax advisor in the private sector. From 2002 to 2008, she was a Senior Officer and later a Senior Advisor at the Canada Revenue Agency, where her experience included negotiating tax treaties, reviewing Canada’s model tax treaty, and working on advance rulings on international tax matters. Starting in 2008, Sophie Chatel worked at the federal Department of Finance, where she served as Associate Chief, Tax Treaties and International Tax. In 2017, she was appointed Head of the Tax Treaty Unit in the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.[3]

Family

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Sophie Chatel is the mother of two twin boys. Her husband teaches global history at the University of Ottawa.[4]

Politics

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Sophie Chatel was announced as the Liberal candidate for the 2021 election a few days after the former MP, Will Amos, announced he would not be seeking reelection amid controversy.[5]

Her election as the Member of Parliament for Pontiac made Sophie Chatel the first woman to represent the riding. She has stated that her priorities as MP include fighting climate change and build a green and prosperous Outaouais,[6] and improving internet and cell phone connectivity throughout the Pontiac.[7]

In December, 2021, Chatel was named a member of the Standing Committee on Finance.[8] In October 2024, she publicly called for a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau's leadership of the Liberal Party.[9] In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, she endorsed Mark Carney.[10]

In effort to make progress on her platform promise to fight climate change, Sophie Chatel revitalized bill S-229, endeavoring to establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park, one of Canada's busiest parks, as a national park with ecological and environmental protections alongside Independent Quebec Senator Rosa Galvez.[11]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sophie Chatel 32,088 54.60 +10.74
Conservative Brian Nolan 16,221 27.60 +6.20
Bloc Québécois Suzanne Proulx 6,071 10.33 –4.84
New Democratic Gilbert W. Whiteduck 2,971 5.06 –6.29
Green Claude Bertrand 749 1.27 –1.63
People's Todd Hoffman 673 1.15 –3.33
Total valid votes 58,773 99.01
Total rejected ballots 587 0.99 -0.17
Turnout 59,360 69.04 +3.55
Eligible voters 85,977
Liberal notional hold Swing +2.27
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2021 Canadian federal election: Pontiac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sophie Chatel 26,899 43.4 -5.5 $68,139.46
Conservative Michel Gauthier 12,804 20.6 +3.8 $22,694.60
Bloc Québécois Gabrielle Desjardins 10,424 16.8 +0.7 $2,148.28
New Democratic Denise Giroux 6,824 11.0 +0.5 $10,297.98
People's David Bruce Gottfred 2,813 4.5 +3.2 $5,129.74
Green Shaughn McArthur 1,711 2.8 -3.3 $11,337.96
Free Geneviève Labonté-Chartrand 480 0.8 N/A $429.44
Canada's Fourth Front James McNair 52 0.1 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,007 98.9 – $137,175.33
Total rejected ballots 723 1.1
Turnout 62,730 65.6
Eligible voters 95,563
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
Source: Elections Canada[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sophie Chatel elected in Pontiac riding". CBC News. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sophie Chatel | Team Trudeau". sophiechatel.liberal.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "New head appointed for OECD tax treaty unit - OECD". www.oecd.org. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Benson, Stuart (September 21, 2021). "Pontiac voters elect Liberal Sophie Chatel as MP". lowdowntohullandback. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet the new Liberal candidate Sophie Chatel". Canada Info. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Benson, Stuart (September 21, 2021). "Pontiac voters elect Liberal Sophie Chatel as MP". lowdowntohullandback. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Meet the new Liberal candidate Sophie Chatel". Canada Info. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Nickerson, Caleb; christian@voillemont.com (December 29, 2021). "Sophie Chatel appointed to the Standing Committee on Finance". CHIPFM 101,9. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Unclear if dissenting Liberal MPs have support in push for secret ballot vote". www.ipolitics.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sophie Chatel appuie Mark Carney pour la chefferie du Parti libéral". TVA Gatineau (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  11. ^ Raymond, Ted (June 13, 2025). "Quebec senator introduces bill to protect Gatineau Park". CTVNews. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  14. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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