Over the course of his 25+ year career, Daniel Fontaine, B.A, ICD.D, has worked in the private, not-for-profit and government sectors. Fontaine is currently the principal at MICHIFCO and was elected to New Westminster City Council in October 2022. He previously served as Deputy Minister and Chief Executive Officer for Metis Nation BC and as the CEO for the BC Care Providers Association.
Fontaine served as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Vancouver (2005-2008). In 2015 he was appointed to the Board of Directors for SafeCare BC which has a mandate to reduce workplace injuries in the long-term care sector.
After obtaining his political science degree from the University of Manitoba, Fontaine graduated from Rotman’s Institute for Corporate Directors and obtained his ICD designation through the Directors Education Program (DEP). He also completed the Media Writing and Public Relations Certificate Program at Langara College.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors for Douglas College and served on the BC College of Psychologists from 2004-2010. He formerly served as the President for the Canadian Association for Long-Term Care (CALTC).
In May 2018 the national Minister of Health appointed Fontaine to the Federal Advisory Panel on Dementia. The Panel worked to support the development and implementation of Canada’s National Dementia Strategy.
Fontaine co-hosted #BCPoliTalk, a popular podcast/webcast that focused on BC politics. He also wrote a monthly political column for The Orca online. He is the former weekly civic affairs columnist for 24 Hours Newspaper and political commentator on Global TV & Global BC1 news channel. He actively participated in the weekly civic affairs panel for the top-rated Bill Good Show on CKNW radio. In 2023 he launched and began hosting the popular podcast For the Record with Daniel Fontaine.
In March 2022 Fontaine was inducted into Canada’s Marketing, PR, Advertising and Communications Hall of Fame. In 2012 Fontaine was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service. He remains an active volunteer with the New Westminster Minor Hockey Association. In 2016 the NWMHA presented him with the Volunteer of the Year award.