Martin Boucher

Martin Boucher is a passionate leader in sustainability and energy diversification, dedicated to fostering a low-carbon, community-driven future. As NorQuest’s Research Chair in Sustainability, Martin leads applied research in regional economic development in clean energy innovation and decarbonization efforts. He holds a PhD in Sustainability from the University of Saskatchewan, where his dissertation focused on socio-technical energy transitions in Canada, the United States, and Sweden, providing a comparative analysis of governance and innovation in these contexts. He brings over a decade of experience bridging academia, industry, government, and community organizations. 

Previously, Martin was a faculty and academic lead of the online Master of Public Administration at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Saskatchewan, where he contributed to advancing research and education in public policy and sustainability. 

Martin is the founding president of Community Energy Cooperative Canada (CECC), a national network advancing community energy cooperatives. He leads transformative projects both in Canada and internationally, exploring just transitions, community energy governance, and ownership and financial models. His collaborations include comparative research with partners in the UK and Europe, focusing on community wealth-building and energy transitions. Martin is particularly interested in advancing research projects in community energy, small modular nuclear (SMR) reactors, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), and energy poverty, driving innovative solutions to address key challenges in the energy sector.