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Born Steinbach, Manitoba, 1966. Admitted to the Bar, 1991, Manitoba.
Fluently bilingual - French and English (written and oral).

Education
Collège Universitaire de St-Boniface; University of Manitoba (B.A., 1987 Medal of the Governor General of Canada); Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Moncton (LL.B., 1990, Gold Medal).

Member
Manitoba Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; L'Association des juristes d'expression française du Manitoba Inc. (AJEFM);  Club d'affaires de St-Boniface; Chambres de Commerce de St-Boniface; Serving Member of the Order of St. John; Royal Military Institute of Manitoba; Knights of Columbus 4th Degree-Assemblèe Msgr. Tachè; La Compagnie de La Vèrendrye (historical reenactment).

Current Positions
Barrister and Solicitor accredited by the Consulat gènèral de France, in Toronto.
Law Society of Manitoba, Practice and Ethics Committee.
Pèrè Aurèle Lemoine Memorial Fund.
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of 17th Wing (Winnipeg) Medical Company, National Defence (Canada).
St. John Ambulance (Manitoba Council), Vice-Chair.
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, Manitoba Division, Governor.
Canadian Forces Liaison Council (Manitoba), Director.
Royal Military Institute of Manitoba, Honorary Legal Counsel.
Knights of Columbus (Manitoba), Conferring Officer.
Centralia (Business to Business Forum, Winnipeg 2010), Advisory Committee.
St. Boniface Federal Liberal Association, President.

Past Positions
Special Committee of the President of the Law Society of Manitoba dealing with the Independence and Accountability of the Legal Profession, Member.
Law Society of Manitoba's Professional Liability Claims Fund Committee, Member.
AJEFM, President.
Centre Renaissance Center (Family Counselling Centre), President.
Advisory Committee of the Language Members of the Court Challenges Program of Canada, Chair and Representative.
St. Boniface Business Club, President.
Centre Taché and Foyer Valade Care Facilities New Construction Fundraising Committees, Member (total value of constructions $9,000,000 and total value of fundraising $1,000,000).
Manitoba Bar Association, Real Property Section Committee, reviewing "Life Leases".
Advisory Committee on Federal Judicial Appointments in and for the Province of Manitoba appointed by the Ministers of Justice, Member (2003-2006).
Centre de Santé St. Boniface, appointed by La Société Franco-Manitobaine, Director.

Awards
Recipient, Knights of Columbus International Award for Council Activity, Boston (2000).
Entrepreneur of the Year Award, St. Boniface Chamber of Commerce (2005).
Nominated for the Manitoba Business Award, Individual Community Involvement.
Priority Vote of Thanks, St. John Ambulance (2007).
Chair Commendation Award, St. John Ambulance (2009).
Gold Life Saving Award, The Order of St. John (2010).

Lecturer
Law Society of Manitoba: "Advising Seniors about Real Estate and Business Issues" (June 2000); "Ethics, Professional Responsibility and Law Office Management" (November 2002 and March 2003, September, 2003 and March 2004); Collège Universitaire de St-Boniface: "Les Sciences Infirmières et le droit" (2001, 2002); Conference Institut Joseph Dubuc "Les baux viagers au Manitoba: analyse et étude comparative" (November 2002); Conference Université de Moncton, Faculty of Law "Practising Law in French in Manitoba" (March 2003, published); Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne: "Maintenir et comprendre votre constitution et politiques" (2005); Caisses popularies and Credit Unions of Manitoba: "The Homestead Act and Independent Legal Advice Issues in Conveyance and Financing Transactions in Manitoba" (2009-2010).

Mr. Laurencelle also serves as legal advisor and corporate counsel to several not-for-profit and charitable organizations in Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada.