Michel Giguère holds a Master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQÀM). In 1992, he joined the regional modeling group at UQÀM, which worked on the creation and development of the Canadian regional climate model (CRCM).

With Ouranos since 2002, Michel Giguère focuses on the different phases of the production of regional climate simulations within the Climate Science group.