 Prior to his entry in municipal politics, Desroches worked for several Ministries in the federal government as well as the office of the Auditor General.He was a trustee at the Ottawa Public Library Board and also a vice-chair in the OC Transpo Advisory Committee.In the election, Desroches defeated former Ottawa-Carleton Regional Chair Andrew Haydon to become the first councillor of this new ward which includes about half of Barrhaven, Riverside South and Leitrim.