 He was promoted to associate archivist in 1921, a position he held until his retirement in 1938.During the entire time from 1915 to 1938 he was the Archives' official painter; his duties were to document and illustrate traditional civil, military, and religious customs related to Canadian history, painting the Port of France, and depicting historical figures involved the founding of New France.He was based mostly in France, though he did work for a number of Canadian customers.