Born in St. Anne's, Placentia Bay - Felix Collins graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1964 and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1968. He completed a Masters of Education degree from the University of Boston in 1972 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa in 1995.

He worked as a principal, teacher, coordinator and superintendent of Education until his retirement in 1992, at which time he entered law school. He was called to the Bar in April 1996 and is a member of the Law Society of Newfoundland, practising law in St. John's since that time.

He was Mayor of the Town of Placentia for sixteen years and a member of Council for nineteen years. He was chairperson of the first joint councils of the Placentia area and chairperson of the Placentia Area Recreation Commission. He has served on numerous boards and committees and has conducted a number of public hearings for municipalities under the Rural and Urban Planning Act. He was one of the founding directors of the Placentia Health Care Board, and served eight years as its vice-president He served six years on the Board of Directors of Marine Atlantic.

In 1990 he was named first winner of the Johnson Foundation Award, granted annually by the NLTA to a provincial educator who has made a major contribution to community life. That same year he was named Placentia Citizen of the Year.

In February, 2006 Mr. Collins was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Placentia - St. Mary's in a by-election.

On October 30, 2007, Premier Williams nominated Mr. Collins to serve as the Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. On November 1, 2007, Mr. Collins was confirmed to serve as the Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Assembly.

He is married to the former Janet Head of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. They have three children, Lisa, Paul and Johnathan and one grand-daughter, Alanna.