“We must give our- “2011 was selves the means to undoubtedly one achieve our goals” of our best years” Interview with Normand Legault, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Interview with Jacques St-Laurent, President and CEO
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International Organizations
Talent Attraction
International Mobility
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New strategic services for IOs
Serving companies in Greater Montréal
Close to 2,000 workers received help
Promoting Greater Montréal MI in the Web 2.0 era
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2011 Activity Report
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$668 M SPECIAL FEATURE
of foreign direct investments Testimonials of executives of foreign companies in Greater Montréal and international organizations, strategic workers, P.10 partners and members
highlights for
2011
foreiGn direCt investMents p. 10
$668 M in foreign direct investments
28 projects
2,351
international orGanizations p. 26
230 foreign investor groups were received, 84 of which included introductions to partners 226 visits to subsidiaries of foreign companies established in Greater Montréal
About 50 promotion and prospecting activities representing 286 days spent in foreign markets
Expansion of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Strategic support to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Inauguration of the new head office of Airports Council International Support for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie and the launch of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Creation of the Web platform dedicated to IOs: www.montrealio.com
jobs created or maintained
38%
16 participating companies
1,800 Launch of a pilot project with the support of the Conseil emploi métropole (Metropolitan Employment Council)
Geographic breakdown of projects: Europe
Coordinate the participation of Greater Montréal’s companies in two Journées Québec recruiting missions in France
candidates interviewed
More than one half of the investments are in the high technology sectors of Greater Montréal (Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Life Sciences and Health Technologies (LSHT), Aerospace)
50%
talent attraCtion p. 34
United States
12%
Asia
Support of and interventions targeted at 31 international organizations in Montréal Networking and training activity on conventions as a source of income for the IOs Organization of two information forums on the Living and Working in Montréal theme Third edition of the meeting of the international organizations established in Montréal
international Mobility p. 38
1,887 files of qualified foreign workers including:
eConoMiC studies and proMotion p. 42 Implementation of a Promotion Steering Committee Effective use of social media Production of promotional documents:
Temporary permits: • 743 files processed • 229 companies receiving
assistance • Total wage bill of
$44 million
743
Temporary permits
1,144
Applications for permanent residency
Applications for permanent residency • 1,144 applicants
received assistance • They are employed
by 567 companies • Total wage bill of
$65 million 132 information sessions with 1,200 qualified foreign workers 34 information sessions at companies
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Profile of the information and CommuniCation teChnologies industry in greater montréal
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• Profile of Information and Communication Technologies in Greater Montréal
Production and distribution of the quarterly electronic information newsletter entitled Expansion Greater Montréal Organization of three promotion missions organized around Cirque du Soleil shows in London, Los Angeles and Paris Writing of three briefs on: • Federal support for R&D • Multiannual planning of immigration levels for
2012-2015 in Québec • Metropolitan Management and Development Plan
(PMAD) of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
private fundinG p. 44
publiC fundinG p. 45
$1.15 M $8.15 M From Montréal International’s member companies and institutions.
From the Governments of Canada and Québec, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal and the City of Montréal.
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The Government of Canada believes in the importance of working in concert with local economic stakeholders to further the development and prosperity of the Greater Montréal area. To that end, Montréal International has played a sustained and undeniable role in supporting the economic growth of the region. Through its promotion and prospecting activities, Montréal International showcases the competitiveness of the Montréal metropolitan region and of Canada as a whole on the international stage, an objective of key significance to Canada Economic Development.
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-The Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Québec Regions
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“We must give ourselves the means to
achieve our goals” Interview with Normand Legault, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Legault, you have been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Montréal International since September 2011. Why did you agree to take on this new challenge and what are your priorities? The economic growth of Greater Montréal is very important to me. I am doing this for the interest of the metropolitan area and for other people who also value this cause. I sat on MI’s Board of Directors between 2004 and 2006, so I’m quite familiar with the organization. I have had the pleasure to learn even more about the organization in the last few months. The main thing I discovered is an outstanding team that wants to make progress for the Greater Montréal region, but it cannot get the job done alone. We need support, particularly from the governments and we especially need our partners.
What is your analysis of the situation at Montréal International since your arrival? I strongly believe in Montréal International’s mission and mandates—and I take the liberty of speaking for all MI Board members. Year after year, MI serves well the Greater Montréal region by attracting foreign direct investment, international organizations and foreign talent. MI’s actions not only contribute to the economic development of Greater Montréal but also enhance its competitiveness and attractiveness on an international level.
“As a community, we must give ourselves the means to achieve our goal.” This role is getting more strategic, as you probably know, the number of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) around the world has increased fivefold over the last 20 years. Foreign companies are especially coveted by IPAs across the world, which have become more aggressive, more competitive and better prepared than ever before to win the race for foreign investment. Not only has the number of players risen, but their quality, professionalism and proactiveness have also improved.
“Economic development is about having a strong partnership and trust.”
Considering the increasing competition, Montréal International cannot rest on its laurels. To stay in the running, Greater Montréal must be able to count on a solid metropolitan economic development lever. As a community, we must give ourselves the means to achieve our goals and allow MI to deal with this competition, so we must equip Greater Montréal so that it can hold its own against the largest cities in the world.
Economic development is about having a strong partnership and trust. The role of the partners is essential for economic activity in Greater Montréal and in the day-to-day activities of Montréal International. When I see how we work at MI, with the partners we have, it is a true model of teamwork.
That’s the challenge to which I am committed! Of course, I cannot make it without the support of the whole team. I mean major MI partners that have been around since the very beginning: the City of Montréal, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, the governments of Québec and Canada, as well as private companies.
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the Global eConoMiC situation Certainly has reperCussions on Montréal international’s work. what do you see happeninG in 2012? In 2012, MI will continue to face significant challenges, such as the increasing attractiveness of emerging countries like Brazil, Russia, India and China, the parity of the US and Canadian dollars, which reduces our cost advantage compared to US cities, or the strong competition from urban communities around the world. On the other hand, we know that Greater Montréal has unique advantages to succeed. For example, considering the European crisis, Montréal’s superior economic performance can be an asset for foreign companies from Europe. The proof is that Europe has become the main source of foreign investment in the Greater Montréal region over the past two years. Greater Montréal also stands apart given its direct access to the North American market, a highly qualified and bilingual—even trilingual—workforce, its high-tech industries, R&D programs, exceptional quality of life and so much more. These assets are some of the main factors sought by foreign investors, international organizations and qualified workers. I remain optimistic for the future, all the more since I can ensure the commitment and support of all members of the Board of Directors to foster an increase in collective wealth in Greater Montréal. Our Board is made up of some thirty influential individuals from
the business world and public sector, who each have the desire and ambition to make a concrete contribution to develop an attractive, competitive and prosperous economy. That is quite a trump card!
“in 2012, Mi will continue to face significant challenges... on the other hand, we know that Greater Montréal has unique advantages to succeed.”
Normand Legault Chairman of the Board of Directors
jaCques st-laurent and norMand leGault at the 2011 partners MeetinG of Montréal international
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“2011 was one of
our best year” Interview with Jacques St-Laurent, President and CEO
Mr. St-Laurent, after a first full year at the helm of Montréal International, did the 2011 results meet your expectations? The figures speak for themselves: MI was able to attract more than $668 million in foreign direct investment, for 28 projects, which resulted in the creation or maintenance of some 2,350 jobs in the metropolitan region. The year 2011 was undoubtedly one of our best years since 2005. During that same period, MI’s efforts with international organizations (IOs) have resulted in the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) expanding in the Montréal metropolitan area and the implementation of new tools to better serve the IO community in Montréal, including a new Web portal, www.montrealio.com. Our team is focusing on providing more support to IOs already established on the territory so that they may expand and create new jobs.
“MI has added a foreign talent attraction component to its activities. This is a key response to the issue of availability of qualified workers in the high technology sectors of Greater Montréal.” MI has added a foreign talent attraction component to its activities in order to strengthen the region’s pool of workers. This is a key response to the issue of availability of qualified workers in the high technology sectors of Greater Montréal. Two recruiting
missions took place in France, and some 15 Montréal companies took part. International Mobility Services provided support to 1,887 strategic foreign workers with their temporary permit or permanent residency applications. These solid results were accompanied by a series of publications and promotional activities that highlighted the strengths and successes of the Montréal metropolitan region abroad. Furthermore, in order to continue reflecting on this strategic issue, MI set up a steering committee on promotion, chaired by Andrew Molson, President of the Board of Molson Coors and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal, whose objective is to maximize the synergy in Greater Montréal to enhance the region’s economic profile.
There are several organizations dedicated to the economic development of Greater Montréal. Where does Montréal International fit in among these organizations? Several teams are working together to make Greater Montréal a more prosperous region, by creating jobs, growing property and tax revenues, and increasing wealth for our community. The main players include local economic development agencies, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, the municipalities of Greater Montréal, Invest Québec, the governments of Canada and Québec, and of course… Montréal International. I often hear that there are too many players out there, so my questions are: Do you have any idea of the size of the playing field? The number of teams there are? What kinds of resources our competitors have?
Greater Montréal
LAVAL LONGUEuIL MONTRÉAL North Shore south shore
$668 M of foreign direct investments
2,351 jobs created or maintained
1,887
strategic foreign workers helped with their temporary permits or permanent residency
interview with jaCques st-laurent, president and Ceo
9 The number of games being played at the same time? We all play a vital role and everyone has their own place. It’s obvious to me, attracting foreign direct investment is a team sport. This means our activities at Montréal International are complementary to those of other players. MI takes on the role of unifier—a unique feature—by mobilizing the leading players around high-benefit projects for the Greater Montréal region. The idea is obviously to work well together to score some goals.
“it’s obvious to me, attracting foreign direct investment is a team sport.” I would also like to add that with its in-depth knowledge of the region’s industrial fabric, assets, tools and leaders, MI plays an important role in the development of the Montréal metropolitan region.
who believe in MI and continue to support us year after year. Lastly, thanks to all our partners who have honoured us with their trust and financial support these past 16 years. It is thanks to them that we can continue our mission in the public interest year after year.
“Montréal international would not have had these repeat successes without the concerted efforts of all those who drive the organization and enable it to progress.”
Montréal international delivers solid results year after year. what is the seCret to this suCCess? The secret behind our results is our team! Montréal International would not have had these repeat successes without the concerted efforts of all those who drive the organization and enable it to progress. First, I would like to thank all the Board members for the valuable contribution they have made by generously volunteering their time and making their experience and networks of contacts available to support the organization’s mission. I want to thank all our employees who strive every day to make our region more prosperous by attracting innovative enterprises, prestigious international organizations and talented workers. Thanks to the member businesses and institutions
Jacques St-Laurent, Ing. President and CEO
jaCques st-laurent at the Montréal CounCil on foreiGn relations (CoriM)
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Foreign direct
investments
FOREIGN COMPANIES INVEST $668 M IN GREATER MONTRÉAL WITH THE HELP OF MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL
Greater Montréal is home to some 2,000 subsidiaries of foreign companies. These subsidiaries represent 9 % of employment value and 20 % of the region’s GDP. And that’s not all. In addition to generating quality jobs, these subsidiaries contribute to the creation of knowledge, innovation and know-how, all of which are invaluable assets for the Montréal metropolitan region. That is why Investment Greater Montréal (IGM) is aiming to attract foreign direct investment and assist foreign companies that choose to establish or expand in Greater Montréal. In 2011, the IGM team helped attract $668 million in foreign direct investment to the Montréal metropolitan region through 28 projects. One half of these investments, which will create or maintain 2,351 jobs, come from Europe, with the United States and Asia accounting for the remaining 38% and 12% respectively.
“ 2011 was one of the best years for Montréal International in terms of attracting foreign direct investment since 2005. ˮ
Again this year, the lion’s share goes to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector which accounts for 37% of the investments. Next on the list was the energy sector at 30%, followed by aerospace and agri-food at 11% and 9% respectively. According to Élie Farah, Vice President of Investment Greater Montréal, “2011 was one of the best years for Montréal International in terms of attracting foreign direct investment since 2005. This is partially explained by the investments from Europe which, in the last two years, has become the main source of foreign direct investment in the region.” To produce these results, the IGM team from Montréal International took 46 prospecting trips, where they spent 286 days on foreign markets. In addition, on 230 occasions, IGM welcomed foreign investor groups, 84 of which included introductions to partners, and visited 226 subsidiaries of foreign companies established in the Montréal metropolitan region.
2011 PARTNERS MEETING: OUR guest speaker, ROBERT HOGUE, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (2 ND FROM LEFT) AND FROM MI: ÉLIE FARAH, JACQUES ST-LAURENT, CHRISTIAN BERNARD, NORMAND LEGAULT, GINETTE AUDET AND NICHOLAS BEAUDRY.
Did you know that
54% of projects completed by MI in 2011, representing 62% of the foreign direct investments the organization helped attract, received assistance under government programs?
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Geographical and Sectorial Prospecting
JOBS CREATED or MAINTAINED IN 2011
By sector
At Montréal International, targeting foreign direct investment is done on a geographical and sectorial basis, covering the 16 clusters of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, 7 of which are priorities; along with 18 American states and 11 European countries. In keeping with the concern for effectiveness and complementarity across the region, more than twenty agreements were signed with economic development corporations to visit foreign subsidiaries present on their territories. Collaborative agreements were signed with the City of Montréal and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The Comité régional opérationnel des nouveaux investissements [new investment committee] (CRONI) and the Comité régional opérationnel des filiales de sociétés étrangères [foreign subsidiaries committee] (CROFÉ) each met four times in 2011. “With these agreements, we manage to cover 92% of the establishments of subsidiaries present on the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal,” pointed out Mr. Farah. “Moreover, to arrive at an effective match between the region’s priorities and external targeting, we began implementing in 2011 sectorial foreign direct investment strategies in the areas of Life Sciences and Health Technologies (LSHT), Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Aerospace. We have also retained a firm, in collaboration with the Écotech Québec Cluster, to develop a sectorial strategy in Clean Technologies,” added Mr. Farah.
Value of investments
2009 $626.3 M
Number of projects carried out
32
2010
2011
$576 M $668 M 28
Mining and Metallurgy 80 jobs
Services 8 jobs Paper and Wood Products 15 jobs Transportation and Logistics 18 jobs
Energy 342 jobs
Building Materials 46 jobs
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS – RESULTS
Information and Communication Technologies 1,205 jobs
Aerospace 479 jobs
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Bio-Food 62 jobs
Life Sciences 96 jobs 10 jobs
= created or maintained
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0.8% 37.6% Canada $5.1 M
United States $250.9 M
2.8% 1.2% 45.0% 1.1% Ireland $18.8 M
Spain $8.3 M
France $300. 7M
Austria $7.0M
Geographic Breakd of Projects
50% Europe $334.8 M
38% North America $256 M
Foreign direct investments
13 Foreign direct investments IN 2011
3.8% 7.7% China $25. 7M
Japan $51.5 M
by sector
37.1 %
Information and Communication Technologies $247,8 M
30.4 %
Energy $202,9 M
11.4 % Aerospace $76 M
8.8 % Bio-Food $59, 1 M
down
3.2 %
Life Sciences $21,3 M
2.9 %
Building Materials $19,2 M
2.8 %
Mining and Metallurgy $18,9 M
2.3 %
Transportation and Logistics $15, 7 M
0.8 %
Paper and Wood Products $5,1 M
0.3 % 12% Asia $77.2 M
Services $2 M
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Testimonials
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Information and Communication Technologies
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Our support has led one of the world’s leading interactive entertainment firms, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD, to choose Québec as a site for investment to design high-quality games for the next generation of consoles. The choice made by the managers of this Japanese multinational confirms Québec’s status as a premier video game development centre in Canada, with more than 8,200 jobs in the sector. This is how we are paving the way for our young graduates! Sam Hamad
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Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade
Square Enix Group
opens a new studio and creates 250 jobs Stéphane D’Astous General Manager, Eidos-Montréal
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We have been quite successful in attracting multimedia companies to Québec, but our efforts don’t stop there. Once companies have set up shop, we have to help them grow. When Eidos-Montréal management informed us they were trying to land high-profile assignments from their parent company, we worked with them to present an integrated offer. We are pleased that these new projects will be carried out in Québec.
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Jacques Daoust
President and Chief Executive Officer
Press Conference: Stéphane D’Astous, Eidos; Jacques Daoust, IQ; Phil Rogers, Square Enix; Sam Hamad, MDEIE; Lee Singleton, Square Enix; Jacques St-Laurent, MI.
membre du groupe
In November 2011, entertainment leader Square Enix Group announced it would be expanding its Eidos-Montréal studio and setting up a second studio, Square Enix Montréal, resulting in the creation of 250 new jobs in the city. Founded in 2007, Eidos-Montréal is one of the largest video game creators in the city. Propelled to the top of the sales charts in 2011 by the huge success of its first video game, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, it was already the group’s biggest studio, with 350 employees—even before the creation of 100 new jobs between now and 2013. The new Square Enix Montréal studio is slated to open its doors in 2012 and will have 150 employees. Its inaugural project will be the creation of a game for the award-winning HITMAN series. The group will be setting up two separate groups—each with its own assets and specialties.
“Before they made their decision, my bosses asked me to study several Canadian cities. Montréal came out ahead in terms of competitiveness, creativity, attractiveness, critical mass, government programs, operating costs, and innovation. Like in 2007, Montréal International was beside me every step of the way. Very few cities have such highly developed support structures to help companies like ours to develop and recruit strategic talent. That’s extremely valuable,” said Stéphane D’Astous, General Manager, Eidos-Montréal.
In partnership with the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE) and Invest Québec.
The Eidos-Montréal team
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Information and Communication Technologies
Northforge Innovations Brenda Pastorek Chief Operating Officer
NorthForge
Northforge Innovations opens its Montréal development centre After doubling in size for the first three years since the company was founded in 2004, Northforge Innovations (formerly MapleWorks Technology) slowed down in 2009. However, it quickly returned to growth to the point that, in 2011, it was able to reopen its Montréal development centre where it now has a staff which should more than double by year end. Northforge Innovations is a software development consulting company which develops software for the network communications industry. It provides its clients with a complete range of services, enabling it to perform all of the steps in the software development process for them. Its specialties are network infrastructure, cloud computing /SaaS, and mobile networks. The company also develops its own products such as NorthNotes, an application for note taking on Android tablets and smartphones, and CommandEMS, a customizable innovative integrated software which reduces the time it takes to market a network management system by twothirds.
“We are glad to be back in the Montréal metropolitan area. We appreciate, in particular, the numerous talented graduates coming out of its universities, which is very important to us. We are ideally situated in Greater Montréal between our development centre in Ottawa and sales offices in the U.S., and our clients in North America love to meet with us here. Montréal International has provided us with data on available labour, introduced us to real estate agents, explained the process involved in obtaining work permits and presented the programs we were entitled to. The service we received was both effective and complete,” commented Brenda Pastorek, the Chief Operating Officer.
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Google doubles its staff and triples its office space Internet star Google opened its offices in Montréal in 2006. With the addition of a marketing unit in 2011, it has actually doubled its staff from 25 to 50 and tripled its office space as well. Its current work force of 50 is expected to continue its rapid growth. Prior to this expansion, Google’s Montréal team had been working for some time on various aspects of the Chrome browser. In the time since, it has also been studying ways of integrating social networks, particularly Google+. At the same time, it is developing a new experimental platform for Chrome. In keeping with its desire to get closer to the main stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector, Google used the services of Investment Greater Montréal to contact TechnoMontréal, the Montréal cluster of the ICT. In its continual quest for top-flight candidates, Google also turned to Montréal International to advertise both locally and internationally the various positions it had to fill.
“The Greater Montréal area is home to an educated, creative, bilingual and cosmopolitan work force, which is very attractive to a company such as ours. However, we also recruit from the outside to be able to form teams that have a certain diversity. We explained our recruiting and partnership requirements to people at MI, and they developed for us an extremely elaborate strategy to enable us to achieve our objectives as quickly as possible. I found them to be tremendously proactive!” recalled Shibi Mourad, the Montréal Site Director of Google. This is in partnership with Invest Québec and the Québec General Delegation in New York.
Information and Communication Technologies
Google Shibl Mourad Montréal Site Director
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The IT centre of Société Générale sets up in Greater Montréal
Société Générale, one of the largest financial groups in the euro zone, inaugurated an IT Solutions Centre in its Montréal offices in 2010 for Société Générale in New York. The bank chose to establish this centre in Montréal due to its advantageous costs, its bilingual and highly qualified workforce in the area of information technologies and the e-business development tax credits available to it. SG Montréal Solutions Centre, which was established based on a hybrid model with the help of CGI, saw its staff increase from 59 to 73 in 2011, a number that should reach around 90 near the end of 2012. Société Générale (Paris) itself is increasingly interested in its integration, maintenance and systems development services.
“Montréal International provided us with a comparative study on the IT workforce here and elsewhere, put us in touch with other actors in the banking sector and helped us develop our business plan and our range of services. The following year, the update of that study gave us further arguments in favour of expanding our expertise. MI clearly contributed to the success and development of the centre,” said Sophia Bennaceur, COO for the Société Générale in Canada. Established in Montréal since 1974 and with offices in Toronto and Calgary, Société Générale is aiming to be the go-to international bank for its Canadian clients in its areas of expertise: financial institutions, power and utilities, oil and gas, mining and soft commodities.
In partnership with the International Financial Centre of Montréal and Invest Québec.
Information and Communication Technologies
Société Générale Sophia Bennaceur COO
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bathium Canada invests $176 M in boucherville
In March 2011, BatHium Canada, which specializes in the development and marketing of lithium-metal-polymer (LMP®) batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $176 million investment to expand the site it has occupied since 2007 in Boucherville. This represents one of the largest French investments in the region in more than 10 years. The number of employees rose sharply from 67 to 165 in 2011 and is expected to reach 245 in the next four years. A subsidiary of the Bolloré group, BatHium Canada plans to ramp up production capacity at its plant from 500 to 15,000 batteries during this period, which will make it the largest foreign subsidiary in the group and its main R&D site in this field.
“We greatly appreciated the support received from Montréal International while we were developing our investment plan. I can say that their assistance was invaluable. Not only did they provide us with information on all of the available programs, but they staked out the terrain for us and deftly guided us through all the steps we had to take. They were remarkably effective,” said Jean-Luc Monfort, General Manager of BatHium Canada.
BatHium Canada was founded in 2007 after it acquired Avestor’s assets. The decision by Boloré, one of the largest 500 groups worldwide, to make an investment of that magnitude in what represents the largest plant of its kind in North America, consolidates Montréal’s status as a centre of higher learning and innovation.
In partnership with Développement économique Longueuil (DEL), Emploi-Québec, Invest Québec and the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE).
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Chief Executive Officer Développement économique Longueuil (DEL)
bathium Canada Jean-Luc Monfort General Manager
The BatHium expansion project is in line with DEL’s vision to position the Longueuil agglomeration as a centre for skills, innovation and excellence in clean energy. This announcement confirms that our businesses have the know-how and expertise required to develop a network in the clean energy field for the powertrain of electric vehicles and the Smart Grid. This is most encouraging, particularly as our partners at the federal and provincial levels share our vision and encourage us to move forward with this project. Gilles Côté
Clean teChnoloGies
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Québec is the best positioned territory for companies targeting the electric vehicle market. Thanks to this major investment, BatHium’s Boucherville site will be North America’s first company to produce LMP® batteries for electric vehicles, and the facility will become Bolloré’s centre of excellence for the development and manufacturing of LMP® batteries. BatHium’s decision to develop its product here confirms that Québec’s cleantech expertise is recognized worldwide and bolsters our leadership in sustainable development. Jean Charest
Québec Premier
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LATecis chooses Laval to establish in North America
French aeronautics group LATECOERE, a Tier 1 partner of the large aeronautics firms in the world (Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer) is specialized in three complementary areas of activity (aerostructure, wiring systems, engineering and services). LATECOERE set up in Greater Montréal in September 2011 with the creation of LATecis Canada, an engineering firm and a Canadian subsidiary.
LATecis Aerospace
Éric Giguère, General Manager
This first expansion of LATecis outside the European continent will enable the group to strengthen its relationship with its major Canadian client, Bombardier – for which LATecis Canada is designing a portion of the front fuselage for the CSeries planes – and also to accelerate its development in North America. The company, which received strategic support from Montréal International during all phases of its set-up, is planning to hire some 60 employees by 2014 and likely another forty or so in 2015.
“Montréal International had been promoting the virtues of the city to our group for several years. As soon as a decision was made, MI helped us coordinate the entire operation and obtain the work permits for employees we brought over from Europe. Again today, MI is coaching our newcomers as they get settled and strives to get the most out of our networking by sharing with us its extensive knowledge of the many actors in the aerospace cluster of Greater Montréal,” commented Éric Giguère, General Manager of LATecis Canada. The new subsidiary plans to ensure its development by offering the aerospace sector its aircraft structure design services and turnkey assembly line tools. LATecis Canada also plans to offer its services to the entire transportation sector.
In partnership with Laval Technopole and the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE).
First row: Raphael Bolzan, LATECOERE; Éric Giguère, LATecis; Hervé Schembri, LATecis; François Bertrand, LATECOERE; the Honourable Jacques Saada. Second row: Pierre Brouillard, MI; Bernard Strauss, MDEIE; Charles Dieudé, LATecis’ Board of Directors.
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assystem is planning to triple its staff
In June 2011, Assystem, an international engineering and innovation consulting group, announced that it intended to expand in the Montréal metropolitan area. Its personnel will exceed 100 in late 2013, which is three times the number of employees in 2010. The company currently employs around 50. With 45 years of know-how in industrial engineering, the group supports its clients in the development of their products and the management of their industrial investments. Their activities are divided between aeronautics, energy and the engineering of products and technologies. Present in Greater Montréal since 2004, Assystem had decided to refocus its activities in the region, particularly to get closer to Bombardier.
“When you arrive somewhere, you don’t always know who to turn to. Montréal International immediately resolved this problem by helping us with strategic and operational matters from the beginning. MI provided us with information on businesses we could establish ties with, and some have actually become partners through its involvement. MI continues to help us today to obtain work permits and visas for our foreign employees. Its other major value added is its knowledge of the industry and the relevance of the information it provides,” stated Michel Ohayon, Manager of Assystem Canada. Assystem has more than 10,200 collaborators in 16 countries. This expansion into Greater Montréal is consistent with the group’s objective to develop its activities in North America and make its expertise available to major players in local industry. Its growth strategy deals with both the aeronautics and rail sectors.
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assystem Michel Ohayon Country Manager
In partnership with Emploi-Québec, the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE) and the City of Montréal – Ville-Marie Borough.
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A diversified and quality business offer, qualified and creative workers, effective infrastructures, a solid urban lifestyle—they all make Montréal an attractive region. Innovative companies such as Assystem that choose to set up here and prosper in the metropolitan region confirm the fact. Our 2011–2017 economic development strategy will allow us to capitalize on our assets to make Montréal a focal point for creativity and success. Gérald Tremblay
Mayor of Montréal and President of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
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Life Sciences AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Technidata Canada Jacquelin Paré Executive Vice President and General Manager
patient care and laboratory efficiency. The company serves more than 600 clients around the world.
Technidata Canada to serve the Americas from Greater Montréal Technidata Canada was greenlighted by its French head office in 2011 to set up a customer support and marketing centre in Greater Montréal to serve the Americas. The Canadian subsidiary also plans to carry out R&D at its Montréal location. Technidata is a publisher of specialty software for developing IT solutions for medical laboratories. Technidata Canada has more than sixty customers in North America and expects this number to increase significantly over the next two years. Technidata has 30 years’ experience in designing, installing and maintaining IT solutions for the laboratory market. These solutions, which are distributed in more than 25 countries, incorporate the latest technological innovations and help to improve the quality of
“Montréal International opened a lot of doors when I started my research in 2010—including the health technology campus—where we now have our offices. MI also helped me apply for R&D tax credits. We chose to come here because the operating costs are lower than in Europe and because we can find qualified bilingual people—even trilingual people who speak French, English and Spanish—which is just what we need. I am certain that we will be calling on MI again to help us meet our staffing needs,” said Jacquelin Paré, Executive Vice President and General Manager.
In partnership with the Québec Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE), Invest Québec and Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions.
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Zimmer CAS creates some forty jobs Following the recent grant of new R&D tax credits, Zimmer CAS decided to hire some forty additional employees in Greater Montréal. The company’s workforce will thus jump from 43 to more than 80 employees this spring. A subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings since 2007 and world leader in hip and knee replacements, Zimmer CAS designs and develops computer-assisted surgical guidance solutions providing surgeons with an unparalleled level of accuracy for implants positioning. Zimmer CAS markets a family of products for its Navitrack system—a portable system comprising surgical instruments and disposable sterile products, including optical positioning sensors. Zimmer CAS recently developed a new miniaturized system that makes having a computer in the operating room unnecessary. This system provides information readout directly on the surgical instrument. Surgeons can thus interpret numeric angles more easily without having to change visual field.
“We called on Montréal International to help us obtain recognition for our new R&D program, as the previous agreement had expired. Once we received confirmation that the agreement had been renewed, we proceeded to hire some thirty people. MI also helped us with getting access to Emploi-Québec’s training program. I can say that the people I dealt with proved to have a good grasp of business imperatives. I was impressed with how quickly the parties concerned took action,” said Dr. Louis-Philippe Amiot, Vice President and CEO.
In partnership with Emploi-Québec and Invest Québec.
Life Sciences AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Zimmer CAS
Dr. Louis-Philippe Amiot Vice President and CEO
Employees of Zimmer CAS
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AGRI-FOOD
Redondo Iglesias Miguel Angel Redondo Hernandez Assistant Director
Mining and Metallurgy
Canadian Royalties W. Grant Arnold President & COO
Canadian Royalties has relaunched its major mining project The relaunch of the Nunavik Nickel Project, located some 2,000 km north of Montréal, has enabled the Canadian Royalties Inc to go from nine to some 800 employees, including contractors, in a little over a year. This includes 28 in its corporate and project offices in the Greater Montréal area and another 16 in its exploration and logistics offices in Val-d’Or. Much more than a mining is involved. The company is in the process of building what could be aptly described as a small city in Nunavik, in order to develop the nickel-coppercobalt-platinum-palladium-gold deposits discovered and expanded over the previous decade. The production of nickel and copper concentrates should start before the end of 2012, with commercial production being achieved by the end of Q1 2013. The Nunavik Nickel Project was launched in 2007 but interrupted in 2008 due to the financial crisis. The following year, clean-ups at former exploration sites and project care and maintenance were the only site activities that were undertaken. In January 2010,
a Chinese Company, Jilin Jien Nickel Industry, acquired Canadian Royalties through its Canadian subsidiary, Jien Canada Mining, and fully funded the project re-launch. Once the construction work is completed, Canadian Royalties should have approximately 280 permanent positions on the project site.
“Montréal International has helped us in many ways from lining up the Emploi-Québec employment incentive program, to work permit procedures, contacts with local partners and participation in receiving representatives from head office. MI has also given advice on language training services, which has been very helpful to us, as we have to work and communicate in English, French, Inuktitut and Chinese,” stated company president & COO, Mr. W. Grant Arnold.
In partnership with the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE), Invest Québec and Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions.
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Laval is particularly proud to be the first North American site of Redondo Iglesias, a company specializing in iberico hams. The fact that a company producing deli meats with high value added has chosen our region to develop a new processing plant confirms Laval’s strategic positioning as a dynamic and innovative agri-food city. Our team of agri-food, financing and internationalization specialists is very motivated to support the company and the exposure of its products in Québec and on the American markets. Pierre Desroches
President and CEO Laval Technopole
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Redondo Iglesias settles in Laval to conquer America A Spanish producer of specialty hams and delicatessen meats, Redondo Iglesias settled in Laval in May 2011 and took possession of a plant which was previously used to produce Italian products that were similar. This marked the company’s first expansion outside Spain, where it operates three manufacturing units. The start-up of the Laval plant will soon result in the creation of some thirty jobs. It was back in 1920 when Antonio Redondo Nieto began developing acorn-fed ham and jamón serranos in Valdelacasa in the province of Salamanque, in Spain. His son Gregorio took over the company and is now being helped by his children. The company is reputed for the consistent quality of its craft products. Moreover, its production process and very stringent hygiene, control and quality standards have made Redondo Iglesias one of the first brands of delicatessen meats to be certified for export to demanding markets such as the United States, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and Japan.
“We heard about the building being available in Laval, which represented a great opportunity for us to expand, since, to date, we have only one commercial division that is in the U.S. The real estate agent put us in contact with Montréal International. They immediately set about putting us in touch with all of the various organizations that could make the process easier for us and provide us with financial assistance. All that remains is the green light from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,” said Miguel Angel Redondo Hernandez, the Assistant Director. This is a partnership with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions, Laval Technopole, Invest Québec, the Québec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE) and the Québec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ).
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Montréal is open to the world, is a dynamic consular city and a highly sought-after location for international meetings. It is no surprise that more than 60 international organizations have settled in the city. The effects of their presence are felt in many different ways. In addition to contributing to the promotion of our city around the world, these organizations have spent an estimated $280 million annually and generated close to 1,500 direct jobs. These international organizations are therefore coveted by the world’s largest cities. This competition has led Montréal International to ensure thorough strategic monitoring, assist organizations wishing to set up in Montréal and support those that have already established themselves in the city, particularly by promoting their development and expansion projects. This role is a responsibility of the International Organizations division of MI in collaboration with its government partners.
Major expansion of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) One major highlight in 2011 was the expansion of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the largest international public sector organization established in Montréal next to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The Secretariat, which has been in Montréal since 1996, had to expand its offices at the World Trade Centre to prepare the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. “Expanding the Secretariat has reinforced Montréal’s international dimension and prestige. We are particularly proud of contributing to the growth of a large-scale multilateral organization such as the CBD in the city, a project that is vitally important to us,” said Stéphanie Allard, Vice President, International Organizations.
Personalized support service In 2011, the IO division offered personalized support services to 31 international organizations in Montréal.
64 international organizations in Montréal
$280 M spent by the IOs in 2011
1,500
direct jobs created by Montréal’s international organizations
This included strategic support provided to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the inauguration of the head office of the prestigious Airports Council International (ACI). Note that ACI had decided to settle in Montréal in 2010, thanks to the assistance by MI and its partners. Moreover, the IO team supported the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) during activities marking its 50th anniversary, the launch of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters and the staging of events organized by the International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association (ICDAA) and the International Design Alliance (IDA).
A Web portal dedicated to the IOs: www.montrealio.com A new initiative was created specifically for the IO community in Montréal: the www.montrealio.com portal. According to Ms. Allard, “the IOs had asked us for more visibility both locally and internationally and for support to maximize collaborations and networking. We listened to them. This platform enables IOs to exchange ideas on specific issues, share their experiences on best practices in international business development and broaden their business networks. It also provides an opportunity to publish news, job offers and to promote events.”
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Other strategic support services newly offered to international organizations based in Montréal include the “Living and Working in Montréal” forum, organized in collaboration with the MI International Mobility Team. Its purpose is to inform and equip IOs in Montréal and their employees, particularly expatriate employees, to facilitate their integration into Montréal. Two sessions were held in 2011. Still on the topic of training activities, Montréal International teamed up once again this year with two major partners, Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des
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“ This platform enables IOs to exchange ideas on specific issues, share their experiences [...] and broaden their business networks. It also provides an opportunity to publish news, job offers and to promote events. ” congrès de Montréal, to organize a second workshop entitled “Conventions as a source of income for IOs”. There was yet another success worthy of mention. More than 120 persons were present for the third edition of the meeting of Montréal IOs, a networking activity that began in 2009. The turnout was the largest to date.
international organizations in Montréal participated in the development of the Montréal-IO portal: the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Financial Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST), the International Federation of Interior Architects/ Designers (IFI) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). If you are aware of an IO that is being created or relocated, please tell us about it, as this will help us expand the Montréal community of IOs.
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An effective partnership with Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des congrès de Montréal
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In the past two years, Tourisme Montréal has been working with Montréal International more closely than in the past, particularly with international organizations (IOs), by participating, for example, in semi-annual forums that MI has organized for them. Of course, we have numerous other opportunities to have exchanges with one another throughout the year, be it in Montréal or abroad. Each of our organizations has clearly defined mandates and there is no overlapping. Conversely, we have a lot of common interests. The more success MI has in attracting and retaining IOs, the more likely large-scale events will be held here, which will give the city increased exposure. In fact, MI often serves as a liaison with the organizers of these events and with the actors of the three main sectorial clusters in Montréal.
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— The Honourable Charles Lapointe
Montréal
President and CEO Tourisme Montréal
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In 2009, we created a new arm within the organization, i.e., Strategic Alliances, to strengthen ties with Montréal International, Tourisme Montréal, the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal, the Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal, all of the universities and several departments and divisions within the City of Montréal to increase our effectiveness. I must say that, in the past while, we have embarked on a new era of cooperation. We worked together to establish events such as the “Rendez-vous du Savoir,” an annual meeting intended to recognize the role of universities, or the “Mondial du jeu video,” the first edition of which will take place in 2013. We share information and targeted contacts, and then develop a common strategy to attract even more IOs and events. Our collaboration with Aéro Montréal resulted in the creation of a strategic aerospace committee that is intended to better position this leading edge industry, particularly through the attraction of large-scale events or the support for the growth of other major meetings such as the Aéro Montréal’s Aerospace Innovation Forum, with the next edition scheduled for December 2013.
Palais des congrès de Montréal
— Marc Tremblay
President and CEO Palais des congrès de Montréal
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strateGiC support for the world assoCiation of CoMMunity radio broadCasters (aMarC)
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Since its founding in 1983, the main objective of AMARC has been to promote the emergence of a worldwide community radio sector. From the outset, Montréal International has helped us gain recognition for our international organization status and facilitate the arrival of workers from abroad. MI also provided us with strategic support in establishing the World House of Community Radio inaugurated in October 2011 in partnership with CIBL 101.5, Radio-Montréal and the Québec Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. The main aim of this structure is to exploit the community radio broadcasting expertise that has developed in Montréal in recent decades and to serve as a catalyst for large-scale initiatives. We know we can count on MI for everything pertaining to our international exposure and our networking with other IOs present.
aMarC
— Marcelo Solervicens
Secretary General of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
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desiGn GrowinG in Montréal
The establishment of the secretariat office of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), in Montréal, has provided an important and strategic opportunity for our organization to increase its value proposition. Through the success of our partnership with Montréal International, we have been able to address our needs for growth and capacity build by tapping into the strengths of highly creative professionals in Montréal. By being in Montréal, there is also the added opportunity for the local design community to interact directly with the design experts from around the world including the Icsid Executive Board and members of the World Design Capital® Selection Committee.
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Secretary General of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid)
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As we see it, Montréal International is essentially a hub that enables us to contact and especially remain in contact with the international organizations’ community. It is extremely important to us, because even though each IO has its own areas of interest – which happens to be higher learning and research in our case – every one of them must deal with the issue of the internationalization of social relations. Associating with one another on a more regular basis thanks to MI’s initiatives serves as a reminder to us that the fields of knowledge, industry and culture are interrelated, where all participants have something to gain from the exchanges. On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, MI shared its experience with us by helping set up our symposium, which was very helpful to us. I am thrilled by this new collaboration.
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— Pierre Noreau
Icsid has had a longstanding member relationship with the Université de Montréal and most recently with Mission Design. The fact that members from Montréal were present and vocal during the 27th Icsid General Assembly and 2011 IDA Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan last October, provided an opportunity to network and connect with the international design community in a manner that will help the City of Montréal achieve its own objectives. Together with our partners in the International Design Alliance (IDA) the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) and the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) also located in Montréal, we were delighted to have an open dialogue with Montréal. — Dilki de Silva
renewed Collaboration with the aGenCe universitaire de la franCophonie
Vice Rector Programming and Development, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
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The presence of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) here in Montréal, is another demonstration of the leadership of the Government of Québec as a force of attraction for international organizations. The province of Québec is proud to support partnerships that not only enhance progress on issues that are critical to global populations, but also generate significant economic benefits for the province.
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Québec’s Minister of International Relations and Minister Responsible for La Francophonie
the secretariat of the united nations Convention on biological diversity the Cbd expands
In June 2011, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which has been located in Montréal since 1996, announced the hiring of about twenty more employees and the expansion of its offices at the Montréal World Trade Centre—a decision relating to the upcoming implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. More than 18,500 persons representing 193 States and their partners took part in the last meeting of the CBD Conference of Parties, during which time a new historic treaty, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair
Ahmed Djoghlaf Ex-Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
and Equitable sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, was adopted, along with the Nagoya-Kuala Limpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress. The ceremony inaugurating the new offices of the Secretariat coincided with the celebrations of World Environment Day and with the first preparatory meeting held for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.
“This expansion will enable the Secretariat to be better equipped to help the signatory countries and their partners bring the Nagoya Protocol to life. Montréal International managed the entire process with all of our partners and the World Trade Centre. Although it was a complex case, they did a great job. As you know, Montréal is home to many international organizations we have excellent relations with. We can readily work there in two UN languages, and we feel quite comfortable. We are thus quite pleased at the way things turned out,” said Ahmed Djoghlaf, ex-Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
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The Convention on Biological Diversity, which was opened for signature at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 and came into force in December 1993, is an international treaty on conservation and biodiversity, the sustainable use of biodiversity components and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. The Secretariat’s presence in Montréal gave top billing to biodiversity, the defence and promotion of which have become priority issues world-wide. On February 15, 2012, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias succeeded Ahmed Djoghlaf, who had held the office of Executive Secretary since January 2006. “If you were to ask me what my three priorities are for the Convention, I would answer implementation, implementation and implementation,” declared the new Executive Secretary.
This is in partnership with the Québec Ministry of International Relations (MRI), Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions (DEC) and the City of Montréal.
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Advocacy for the conservation of biological diversity has become a major issue at the international level. The presence of a UN organization in Montréal that fights for this vital issue makes our city a benchmark in the field of biodiversity. Our citizens have a reason to be proud. In recent years, biodiversity has really become a priority for our Administration. There is a growing relationship between the SCBD and l’Espace pour la vie, and the recent opening of the Biodiversity Centre at the Botanical Garden further confirms this collaboration. Gérald Tremblay
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Mayor of Montréal and President of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
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International Organizations in Montréal
Culture & Communications
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Environment
Development
Education
Design
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International Academy of Law and Mental Health________ Education Airports Council International_________________________________ Aerospace - Aviation
Alternatives International______________________________________ Development Associated Research Centres for the Urban _______________ Other Underground Space
Association francophone internationale des ______________ Education directeurs d’établissements scolaires Chrysotile Institute_______________________________________________ Other Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation_________________ Aerospace - Aviation
Comité syndical francophone de l’éducation_______________ Education et de la formation Commission for Environmental Cooperation_______________ Environment
Conseil des festivals jumelés__________________________________ Culture & Communications Conseil francophone de la chanson___________________________ Culture & Communications Cospas-Sarsat_____________________________________________________ Aerospace - Aviation Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade______________________ Development FRANCOPOL________________________________________________________ Other Global Campaign for Climate Action__________________________ Environment Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership__________________ Environment International Academy of Law and Mental Health________ Life Sciences International Air Transport Association_____________________ Aerospace - Aviation International Association of State Lotteries________________ Other International Association of Theatre Critics________________ Culture & Communications International Bureau for Children’s Rights__________________ Development International Bureau of Social Tourism - ___________________ Culture & Communications Secreteriat for the Americas International Business Aviation Council_____________________ Aerospace - Aviation International Center for the Prevention of Crime_________ Other International Centre for Accessible Transportation_______ Other International Civil Aviation Organization __________________ Aerospace - Aviation International Council for Aerospace Training ______________ Aerospace - Aviation International Council of Graphic Design Associations____ Design International Council of Societies of Industrial Design___ Design International Criminal Defence Attorneys__________________ Other International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ ______ Aerospace - Aviation Associations International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations___ Aerospace - Aviation
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Organisation universitaire interaméricaine – Collège ___ Education des Amériques Public Population Project in Genomics (The)_______________ Life Sciences
Réseau mère-enfant de la francophonie____________________ Life Sciences Rights & Democracy______________________________________________ Development
Secrétariat international des infirmières et infirmiers ______ Life Sciences l’espace francophone Secrétariat international francophone pour l’évaluation _______ Environment environnementale Secreteriat of the Convention on Biological Diversity___ Environment
Société internationale d’urologie_____________________________ Life Sciences The Transplantation Society___________________________________ Life Sciences UNESCO Institute for Statistics________________________________ Culture & Communications Union francophone des aveugles_____________________________ Life Sciences World Airlines Clubs Association______________________________ Aerospace - Aviation World Anti-Doping Agency_____________________________________ Life Sciences World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters____ Culture & Communications World Centre of Excellence for Destinations_______________ Culture & Communications World Confederation of Productivity Science______________ Other World Federation of Hemophilia______________________________ Life Sciences World Wide Hearing_____________________________________________ Life Sciences
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Talent
attraction SERVING COMPANIES IN GREATER MONTRÉAL!
Did you know that,
in 2011, 16 companies based in the Greater Montréal area met with more than 1,800 hand-picked candidates at recruiting missions MI took part in? Highlights regarding the recruiting missions in which MI and companies from the Greater Montréal area took part, to date:
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Talented workers are being sought all over the world as they represent valuable assets to leading-edge industries. The availability of qualified labour plays a fundamental role in investment decisions by companies, which is all the more true in knowledge-based economies such as that of Greater Montréal.
In this context, the Talent Attraction and Promotion division develops and implements strategies to emphasize to foreign talent the advantages of living and working in Greater Montréal. It is also working on pooling the efforts of companies and organizations in Greater Montréal to recruit qualified personnel abroad. “It was with that in mind, and with the support of the Conseil emploi métropole (CEM), that Montréal International participated in two Journées Québec recruiting missions in France (Paris/Toulouse in May 2011 and in Paris/Lyon in December 2011), in cooperation with the Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC). MI coordinated the participation of more than fifteen Montréal-based firms in those missions, which were proposing 500 positions. The CEM’s support also allows MI to develop strategies and content to promote the region as a site of choice for careers and for life.
600 interviewed candidates
50 selected for a second interview
specialized workers hired
Find out more about the next recruiting missions
“Montréal International offers personalized services to companies in Greater Montréal wishing to take part in recruiting missions abroad” “Montréal International offers personalized services to companies in Greater Montréal wishing to take part in recruiting missions abroad,” said Louis Arseneault, Vice President, Talent Attraction and Promotion. “This new form of support makes it easier for companies in the Montréal metropolitan area to access a large pool of specialized labour that responds to their needs in a highly targeted manner. This service brings significant value added, which directly helps strengthen the competitiveness of industries in Greater Montréal,” he added.
talent Attraction Testimonials
SUPPORTING BUSINESSES THAT FOSTER TALENT
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“We were able to conduct 150 interviews in three days, make offers quickly, and hire several people. ”
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GFI Solutions Services offered to companies as part of recruiting missions: Analysis and adaptation of job offers to reach international workers more effectively Posting and promotion of job offers Pre-selection of candidates by specialized partners Establishment of a meeting schedule with chosen candidates Logistical organization and technical support for the entire mission
A leader in business, accounting and banking technology solutions, GFI Solutions has undergone robust growth through acquisitions in recent years. While we offer our employees career opportunities that enable us to achieve a high retention rate, our company has an ongoing need to fill some thirty openings to meet our clients’ growing needs. This is why we took part in a recruiting mission with Montréal International in December 2011. We were able to conduct 150 interviews in three days, make offers quickly, and hire several people. The interviews were well organized and the logistics were outstanding. It’s important for us to have access to this type of initiative, especially as we plan to double our sales over the next three years.
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“They did everything to make things easier for us, particularly in terms of logistics and organization. It was great!”
We heard lots of good things about the international recruiting missions MI has taken part in, which is why we decided to try out the experience for ourselves in December 2011 in Paris and Lyon. We had about fifteen IT openings to fill which required very specific—and thus hard to find—profiles. We were able to meet a high number of qualified candidates and we hired eight of them—some of them immediately. The whole event was very professionally organized and ran like clockwork. MI’s representatives were extremely helpful, considerate and open. They did everything to make things easier for us, particularly in terms of logistics and organization. It was great! We plan to repeat the experience at the next recruiting mission, which will be in Paris and Brussels.
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— Isabelle Colin
General Manager Software Development National Bank of Canada
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“We thought we’d get to meet around 20 people, but ended with 80 resumes.”
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Being in the aerospace industry, we naturally thought that we would be more likely to meet more candidates that interest us in Toulouse than in Paris. In fact, we met candidates in Paris with backgrounds in the auto industry, among others, and who had skills that could be transferred to the landing gear sector—one of our specialties. What I found very interesting was that several of the Montréal region’s major clusters were represented. This gave us a critical mass which I believe helped us attract more people. We thought we’d get to meet around 20 people, but ended with 80 resumes. I was impressed by Montréal International’s efficiency. I would add that their information documents are of very good quality and highly useful for promoting the Montréal metropolitan region and attracting talent.
— Gilbert Guérin
Corporate Director, Human Resources Héroux-Devtek
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“Every time that MI helps to recruit hard-to-find talent, it is a win for the entire Montréal metropolitan region.”
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We took part in a recruiting mission in Paris and Toulouse with Montréal International in May 2011. Everything was extremely well organized and perfectly targeted for us, even if an avionics company like ours has very particular needs. In the past two years, MI’s expertise has become extremely useful in matters of immigration, diploma equivalency, work permits, etc. We now view MI as an outside talent management resource. As you know, the aerospace cluster is a major asset for the economy, so every time that MI helps to recruit hard-to-find talent, it is a win for the entire Montréal metropolitan region.
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Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel Esterline CMC Electronics
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Close to 2,000 workers reCeived help froM Mi
The race for international talent is gaining speed. Although Greater Montréal does have a creative and highly qualified workforce, companies, universities and other institutions increasingly turn to international recruiting to fill some specialized positions. To support them during the hiring process, the International Mobility Team at Montréal International makes it easier to obtain official documents (visas, work permits, extensions of stay, etc), whether for temporary permit or permanent residency applications. MI works closely with the Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Service Canada. MI also has the support of the Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal (CRÉ de Montréal).
teMporary and perManent residenCy perMits up sharply In total, the International Mobility Team handled 1,887 files of qualified foreign workers in 2011. Applications for temporary permits, including work permits, student permits and entry visas rose from 622 in 2010 to 743 in 2011. 229 companies have benefited from MI’s services. The total wage bill of workers receiving help totalled slightly more than $44 million. The International Mobility Team has informed 1,144 foreign workers employed by 567 companies about the permanent residency process, compared to 851 in 2010—a jump of about 25%. The wage bill of this group was in the vicinity of $65 million in 2011. “For the International Mobility Team, 2011 was a year of intense activity. Applications for temporary permits and permanent residency permits were up, mainly in the aeronautics and Information and Communication Technologies’ sectors,” said Martin Goulet, the Director of the International Mobility Team. “This increase confirms that several companies in the metropolitan region are on a growth curve.”
train and inforM The International Mobility Team also placed emphasis on organizing several information and training meetings. As a result, 132 weekly information sessions were held in 2011 in MI offices, benefitting 1,200 people, and 34 sessions took place directly in companies, organizations and universities. In addition to these activities, Montréal International created “MI Tuesdays”, a new service for members, in which 120 people of human resources took part. These get-togethers, which were facilitated by guest speakers, provided an opportunity to discuss several immigration-related topics. Finally, MI organized several training sessions on obtaining temporary permits. They are aimed at human resources managers working in MI-member organizations, companies or universities.
international Mobility – results total nuMber of files of skilled foreiGn workers proCessed
2009
2010
2011
1,025
1,473
1,887
international Mobility testiMonials
why they Chose Greater Montréal
testiMonials
Name __________________________________ Franck Dervault Nationality ________________________ French Title ___________________________________ Section Chief, ________________________ Structure Computations Organization _____________________ Bombardier Aerospace
why i Chose to CoMe to work here and stay: “I had already worked in France for a
Bombardier subcontractor and had an opportunity to visit Montréal twice on business. I uploaded my resume on Bombardier’s web site when I left Airbus in 2008. They invited me to meet them and made me an offer a few weeks later. My wife and I had been thinking about experiencing life in a different country.”
how Montréal international helped Me: “MI helped me obtain permanent resid-
ency. I was very surprised how fast the process was. It took just four months to get everything sorted. I would say that they were efficient and warm. I recommend them to my French friends.”
what i like the Most about life here:
bombardier aerospace did you know that MI offers personalized assistance to the spouses of qualified foreign workers to facilitate their professional integration? In 2011, more than 90 meetings with spouses were held.
“The cosmopolitan aspect, the multitude of nationalities, cultures, cuisines—plus, I love winter. I think it’s great that you can ice skate and cross-country ski just outside your front door!”
what this ChoiCe Means to My Career:
“As Montréal is one of the world’s premier aerospace cities, I feel right at home—and especially appreciate the collegial atmosphere that exists here. I work in central engineering—thus research-oriented—and that’s what’s great about my job. I am free to propose research projects to universities. It’s exciting. I am planning to stay for the long term—unless of course if Bombardier decides to send me to another site.”
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“Montréal is one of the most pleasant cities I have seen to this point. Moreover, it is a very vibrant city that has a very interesting mix of European and American culture. ˮ
Name ___________________________________ Saurabh Dawra Nationality _________________________ Indian Title ____________________________________ Manager, Technical Solutions Organization ______________________ Ericsson
Ericsson
Why I chose to come to work here and What I like the most about life here: stay: “I had been working for Ericsson in India since “Montréal is one of the most pleasant cities I have seen
2006, and they offered me a position here, due to my skills in network architecture. Personally, I was hoping to work in an international environment. I previously accepted some short-term positions in Asia, Europe and Africa, but this is the first time I have worked this long outside of my native country. I like the diversity of people Ericsson has assembled here. They truly come from all over the world.”
How Montréal International helped me: “They helped me fill out all of the
required forms and walked me through the entire application for permanent residence procedure. They even advised my wife, a dentist, on what courses she had to take in order to practice her profession.”
to this point. Moreover, it is a very vibrant city that has a very interesting mix of European and American culture. I also appreciate how courteous the people are, the variety of sporting activities provided, the night life and the quality of food.”
What this choice means to my career:
“In my field, innovation essentially comes from Canada and the United States. I am thus certain that I made an excellent decision professionally. I am going to learn a lot here in Ericsson’s R&D Centre, which is one of the company’s largest outside Sweden. I do not intend to leave.”
Name ___________________________________ May Choueib Nationality _________________________ Franco-Lebanese Title ____________________________________ Researcher Organization ______________________ Université de Montréal
Why I chose to come to work here and stay: “I was invited to come here by Professor Richard Martel of Université de Montréal to start up a project on field emissions—a research field that didn’t exist here. I agreed to a renewable two-year contract, partly for the challenge and partly because it gave me an opportunity to gain expertise in other fields such as carbon nanotubes.” How Montréal International helped me: “I hesitated quite a bit before applying for permanent residency, but I attended an information meeting held by MI and they told me about the Québec Experience Program. They explained that it streamlined the process, so I accepted. They helped me at every step of the way and checked all my documents—everything was so quick.”
Université de Montréal
What I like the most about life here: “I think it’s a city that— despite the climate—is full of life and offers a host of activities. The people seem pretty laid back.” What this choice means to my career: “I really like the cooperation among the university’s various laboratories. This lets me acquire knowledge in microfabrication, nanoelectronics, and so on, which enriches my research. I would like to stay at least another year.”
Name ___________________________________ Paulo Magalhaes Nationality _________________________ Brazilian Title ____________________________________ Private banker Organization ______________________ RBC Wealth Management
Why I chose to come to work here and stay: “I was working for a private bank in Brasilia, and RBC offered me an opportunity to look after its Portuguese-speaking clientele. I was interested in coming here because the Canadian financial system enjoys an excellent reputation and I was dreaming about an international career. My first visit was in 2008. After receiving an official offer, I took time to think it over. I returned the following spring with my wife and two children, and a third child has since been born in Québec.”
RBC
Wealth Management
How Montréal International helped me: “My employer was the one who put me in contact with MI. I think I would never have been able to obtain my work permit, or renew it for that matter, if MI had not guided me through the labyrinth. Thanks to MI, my wife and I will soon be permanent residents.” What I like the most about life here: “How easy it is to integrate. It is a welcoming, open-minded and warm environment. Montréal is a vibrant city where there is great emphasis on culture and where you hear several different languages spoken. To me, offering children an opportunity to learn several languages growing up is priceless. Moreover, the food is great!” What this choice means to my career: “This position represents a major step in the international career I wanted. Canada’s stability and economic prospects make it conducive to wealth management, and I think Montréal will continue to provide an excellent business environment for quite some time to come.”
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web 2.0 era proMotinG Greater Montréal on the international staGe
Greater Montréal offers a world of opportunities to foreign companies, international organizations and talented workers seeking a location conducive to success and development. Whether the focus is on creativity, innovation, high technology clusters, institutions of higher learning, a qualified and multilingual workforce, competitive operating costs or an exceptional quality of life, the strengths of the Montréal metropolitan area are definitely worth knowing about and merit recognition. In order to promote the assets of Greater Montréal around the world, the Talent Attraction and Promotion Division and the Economic Studies Branch at MI have combined their efforts to develop a series of promotional tools and publications to support each of the MI units with their respective mandates. “We have embraced the new trends of Web 2.0 in our promotional efforts and have adopted some well targeted communication strategies. Using new tools or new platforms, such as social media, have enabled MI to take a very effective and dynamic approach to promoting Greater Montréal’s assets to its target clientele,” declared Louis Arseneault, Vice President, Talent Attraction and Promotion.
proMotional doCuMents Brochure and sectorial fact sheets - Montréal International has developed new communication tools to effectively promote the benefits of setting up in Greater Montréal, specifically, a brochure entitled Greater Montréal—A world of opportunities, as well as a set of seven sector overviews. Each fact sheet contains an economic analysis intended to inform foreign investors and international organizations in order to encourage them to choose to set up or expand in Greater Montréal. The brochure emphasizes the unique personality of the Greater Montréal region and lists all of its benefits. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) profile – This brand new profile, which is the end result of close cooperation between MI and TechnoMontréal, paints a portrait of the ICT industry in Greater Montréal. It highlights, in particular, the major companies in the sector, the performance indicators of the ICT cluster and the accounts of executives of businesses that are beacons in the region.
Profile of the information and CommuniCation teChnologies industry in greater montréal
Greater montréal
CLOSE-UP ON GREATER MONTRÉAL’S FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
a Brain PoWered economY attractiveness indicators 2011-2012
Subsidiaries profile – This document describes foreign companies established in Greater Montréal, by highlighting their critical mass and the importance of their contribution to the region’s economic activity. Attractiveness indicators – The 2011-2012 edition of the Greater Montréal Attractiveness Indicators compares the assets of Greater Montréal to those of other major cities in North America, particularly with respect to market access, the workforce, costs and incentives, innovation and quality of life.
inforMation and proMotion newsletters As for electronic publications, three issues of the Expansion Greater Montréal information newsletter, promoting the investment climate in metropolitan Montréal, were distributed last year. The MIssive is a newsletter aimed at members and partners of MI and also appeared four times. In 2012, both publications will be merged into an interactive blog.
Mi present at Major business MeetinGs The Talent Attraction and Promotion Division supported the IGM Division in the organization of several activities, including three promotion missions organized around Cirque du Soleil shows in London, Los Angeles and Paris; and major international industrial forums – the International Paris Air Show - Le Bourget,
Mi in the web 2.0 era
the BIO International Convention and the International Real Estate Show for Professionals (MIPIM).
a year replete with analyses and reCoMMendations According to Christian Bernard, Senior Economist at MI, 2011 was particularly busy in terms of producing briefs and studies for the purpose of improving the attractiveness of Greater Montréal. “Montréal International occupies a strategic position that enables it to identify priority issues relating to the attractiveness of Greater Montréal by drawing, in particular, from the concerns of and viewpoints expressed by its target audiences and its partners.”
attracting foreign direct investment. The April-May 2011 edition reported that Greater Montréal ranked sixth in the ranking of fDi American Cities of the Future 2011/12, out of the 405 cities in North and South America that were considered in the study.
As a result, a brief, which was jointly produced with Montréal InViVo, TechnoMontréal and Québec International, was presented to a group of experts responsible for evaluating federal support to R&D. A second brief was filed with the Québec Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC) as part of a Public Consultation on Multiannual Planning of Immigration to Québec for 2012-2015. A third brief was submitted during presentations by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal on the Metropolitan Management and Development Plan (PMAD).
Greater Montréal Makes it into the wall street journal and fdi MaGazine Media relations were also the focus of sustained efforts throughout 2011, and two reports in particular stood out. The first article appeared in the venerable Wall Street Journal at the time of a promotion mission in New York, during which MI executives spoke with about a dozen site locators and journalists. The second article appeared in the fDi Magazine published by the Financial Times. It contained a ranking of the most promising cities in the Americas in terms of
Ranking by fDi Magazine, Financial Times
American Cities of the Future 2011/12
“Montréal international occupies a strategic position that enables it to identify priority issues relating to the attractiveness of Greater Montréal. ”
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Thank you to
our members private sector MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS
Members AAA Canada
CGI Group
Fasken Martineau
Melenny Productions
Adacel
Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de l’Est de l’île de Montréal
Funcom Canada
MERIAL Canada
Samson Bélair/ Deloitte & Touche
Gameloft
Messier-Dowty, a subsidiary of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
SAP Labs Canada, a division of SAP Canada
Miller Thomson Pouliot
SAVA Transmedia
Montréal Port Authority
Siemens Canada
Morpho Canada
Silicomp Canada
Motor // flame artists
SM Group International
Northforge Innovations
SNC-Lavalin Group
PCO Innovation Canada
Société Générale
Power Corporation of Canada
Solid FX Montréal
Premiere Executive Suites Montréal
Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Syselog Canada
Québec Film and Television Council
Technoparc Montréal
Advantys Solutions AECOM AKKA North America Akzo Nobel
Cognifistech Concordia University
GFI Solutions Group Google Canada Groupe Elecnor
Alliance numérique
CRIM (Computer Research Institute of Montréal)
ALSTEF Canada
Dassault Systèmes
GVA Devencore
Alta Precision
Degrémont Technologies
HEC Montréal
Amesys Canada
Dessau
Héroux-Devtek
Assystem Canada
Dexia Crédit Local S.A.
InterContinental Montréal
AXA Assistance Canada
Digital Shape Technologies
BDO Canada
DMR - Fujitsu Canada
International Medias Data Services IMDS
BNP PARIBAS (Canada)
Dynamite Stores
BPR
DynaVision Group
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
École de technologie supérieure
Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Canadian Royalties
EDF EN Canada
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) CEFRIO Cellfish Media Canada
Eidos Montréal Electronic Arts Montreal Envac Canada Systems EPSILON RTO Esterline CMC Electronics
Groupe Hébert Crispo, CA
Kiva Design & Communications LATecis Canada Liebherr-Aerospace Canada Linkbynet North America Gérald A. Ponton Maples Funds Services (Canada)
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
Regroupement des collèges du Montréal métropolitain Renophase Laboratories
McCarthy Tétrault
RePower Systems
McGill University
Rheinmetall Canada
MDA
Rio Tinto Alcan
Mecachrome Canada
Rope Partner USA
Solidarity Fund QFL
Telesystem Turbomeca Canada
Université de Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal Warner Bros. Games Montréal
Thank you to our members
public sector
Public Sector Members Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions
PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal and its 82 municipalities
Economic Partners Aéro Montréal
Alliance numérique Association de la recherche industrielle du Québec BioQuébec Biotech City
Government of Québec
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Montréal
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
Conseil emploi métropole
Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire
Corporation de développement de l’Est, Mercier-HochelagaMaisonneuve (CDEST) Développement économique Lasalle Développement économique Longueuil (DEL)
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
CDEC Ahuntsic-Cartierville CDEC Centre-Nord
Développement économique Saint-Laurent (DESTL)
Emploi-Québec
CDEC Centre-Sud/Plateau Mont-Royal
Développement économique West-Island
Institut de la statistique du Québec Invest Québec
Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire Ministère des Finances Ministère des Relations internationales Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation
Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions Citizenship and Immigration Canada Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Human Ressources and Social Development Canada Industry Canada Invest Canada
Montréal-Est Montréal-Ouest Mont-Royal Mont-Saint-Hilaire Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot Oka Otterburn Park
Ministère des Relations internationales
Pincourt
Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation
Pointe-Claire
Municipalities
Pointe-Calumet Pointe-des-Cascades Repentigny Richelieu
Baie d’Urfé
Rosemère
CDEC Côte-des-Neiges/ Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
ÉcoTech Québec
Beaconsfield
Saint-Amable
Finance Montréal
Beauharnois
Saint-Basile-le-Grand
CDEC Montréal-Nord
French Chamber of Commerce in Canada
Beloeil
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Blainville
Saint-Constant
International Financial Centre of Montréal
Boisbriand
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Bois-des-Filion
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
Boucherville
Sainte-Catherine
Brossard
Sainte-Julie
Montréal Council on foreign Relations (CORIM)
Calixa-Lavallée
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Candiac
Sainte-Thérèse
CLD Anjou
Montréal InVivo
Carignan
Saint-Eustache
CLD Beauharnois-Salaberry
NanoQuébec
Chambly
Saint-Isidore
CLD MRC Deux-Montagnes
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Charlemagne
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Québec Film and Television Council
Châteauguay
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
Contrecoeur
Saint-Lambert
Québec Industrial Research Association
Côte-Saint-Luc
Saint-Lazare
Delson
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Le Regroupement économique et social du Sud-Ouest (RESO)
Deux-Montagnes
Saint-Mathieu
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Société de développement économique Rivièresdes-Prairies - Pointe-auxTrembles
Dorval
Saint-Philippe
Hampstead
Saint-Sulpice
Hudson
Senneville
Kirkland
Terrasse-Vaudreuil
L’Assomption
Terrebonne
L’Île-Cadieux
Varennes
L’Île-Dorval
Vaudreuil-Dorion
L’Île-Perrot
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
Society of Arts and Technologies (SAT)
La Prairie
Verchères
Laval
Westmount
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)
Léry
CDEC Rosemont/La Petite Patrie Centre d’affaires de Verdun Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de la Rive-Sud Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de l’Est de l’île de Montréal
CLD MRC L’Assomption
Government of Canada
Montréal
CLD Lachine CLD Les 3 Monts (Mont-Royal/Outremont/ Westmount) CLD Marguerite-D’Youville CLD Mirabel CLD Montréal-Nord CLD économique des Moulins CLD Roussillon CLD Vallée-du-Richelieu CLD Vaudreuil-Soulanges CLD Verdun Comité sectoriel de maind’œuvre en aérospatiale (CAMAQ) Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Lanaudière Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Laurentides Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Laval
Laval Technopole Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec
Société de développement économique Thérèse-deBlainville (SODET-CLD) Société de développement économique Ville-Marie (SDEVM)
TechnoCompétences
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Longueuil
TechnoMontréal
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Montérégie Est
Technopôle Angus
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) - Montérégie Ouest
Technoparc Montréal Tourisme Montréal Ville de Montréal - Service de la mise en valeur du territoire et du patrimoine
Les Cèdres Longueuil Lorraine Mascouche McMasterville Mercier Mirabel
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Montréal international 2o11 Activity report
46 Why become a Montréal International member Becoming a Montréal International (MI) member means being part of a privatepublic partnership that is unique in Canada and brings together the leading players in Greater Montréal to contribute to the region’s economic development and international status. At a time when major cities around the world are facing fiercer competition to set themselves apart, metropolitan Montréal needs to be able to count on its business community to support Montréal International’s mission to promote and attract foreign investment, international organizations and talent. In addition to helping foster an attractive, competitive and prosperous economy, MI member businesses and institutions also gain many benefits: • local, national and international visibility via MI communication and promotional tools • a range of personalized and confidential services for international mobility and assistance in hiring qualified foreign workers: international recruiting missions, assistance obtaining official documents, advice to workers’ spouses, and more • access to multiple international networks • The opportunity to establish contacts with potential partners or customers among members of MI or foreign investors • access to economic, demographic, sectorial, fiscal and financial information on the competitive advantages and business climate of Greater Montréal
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The Desjardins Group has been associated with Montréal International right from its earliest beginnings in 1996. MI, as it is now known and recognized around the world, embodies one of the successes attributable to cooperation between the private sector and the federal, provincial and municipal governments. Over the years, MI has become a key figure in the economic vibrancy of Montréal and all of Québec for that matter. From the outset, MI has been able to gauge the increasing economic roles of cities and regions. Having assembled the best expertise available, MI portrays the Montréal metropolitan region to the international economic world as a dynamic and receptive city that offers both a robust business climate and an excellent quality of life. For the Desjardins Group, our participation in MI is one of the expressions of our objective and our mission to contribute to the economic and social development of the community. Long live Montréal International!
Chair of the Board, President and CEO of Desjardins Group
Becoming a MI member means taking concrete action to foster greater collective wealth and benefiting from added-value services.
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“Become a MI member today!”
Desjardins Group
Aéroports de Montréal has been a member of Montréal International for years, because working in collaboration with the agency that promotes all of the good things Greater Montréal has to offer, we believe, is an obvious fit. Personally speaking, I have sat on its Board of Directors for several years, and I too have benefitted from its services as a director of Airports Council International at the time when MI helped this IO relocate to Montréal, which enabled it to get closer to the ICAO and the IATA. This truly made the city the world capital of civil aviation. I saw for myself that they were doing a great job. In my view, MI’s major benefit is that it coordinates the efforts of all actors concerned and promotes the municipalities in the region by avoiding the likelihood of their competing with one another. work done by MI.
Contact Michelle Alie
Director, Private Funding 514 987-9311 michelle.alie@montrealinternational.com
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— Monique F. Leroux
— James Cherry
Aéroports de Montréal
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President and CEO Aéroports de Montréal
Thank you to our members
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Members of the Board of Directors 2011–2012 Normand Legault Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montréal International
Tony Loffreda Head, National Client Group - Québec, RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Jean-Jacques Bourgeault Vice Chairman of the Board Montréal International and Corporate Director
David McAusland Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
Jean-Pierre Sauriol Treasurer of the Board Montréal International and President and Chief Executive Officer, Dessau
Private Sector Representatives Luc Benoît President, AECOM Tecsult André Boulanger President, Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie Guy Breton Rector Université de Montréal Renaud Caron Senior Vice President Strategic Development CGI Group James C. Cherry President and Chief Executive Officer, Aéroports de Montréal Jean Laurin President and Chief Executive Officer, Devencore
Andrew T. Molson Chairman of the Board, Molson Coors Brewing Company Yves Pelletier Chairman of the Board TechnoMontréal Senior Vice President, Manager, Montréal Office Fujitsu Canada Louise Roy Chancellor, University of Montreal, Chair of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Cirano invited Fellow and President of the Cirano Leadership Forum Jacques St-Laurent President and Chief Executive Officer Montréal International Hubert Thibault Vice President, Institutional Affairs Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec Sylvie Vachon President and Chief Executive Officer Montréal Port Authority
Guy LeBlanc Managing Partner Montréal Office PricewaterhouseCoopers
Public Sector Representatives
Observant Members
Manon Barbe Mayor of the LaSalle borough and Member of the Executive Committee of the City of Montréal
Rita Tremblay Vice President, Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions
Richard Deschamps Vice-president of the Executive Committee of the City of Montréal, responsible for large projects, economic development, infrastructures, rolling stock and services to citizens Claude Haineault Mayor of the City of Beauharnois Francesco Miele Member of the Council of the City of Montréal, Saint-Laurent borough Sylvie Parent Member of the Executive Committee, City of Longueuil Jean-Marc Robitaille Mayor of the City of Terrebonne, and Warden of the MRC Des Moulins Gérald Tremblay Mayor of the City of Montréal and President of the Council Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal Gilles Vaillancourt Mayor of the City of Laval and Vice President of the Council, Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Claire Deronzier Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy (MAMROT)
Acknowledgements Montréal International wishes to thank sincerely for their invaluable contribution the following Directors who have left the Board last year: Michael Applebaum President of the Executive Committee of the City of Montréal and Mayor of the Côte-des-Neiges - NotreDame-de-Grâce Borough Luis Miranda Mayor of the Anjou Borough, City of Montréal Jérôme Unterberg Assistant Deputy Minister Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy (MAMROT)
New Members of the Board of Directors Montréal International is pleased to welcome new members to its Board of Directors: Manon Barbe Mayor of the LaSalle borough and Member of the Executive Committee of the City of Montréal Guy Breton Rector Université de Montréal Jean Laurin President and Chief Executive Officer, Devencore Normand Legault Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montréal International Tony Loffreda Head, National Client Group Québec, RBC Royal Bank of Canada Francesco Miele Member of the Council of the City of Montréal, Saint-Laurent borough
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Jacques St-Laurent President and Chief Executive Officer
Élie Farah Vice President, Investment Greater Montréal
Stéphanie Allard Vice President, International Organizations
Louis Arseneault Vice President, Talent Attraction and Promotion
Martin Goulet Director International Mobility
André Chabot Director Strategic Development
Valérie Vézina Director, Human Resources
Christian Bernard Senior Economist
Yves Guérin Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary
Montréal International (MI) is a non-profit organization created in 1996 as a result of a private-public partnership. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development of Greater Montréal and enhance its international status. MI is funded by some 100 members from the private and institutional sectors, as well as the Governments of Canada and Québec, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal and the City of Montréal. Mandates
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• Attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment
Montréal International 2011 Activity Report has been produced by the Communications, under the Vice President, Talent Attraction and Promotion.
• Attract, retain and expand international organizations • Attract, welcome and retain foreign talent • Promote and reinforce Greater Montréal’s economic attractiveness and international status
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