Mid-year report: discover the Chamber’s noteworthy positions and events

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A viewpoint co-authored by Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Chamber, and a collective from the business community and published on the Journal de Montréal’s website.

Publication

“The consultations on the impacts of the Royalmount project should serve as a springboard to explore recurring and predictable questions about the development of these areas, which are still sparsely populated but located near public transit routes and access to existing busy highways.”

– Royalmount, a sign of the city’s regained momentum brief

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The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada, at the Chamber to report on his government’s Innovation and Skills Plan.

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Nearly 850 leaders from different industries took part in the second Strategic Forum on Artificial Intelligence to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on the city’s economic development.

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More than 600 people from the business community came to listen to Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, report on Canadian monetary policy and its scope and limits.

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“The tabling of Bill 9 is an opportunity to clarify the processes that will be used to regularly update the criteria for assessing candidates based on labour market needs. The business community strongly supported the government’s decision to adopt a model based on expression of interest that provides a clear understanding of the immigrant’s objective and ability to integrate quickly into the job market.”

– Michel Leblanc

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Randi Zuckerberg, a tech entrepreneur and leader, addressed an audience of more than 1,800 people, including several hundred female students, to promote tech careers to women as part of the Ubisoft Women in Tech initiative.

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Special report on French in the workplace published in La Presse+ on International Francophonie Day.

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“The Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile gives greater prominence to innovation and will provide a framework for the emergence of future business models based on autonomous vehicles.”

– Michel Leblanc

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Eric Girard, Minister of Finance of Quebec, and the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance of Canada, came to outline their respective budgets.

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The Chamber proposes ten recommendations to guide the special urban planning program (Programme particulier d’urbanisme, PPU) responsible for the development of the sector in the coming years.

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The Chamber provided the OCPM with its brief presenting an analytical framework and recommendations for reviving the economy of Montréal East.

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On CN’s 100^th anniversary, Jean-Jacques Ruest, President and Chief Executive Officer, reviewed the group’s activities and the major challenges ahead.

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“Today’s announcement strengthens our ability to help SMEs prepare for the early stages of their international operations, a crucial step for the success of their strategy [...]. We are convinced that, thanks to this new program, they will accelerate their growth and successfully access new markets.”

– Michel Leblanc, on the Government of Canada’s investment in Montréal’s business accelerator program

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“With this trade mission, we want to draw attention to inspiring female role models in this industry and mobilize players around a global movement to promote the place of women in tech.”

- Francis Baillet, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft

“The tech sector plays a key role in the city’s growth and economic prosperity. The Montréal ecosystem has a pool of talent and leading expertise that enable it to aspire to be one of the top centres for innovation. To get there, we need to follow the example of the best and develop our international networks.”

- Michel Leblanc

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The Chamber and Propulsion Québec announced the results of a new comparative study of regulations and public policies on electric and smart transportation at the Strategic Forum on Transportation.

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The Chamber organized the fourteenth Major Metropolitan Projects Strategic Forum, which brought together more than 600 business leaders at the Palais des congrès.

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Recommendations during public consultations and hearings on Bill n°17: An Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile.

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Thirteen scholarships were awarded to outstanding high school students.

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Elmar Mock, Swatch’s professional inventor and co-founder, was invited to address an audience of more than 700 people during the third Strategic Forum on Innovative Manufacturing.

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Martin Coiteux addressed the business community for the first time since his appointment as Chief Economist at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

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Two hundred people from the business community gathered to network and enjoy a cruise on the St. Lawrence.

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Mayor Valérie Plante presented her vision of the city’s social, cultural and economic diversity to 450 representatives of the business community.