grow, thrive and SUCCeeD In GREaTER MOnTRÉaL

Transcription

grow, thrive and SUCCeeD In GREaTER MOnTRÉaL
grow, thrive and SUCCEED
IN GREATER MONTRÉAL
2013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
02
06
12
26
36
50
58
MESSAGES
HIGHLIGHTS
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
STRATEGIC
TALENTS
ECONOMIC
PROMOTION
PARTNERS
•N
ormand Legault
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
•F
oreign investments
•$
1.28 billion
• Private partners
•3
9 projects
• 3 international
recruiting missions
• New website
• I nternational organizations
• Maintenance of the
International Civil
Aviation Organization
• Social media campaign
• Public partners
•D
ominique Anglade
President and Chief
Executive Officer
•S
trategic talents
•E
conomic promotion
•2
,729 jobs created
or maintained
•4
4 foreign missions
•3
25 visits to subsidiaries
• Expansion of Airports
Council International
• 63 prospecting missions
• 36 support activities
• 30 participating
companies
• Promotional missions
• 186 skilled and experienced
workers hired
• Promotional capsules
• 1,335 workers supported
for their temporary
or permanent residency
• Reference documents
• Targeted press events
• Briefs to support
Montréal’s attractiveness
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
2013:
A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
AND SUCCESS
As our annual report shows,
2013 was a banner year for
Montréal International (MI).
With support from its partners,
MI has grown to become a key
economic driver in the Greater
Montréal area.
The organization helped 39 subsidiaries
of foreign companies set up or expand their
operations in Greater Montréal, creating
or maintaining 2,729 jobs and bringing
in $1.28 billion in foreign direct
investment—86% more than in 2012.
Industry-specific
prospecting strategies
developed with the region’s
clusters have paid off once
again, as close to 80%
of 2013 investments went
to high-tech industries.
With this targeted approach, Greater
Montréal topped the list for best foreign direct
investment strategy in the American Cities
of the Future 2013/14 ranking by fDi Magazine,
a Financial Times publication.
MI also supported international organizations
(IO) established in Montréal by being actively
involved in keeping the headquarters of the
International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) in Montréal and helping Airports
Council International (ACI) expand after
relocating from Geneva to Montréal in 2011.
Additionally, MI organized 63 prospecting
missions abroad and 36 activities to support
local IOs.
Furthermore, 1,335 highly skilled workers
benefited from MI’s expert advice – making
it easier for them to apply for temporary or
permanent resident visas. By coordinating
the participation of close to 30 Greater
Montréal businesses in three recruitment
missions in the U.S. and Europe, MI also helped
hire 186 skilled and experienced workers and
expand the area’s pool of top-end talent.
2
Normand Legault
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
of Montréal International
One of the highlights of 2013 was undoubtedly
the appointment of Dominique Anglade
as President and CEO of MI. Her strong
leadership and exceptional track record
make her particularly well suited to lead
the organization through its next stage
of development. And I would like to take
this opportunity to assure her once more
of our full support and cooperation.
I would also like to thank
all MI partners, including private
companies, the governments
of Canada and Québec, the
Communauté métropolitaine
de Montréal, and the City of
Montréal, for their invaluable
support. This public-private
partnership is what keeps
our organization going.
Last but not least, I would like to extend
my thanks to our Board of Directors, made
up of members of the business community
and representatives of the three levels of
government, who are so willing and determined
to help put Greater Montréal back in the race
and secure the region’s future prosperity.
Normand Legault
3
Private funding
IN 2013
$1.18 M
Public funding
IN 2013
$7.59 M
2013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
Dominique Anglade
President and CEO
of Montréal International
A
4
To compete with the world’s major cities
and significantly increase its attractiveness,
Greater Montréal also needs the full support
of its citizens. I particularly encourage our
partners, the business community, and
institutions of higher learning to take action
and serve as the region’s ambassadors
to better promote its economic strengths.
That is why, earlier this year, the MI Board
of Directors adopted a new strategic plan,
which sets even more ambitious and more
challenging goals for 2014-2018. Now more
than ever, we must build on Greater Montréal’s
unique strengths, including its creative
workforce and optimal operating costs, which
are the most competitive in North America.
I cannot end without thanking Normand
Legault and our Board members for the trust
they have placed in me and for their invaluable
contribution to the growth of Montréal
International and Greater Montréal.
We must also seize
opportunities that come our way,
take advantage of the free trade
agreements with the European
Union and South Korea,
and assess the potential
of new growth markets.
AMBITION
AUDACITY
ARDOUR
First of all, I would like
to congratulate all Montréal
International employees and my
predecessor, Jacques St-Laurent,
who have helped make Greater
Montréal even more competitive
and successful in 2013.
The Montréal metropolitan area must be able
to increase its attractiveness in order to
expand its role as the driver of the province’s
economy. To achieve growth, we need to create
more wealth. How? By attracting more foreign
investments, international organizations, and
skilled workers, which in turn will lead to better
jobs and higher tax revenues for the region.
Our success stories give
us tremendous momentum
and help us drive new goals
for Greater Montréal—a must
in an environment where the
world’s urban regions are fiercely
competing against each other.
To rise to the challenge, Greater Montréal needs
a solid footing and a strong driver of economic
development. And that is where Montréal
International comes in. Our organization plays
an increasingly strategic role in the region.
Today there are five times as many investment
promotion agencies in the world as 20 years
ago. That means there are more players on
the market, but also greater focus on being
proactive and professional, while delivering
higher quality services.
5
Together, we begin a new chapter in Greater
Montréal’s development, with ambition,
audacity and ardour.
Dominique Anglade
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
6
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
7
2 0 1 3 ACT I V I T Y R E P ORT
Year
in Review
Montréal International
helped to attract $1.28 billion
in foreign direct investments
to Greater Montréal, and
contributed to strengthening
its community of international
organizations and its skilled
labour force.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Framestore (UK) set-up
ICT (visual effects)
Adetel (France) set-up
ICT (aerospace)
MI Annual General
Meeting
+ 100 JOBS
Retention of the
International Civil
Aviation Organization
(ICAO) in Montréal
Recruiting missions
in Paris and Brussels
16 participating companies
Amaris (Switzerland)
set-up
ICT
Publication of Greater
Montréal Attractiveness
Factors 2013-2014
Video testimonials
campaign
+ 200 JOBS
Publication of the Life
Sciences and Health
Technologies sectorial
map
Reception honouring
international
organizations
Airports Council
International (ACI)
expansion
92 HIRES
+ 50 JOBS
Publication of Profile
of Greater Montréal’s
Life Sciences and Health
Technologies Industry
(produced with Montréal
InVivo)
Launch of “Greater
Montréal: Leading
Business” economic blog
ALTEN (France) set-up
ICT (aerospace)
+ 200 JOBS
Brief on the importance
of Greater Montréal’s
manufacturing industry
(Québec’s Industrial
Policy 2013-2017)
Web campaign
to promote recruiting
missions to Greater
Montréal businesses
Recruiting missions
in New York and
Washington
Joint brief with
TechnoMontréal on the
tax credit for e-business
development in the
information technology
sector
fDi Magazine ranks
Greater Montréal 1st
in its list of the best
strategies for attracting
foreign direct investments
in the Americas
Promotional mission
in New York (US)
Galderma expansion
(France)
Life Sciences and Health
Technologies
+ 60 JOBS
Ahe (France) set-up
Aerospace
+ 20 JOBS
Ericsson (Sweden) set-up
ICT
+ 60 JOBS
FACC Solutions
expansion (Austria)
Aerospace
+ 12 JOBS
Groupe LGM (France)
set-up
Aerospace
Brief on the Act
respecting the Banque
de développement
économique du Québec
Ankama (France) set-up
ICT
Danone Canada (France)
expansion
Agri-Food
+ 40 JOBS
+ 10 JOBS
MI wins Gold Excellence
Award in Economic
Development for its
Profile of Greater
Montréal’s Life Sciences
and Health Technologies
(jointly produced with
Montréal InVivo)
Servier Canada (France)
expansion
Life Sciences and Health
Technologies
4th edition of the Montréal
Forum for International
Organizations
+ 40 JOBS
Sogeclair (France) set-up
Aerospace
The Moving Picture
Company (Technicolor)
(France) set-up
ICT (visual effects)
+ 50 JOBS
GMCR Canada/Van
Houtte (US) expansion
Agri-Food
+ 180 JOBS
+ 16 JOBS
PFW Aerospace
(Germany) set-up
Aerospace
Bank of China opens
first branch in Montréal
Finance
+ 250 JOBS
+ 10 JOBS
Ubisoft (France)
expansion
ICT (video games)
Promotional mission
in Munich (Germany)
+ 290 JOBS
Information session
for delegations of the
International Civil
Aviation Organization
(ICAO), co-organized with
the Mission of Canada
Launch of the new
montrealinternational.com
website
Greene Lyon (US) set-up
Clean Technologies
Dominique Anglade
appointed President
and CEO of MI
MI partners’ meeting
Promotional mission
in California (US)
Site locators arrive
in Greater Montréal
Recruiting mission
in Paris
18 participating companies
94 HIRES
First conference
on immigration
+ 100 JOBS
LEGEND
Foreign direct investments
International organizations
Strategic talents
Economic promotion
8
9
10
11
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
GROW
12
13
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
2013
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (FDI):
A RECORD YEAR AT $1.28 BILLION
A RECORD
YEAR
In 2013, Montréal International and its partners helped 39 foreign
subsidiaries set up or expand in Greater Montréal. This prospecting
and support resulted in foreign direct investments of $1.28 billion –
86% more than in 2012 – and in 2,729 jobs created or maintained.
44
foreign missions
Montréal International’s prospecting strategy
targets 18 US states, 11 European countries
and 7 priority industrial sectors from Greater
Montréal’s 16 industrial clusters. This geographic
and sector targeting guided MI’s efforts, which
in 2013 included:
•4
prospecting missions,
•2
52 local meetings with foreign investors,
• a nd participation in 176 sectoral activities.
22
17
expansion
new
projects
set-ups
Thanks to these efforts, the Montréal
metropolitan region welcomed 22 new foreign
subsidiaries during the year. In addition to its
prospecting activities in the US and Europe,
MI also leveraged the growth potential of foreign
companies already present in the region
by supporting 17 expansion projects – three
of which involved a relocation and one involved
an acquisition.
MORE FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENTS ($M)
325
visits to subsidiaries
In 2013, MI and its partners met with
representatives from 325 establishments
to support foreign subsidiaries operating
in the 82 municipalities of the Communauté
métropolitaine de Montréal. This strategy
is based on 28 partnership agreements
with community economic development
corporations (CDE), the City of Montréal,
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Canada, and Investissement Québec (IQ).
An effective business model
Montréal International is increasingly
positioning itself as a catalyst to facilitate access
to strategic resources: almost all projects to
set up or expand operations in 2013 involved
government partners, and close to 60%
qualified for financial assistance.
2011
$668 M
2012
$689,1 M
$1,28 G
2013
0
300
600
900
1,200
MORE JOBS CREATED
OR MAINTAINED
MORE PROJECTS
An effective targeting strategy
Greater Montréal’s foreign direct investment prospecting strategy was ranked the best in the
Americas by fDi Magazine (Financial Times) in its American Cities of the Future 2013-2014
ranking. The Québec metropolis beat 126 other competing cities in North and South America.
14
0
50
1,500
28
29
39
2011
2012
2013
0
3,000
15
2,351
2,068
2,729
2011
2012
2013
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
“We had an ambitious investment
project for which we needed
government support. Montréal
International helped us set up
the file and prepare convincing
arguments. Their advice produced
results and we got the subsidies
we needed to increase our
production capacity and expand
our Boucherville plant.”
Roland Murray
Vice-President, Finance
Danone Canada
“Montréal International brings together
a full range of indispensable resources to help
businesses set up or expand operations in
the region. They provide an excellent point
of entry with a truly proactive team that
facilitates networking.”
More than ever, Danone is
Mel Sullivan
Chief Operating Officer
Framestore
investing in Greater Montréal
to pursue its growth in Canada:
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
$30 million invested in 2010
for our DanActive product,
another $40-million investment
announced in 2013 for Oikos
Greek yoghurt. Every time, we
Just one year after setting up in Montréal, Britain’s Framestore studio has been very busy. Its 175-member
were able to count on Montréal
team has worked on special effects for major Hollywood productions and co-productions such as RoboCop,
International’s help to prepare
Edge of Tomorrow, Dracula and Jupiter Ascending. What convinced Framestore’s London headquarters to
subsidy applications and obtain
choose Greater Montréal? Know-how, technology, and competitive operating costs, of course — but also
the financing we needed to get
the region’s creativity and outstanding quality of life.
the project off the ground.
In partnership with: Emploi-Québec, Investissement Québec, Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie, and Société de développement
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
In partnership with: DEL, Investissement Québec and Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie.
des entreprises culturelles.
16
17
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
ORIGIN OF INVESTMENTS:
EUROPE IN THE LEAD
BY A WIDE MARGIN
In 2013, European companies accounted for 83% of the investments facilitated by MI —
a more than 25-point increase over 2012. Two countries in particular saw their share
rise sharply: Sweden and Germany.
GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
BY CONTINENT
83 %
15%
2%
“Greater Montréal has kept its promises. We made
ourselves at home right away, communication is not
an issue and trading with the U.S., Brazil and Mexico is
smooth and easy. Montréal International has definitely
made things easier for us. Their advisors put us in touch
with key players and potential clients and even booked
our appointments.”
Gérard Ranzato
President
AHE Canada
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
ASIA
2,025 JOBS
created or maintained
651 JOBS
created or maintained
53 JOBS
created or maintained
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
AHE, an aerospace parts distributor and stockist based in southern
France, decided to set up its first foreign subsidiary in Greater
Montréal. The company’s decision was influenced by factors such
as the region’s position as a hub for leading international businesses,
its bilingual character, and its strategic geographical location at the
crossroads of Europe and the Americas.
In partnership with: Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie.
18
19
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
DISTRIBUTION BY SECTOR:
2
201
01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
11.9%
ALMOST 2/3 OF
ENVIRONNEMENT
INVESTMENTS
IN ICT
11.2%
4.3%
FINANCE
The sector analysis confirms the predominance
of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
sector, with almost 62% of the total investment made
by foreign subsidiaries in 2013. Almost 90% of total investments
are concentrated in four strongholds of Greater Montréal’s
EMPLOIS CRÉÉS
economy: ICT, Life Sciences and Health Technologies,
Aerospace and Agri-food.
87
173
LIFE SCIENCES
AND HEALTH
TECHNOLOGIES
78
ADVANCED MATERIALS
AGRI-FOOD
190
75
AEROSPACE
233
MAINTENUS
140
EMPLOIS
CRÉÉS
3%
3%
1.5%
0.2 %
62.6%
FINANCE
SERVICES
173
176
1.3%
13
ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES
75
1.2%
Foreign subsidiaries
in Greater Montréal account for:
1%
of all establishments
CULTURE
OTHER
14
14
TRANSPORT ET
LOGISTIQUE
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES (ICT)
1,406
13
Jobs created
Jobs maintained
2
142
JOBS CREATED AND
EMPLOIS CRÉÉS
MAINTAINED: 76.5% IN
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
JOBS CREATED MAINTAINED
9%
Salaries
R&D
of total employment
20%
of GDP
20
21
Productivity
Investment
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
“Several cities in the US and Canada
were in the running when Ericsson
Headquarters in Sweden decided
to open a global ICT centre in North
America. With Montréal International’s
help, we were able to show that
Greater Montréal was the optimal
place for this project.”
Maria Elena Carbajal
Vice President
Head of Montréal Site
ERICSSON CANADA
“Montréal International has adopted a dynamic
and effective approach to increase the region’s
influence. They are extremely knowledgeable
about the region’s advantages and they know how
to promote them. We have been able to develop
a quality partnership with them in a short time
based on listening and meeting our needs.”
Frédéric Fasano
Chief Executive Officer
Servier Canada
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
Ericsson announced in June
2013 that it had chosen the
municipality of Vaudreuil-Dorion
in Greater Montréal to be the
Servier Canada announced in September 2013 that it was setting up a clinical research centre
site of one of its three global
of excellence in Laval. With Montréal International’s help, the company convinced its French
ICT centres. The 40,000 Sqm
headquarters that this $16.3-million project was a sound investment, highlighting the excellence
North American facility will be
of Greater Montréal’s universities and research teams, government financial support, and market
operational in 2015 and will
access for its therapeutic innovations.
employ around 60 people.
In partnership with: Investissement Québec, Laval Technopole and Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie.
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
In partnership with: CLD Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Hydro-Québec, and Investissement Québec, Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie and
the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion.
22
23
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
“Montréal International helped us
make our investment project a reality.
They provided ideas, as well as a
decision-making and leverage tool that
proved invaluable when we took action.
I think that any business looking
to set up in Greater Montréal would
have much to gain by getting
in touch with them.”
Maxime Leca
Vice-President, Operations
Alten Canada
“To companies that are thinking of investing in
Greater Montréal, I say Montréal International is an
outstanding partner that will enable you to discover
all of the region’s creative and distinctive strengths,
as well as introduce you to your future local partners.
What an invaluable asset!”
French group Alten chose
to set up its Canadian subsidiary
in Greater Montréal in February
Francis Baillet
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
Ubisoft
2013. Proximity to the top IT
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
and aerospace companies
is extremely important
to this leading engineering
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
In partnership with: École de technologie supérieure, Investissement Québec and Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie.
24
and technology consulting firm.
Since its founding in 1997, Ubisoft Montréal has become one of the world’s largest video game
What is Alten’s objective?
development studios. Its 2,600 employees have created more than 75 games, including Assassin’s
To make Montréal a cultural and
Creed and Far Cry. And that’s just the beginning: in 2013, the company announced an investment
technological gateway between
of $373 million and the creation of 500 jobs over seven years to develop its U.S. online-game operations
Europe and North America.
as well as its infrastructure for its global network in Montréal.
In partnership with: CDEC Centre-Sud/Plateau Mont-Royal, Investissement Québec and Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie.
25
THRIVE
27
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
TARGETED ACTIONS TO SUPPORT A
COMMUNITY THAT IS UNIQUE IN CANADA
In addition to playing an active part in keeping the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montréal – when it was being
courted by Qatar – Montréal International played a strategic
role in 2013 in the expansion of Airports Council International
(ACI), which represents more than 1,750 airports in 174 countries.
MI also led 63 foreign prospecting missions and organized
36 targeted activities to support the growth of international
organizations already established in Montréal.
2
major successes: maintenance
of ICAO and expansion of ACI
Based in Montréal since it was created by the
United Nations (UN) in 1944, the International
Civil Aviation Organization employs some
500 people and generates an estimated $120 M
in economic spinoffs each year. After Qatar
presented a relocation offer in the spring of
2013, the various levels of government – with
support from Montréal International – made
a concerted effort to keep this leading civil
aviation organization in Québec. A global
forum for developing policies and standards
regulating civil aviation in 191 countries,
ICAO makes a significant contribution to
Montréal’s international profile and helps
attract other international organizations.
Airports Council International, another
civil aviation organization – which Montréal
International had previously supported when
it relocated from Geneva to Montréal in 2010
– announced it was expanding its Airport
Excellence (APEX) program. Supported and
facilitated by MI, this project will result in
the creation of nine new jobs and generate
economic spinoffs of $1.7 M a year.
63
prospecting missions
Throughout the year, Montréal International
focused on promoting Greater Montréal’s
distinct advantages to 63 strategic international
organizations in high-potential sectors,
including:
•A
viation and aerospace;
•E
nvironment and environmental technology;
VANCOUVER (14 IOs)
OTTAWA (50 IOs)
TORONTO (34 IOs)
MONTRÉAL (62 IOs)
IOs
AROUND
THE WORLD
13,500 IOs around the world:
• 2,000 international governmental organizations (IGOs)
• 11,500 international non-governmental
organizations (INGOs)
IOs
IN CANADA Montréal, THE international
city in Canada
• The most international organizations (62)
• Substantial UN presence (unique in Canada)
•L
ife sciences;
•D
esign and creative industries;
• Energy and natural resources.
montrealinternational.com
28
29
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
36
support activities
Montréal International provided international
organizations in the Québec metropolis with
support for regular activities as well as special
projects. MI also carried out 36 support
activities in 2013, demonstrating its willingness
to support organizations not only in relocating
to Montréal, but also to help them develop
and grow.
Training and networking activities
The top attractiveness factor for international
organizations is the potential for collaboration
among organizations in the same sector.
Montréal International thus held a number
of events throughout the year to strengthen ties
among international organizations in Montréal,
expand their networks and multiply strategic
synergies. These events included:
• the 4th Montréal forum for international
organizations, held in conjunction
with Tourisme Montréal with the goal
of improving professional practices;
“Montréal International has a passionate team!
Its people work hard to support the international
organizations operating in Montréal and to convince
others to set up here.”
• an information and familiarization
session organized with the Mission of
Canada to help members of ICAO delegations,
employees and their spouses navigate
Montréal’s legal, protocolar, professional,
social, banking and cultural environments;
• a tribute evening for international
organizations, held on November 28, which
drew 130 attendees – the biggest turnout
since this annual event was first held.
2011
2012
2013
1
3
2
Number of prospecting
activities
35
34
63
Number of Montréal IOs
that received strategic
support
31
36
36
Number of newly established,
expanded or consolidated IOs
John Bournas
CEO/Executive Director
World Federation of Hemophilia
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
The World Federation of Hemophilia has been headquartered in Montréal since its founding 50 years
ago. Its mission is to make treatment available to everyone, everywhere. Like other international
organizations, the Federation cites the metropolis’ multiculturalism, quality of life, affordability,
and support from Montréal International as key success factors.
30
WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS (WFSJ) relocates to Montréal
The WFSJ announced in January 2014 that it was relocating to Montréal. Established
in 2002, the WFSJ represents 46 science and technology journalists’ associations from Africa,
the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. By coming to Montréal, the WFSJ
will be closer to other strategic media organizations such as Agence Science-Presse
and the Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec.
31
2013 ACTIVITY REPORT
IS one of the
world’s eight
headquarter
cities for
United Nations
specialized
agencies
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
“Other promotional agencies around the world will present their
financing and subsidy offers, but Montréal International goes further
and continues to support us even after we set up here. Not a week goes
by without us saying, ‘let’s give them a call and ask their advice.’
They are one of our greatest assets.”
Angela Gittens
Director General
Airports Council International (ACI)
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
Three years after relocating from Geneva to Montréal, Airports
Council International already has several expansion projects
underway—such as developing its APEX programme, enlarging
its office space, and hiring new talent. Proximity to other civil
aviation decision makers and to Montréal International are powerful
development drivers for this international organization.
In partnership with: Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions, the City of Montréal and the Ministère des Relations
internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur.
32
33
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
10
10
10
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
07
07
06
03
09
Aerospace
Culture &
Communications
Life Sciences
Development
Environment
Education
Design
OTHER
• Airports Council
International
• Conseil des festivals jumelés
• I nternational Academy
of Law and Mental Health
•A
lternatives International
• Commission
for Environmental
Cooperation
• Agence universitaire
de la Francophonie
• International Council
of Graphic Design
Associations
•F
édération internationale
d’inter-crosse
• Civil Air Navigation Services
Organisation
• Cospas-Sarsat
• International Air
Transport Association
• International Business
Aviation Council
• I nternational Association
of Theatre Critics
• I nternational Union
of Psychological Science
• I nternational Bureau of
Social Tourism - Secreteriat
for the Americas
•P
ublic Population
Project in Genomics
•R
éseau mère-enfant
de la Francophonie
• I nternational Federation
of Coalitions for Cultural
Diversity
• I nternational Federation
of Multimedia Associations
•S
ecrétariat international
des infirmières et infirmiers
de l’espace francophone
• I nternational Institute
of Integral Sciences
•S
ociété internationale
d’urologie
• International Federation
of Air Traffic Controllers’
Associations
•O
RBICOM The International
Network of UNESCO
Chairs in Communications
•T
he Transplantation Society
• International Federation
of Airline Pilots’
Associations
•U
NESCO Institute
for Statistics
• International Civil
Aviation Organization
• International Council
for Aerospace Training
• World Airlines Clubs
Association
•W
orld Anti-Doping Agency
•W
orld Federation
of Hemophilia
•F
inance Alliance
for Sustainable Trade
• I nternational Bureau
for Children’s Rights
• Global Campaign
for Climate Action
•M
ontréal Group
• Global Sustainable
Electricity Partnership
•M
ontréal International
Forum
• International
Secreteriat for Water
•N
orth American
Forum on Integration
•W
omen in Cities
International
• Multilateral Fund
for the Implementation
of the Montréal Protocol
• Secrétariat international
francophone
pour l’évaluation
environnementale
• Association francophone
internationale
des directeurs
d’établissements scolaires
• International Council
of Societies of Industrial
Design
• Comité syndical
francophone de l’éducation
et de la formation
• International Federation
of Interior Architects/
Designers
• I nternational Center
for the Prevention
of Crime
• I nternational
Centre for Accessible
Transportation
• FRANCOPOL
• I nternational Criminal
Defence Attorneys
• International Forum
of Public Universities
• I nternational Political
Science Association
• Organisation universitaire
interaméricaine –
Collège des Amériques
•T
he International
Federation of
Corporate Football •W
orld Confederation
of Productivity Science
• Secreteriat
of the Convention
on Biological Diversity
•W
orld Federation
of Science Journalists
•W
orld Wide Hearing
• World Lottery Association
•W
orld Association
of Community Radio
Broadcasters
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
IN MONTRÉAL
•W
orld Centre
of Excellence
for Destinations
34
35
SUCC EED
37
2 LA
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
LA PRESSE MONTRÉAL JEUDI 13 JUIN 2013
PRESSE AFFAIRES
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LA PRESSE AFFAIRES
LA FRANCE, TERRE DE RECRUTEMENT
TALENT ATTRACTION:
STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR
GREATER MONTRÉAL BUSINESSES
12 000 candidats
aux«JournéesQuébec» àParis
With the race for strategic talent gaining speed, Montréal International
stepped up its initiatives in 2013 to support Greater Montréal businesses
seeking highly qualified and experienced workers. The results?
Thirty companies took part in three recruiting missions in the US
and Europe, 186 skilled foreign workers were hired and a virtual
community of 3,500 potential candidates was set up on social media.
A pilot project to better
understand, promote and recruit
Montréal International completed a two-year
pilot project thanks to the financial support
of the Conseil emploi métropole to acquire
up-to-date expertise and develop effective tools
for attracting talent. This project focused on
three key areas to:
• carry out two studies on talent attraction;
•p
romote Greater Montréal as a destination
of choice in which to live and work, notably
via social media;
• e ncourage Greater Montréal employers
to take part in foreign recruiting missions.
30
companies took part
in recruiting missions
Québec’s shrinking labour force and the strength
of leading-edge industries in Greater Montréal
mean that several companies have to look to
overseas recruiting each year. In 2013, Montréal
International coordinated the participation of
30 employers of the Greater Montréal region
– 43% more than in 2012 and 87% more than
in 2011 – in three recruiting missions held
in collaboration with Québec’s Ministère de
l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles.
•M
arch 2013: New York City
and Washington, D.C.
• June 2013: Paris and Brussels
• December 2013: Paris
186
qualified workers hired
The recruiting missions MI took part in during
2013 resulted in 186 skilled and experienced
specialized workers being hired, thereby filling
very specific requirements in the aerospace,
information and communications technologies
(ICT), and life sciences and health technologies
(LSHT) sectors.
3,500
potential candidates mobilized
through social media
Montréal International has set up a social
media-based communication strategy to reach
skilled foreign workers directly and enable
them to discover Greater Montréal as a choice
destination in which to live and work. Some
3,500 people have signed up on Facebook,
Twitter and LinkedIn in less than one year.
This community of potential candidates has an
opportunity to learn more about the Montréal
metropolitan region’s advantages every day.
38
PHOTOS LIONEL CHARRIER, M.Y.O.P.
Pour la Banque Laurentienne, BRP et des dizaines de sociétés québécoises, la pénurie de main-d’œuvre n’a rien de théorique. Leur
nouveau bastion de prédilection pour recruter? La France. Avec 600 postes très pointus à pourvoir, 36 employeurs ont fait le voyage
jusqu’à Paris pour rencontrer des milliers de candidats potentiels le week-end dernier. Incursion dans ce salon de l’emploi 2.0.
MAXIME BERGERON
PARIS
Samedi matin, dans la salle de
conférence anonyme d’un hôtel
parisien. Autour des nombreux kiosques, des hommes
et des femmes tirés à quatre
épingles attendent patiemment
en file. Les noms affichés sont
familiers : Raymond Chabot,
Standard Life, I ndustrielle
Alliance, Groupe Le Massif.
Un peu partout, le fleurdelisé
apparaît bien en évidence.
Les « Journées Québec »,
organisées depuis 2008 dans
la capita le fra nça ise, sont
devenues un incontournable
pour des dizaines d’entreprises
québécoises. C’est ici qu’elles
viennent pour tenter de pourvoir les centaines de postes
pour lesquels elles ne trouvent
plus de candidats qualifiés à la
maison. Et de toute évidence,
la huitième présentation de
l’événement a connu un succès
monstre le week-end dernier.
Plus de 12 000 candidats
eu ropéens se sont inscrits
en vue de décrocher l’un des
60 0 postes offerts pendant
l’événement, et 4000 ont été
convoqués à des entrevues.
« C’est un grand moment dans
la relation franco-québécoise »,
s’est réjoui Michel Robitaille,
délégué général du Québec à
Paris, rencontré à cette foire de
l’emploi nouveau genre.
Les postes disponibles se
concentrent surtout dans les
technologies de l’information
(TI), l’aéronautique, la finance
et la métallurgie, des secteurs
de pointe où les pénuries sont
criantes au Québec. Pour limiter au maximum les pertes de
temps, les organisateurs du
salon ont fait un travail d’arrimage m i nutieu x entre les
emplois offerts et les candidats
potentiels.
L’e x e r c i c e e s t p r e s q u e
« chirurgical », souligne Louis
A rseneault, vice-président,
Attraction de talents, de l’organisme Montréal International,
qui représentait 16 entreprises
à Paris. « Le succès de ces
opérations repose essentiellement sur la capacité d’arrimer
les exigences très pointues
des employeu rs québécois
avec les compétences de ces
employés-là. »
Un marché « très serré »
Le groupe de conseil en
informatique Fujitsu, en plein
boom au Québec, en était à
sa huitième participation aux
« Journées Québec ». La formule fonctionne à merveille
pour l’entreprise. « En tout
et partout, on a fait une centaine de recrutements depuis
2 0 0 8 », a sou l ig né A n n ie
Bélisle, vice-présidente des
ressou rces hu ma i nes , qu i
rencontrait des candidats à la
chaîne à son petit kiosque.
M me Bélisle et sa collègue
ont fait une série de « premières entrevues » pendant
le salon. Tout de suite après,
une équipe située à Québec a
réalisé des « entrevues techniques » par vidéoconférence
avec les candidats les plus
intéressa nts. L’objectif est
limpide : recruter autant d’employés que possible, et le plus
vite possible.
Le scénario se répète chez
Helix, un groupe de Montréal
à la recherche de travailleurs
spécialisés en développement
de logiciels. La PME a réussi
à embaucher cinq candidats à
chacune de ses deux dernières
participations aux « Journées
Québec », et elle espérait en
recruter encore autant cette
fois-ci.
« O n a i mera it t rouver à
Montréal, mais c’est un marché
qui est très serré, a souligné
Ovidiu Schiopu, président de
la petite boîte de 33 employés.
Les travailleurs qu’on a embauchés grâce aux journées précédentes s’intègrent très bien,
et ils amènent chacun une
dimension intéressante avec
leurs backgrounds différents. »
CCH (Wolters Kluwer) espérait aussi trouver la perle rare.
La firme de Sherbrooke spécialisée dans les logiciels comptables a quatre postes à pourvoir
en TI. Elle a reçu 77 candidatures, et 24 Européens ont été
convoqués en entrevue.
« Ce sont des ex pertises
très pointues, qui sont presque impossibles à trouver au
Québec, a commenté Chantal
Lacroix, directrice technologie. On a un chasseur de têtes
qui ratisse sur nos postes,
jusqu’à Toronto, et on n’est pas
capables de trouver. »
Les « Journées Québec »,
qu i se tien nent deu x fois
l’an, se déroulent pendant
deux jours à Paris, puis dans
une autre ville pour la dernière journée (dans ce cas-ci,
Bruxelles). La prochaine, à la
fin de novembre, concentrera
toutes les rencontres à Paris.
En plus de cet événement
qui a lieu deux fois par année,
le Bureau d’immigration du
Québec à Paris tient chaque
semaine des séances d’information par internet et dans
diverses salles parisiennes.
Celles-ci attirent entre 60 et
200 personnes, selon les lieux.
« On remplit les salles », a dit
avec le sourire Line Gagné,
directrice du bureau.
“The organizers of the fair
did a great work matching
the jobs on offer with
potential candidates.”
– La Presse, June 13, 2013
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
THE RESULTS REFLECT
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S NEED
FOR QUALIFIED WORKERS
GREATER MONTRÉAL
Companies participating
in recruiting missions
In 2013, the companies who took part in international
recruiting missions have posted 743 job offers to fill
in the following sectors:
35
30
16
25
35
20
30
15
Aerospace
VIDEO GAMES
25
10
20
5
15
0
16
21
21
30
30
2011
2012
2013
2011
2012
2013
10
5
“Recruiting missions attract interest from a large number of
candidates. We would never have been able to access such a wide
pool of talent if we worked alone. After an initial round of candidate
selections and on-site interviews, Alten Canada hired several
talented individuals. Mission accomplished!”
0
Life Sciences
and Health
Technologies
Finance
200
150
200
Maxime Leca
Vice-President, Operations
Alten Canada
100
150
50
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
100
0
Alten Canada plans to hire 200 people over three years. While most recruitment is done locally,
some specific positions require a wider search. This is why ALTEN Canada took part with Montréal
Information
and Communication
Technologies
158
98 158
98
186
186
2011
2012
2013
2011
2012
2013
50
0
International in a recruiting mission in Paris, which has already enabled them to fill three openings
with experienced high-caliber people.
40
Hirings
41
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITING MISSIONS
A TURNKEY SERVICE
FOR EMPLOYERS
•
•
•
•
osting and promotion of job offers
P
Candidate preselection according to participating employers’ criteria
On-site scheduling of candidate interviews
Organization of all mission logistics
The 30 companies
that Montréal
International
supported in 2013
Abacus
Absolunet
Aldo Group
Algorithme Pharma
AlphaMosaïk
Alten Canada
Behaviour Interactive
CGI
Cofomo
DTI Software
Dupuis et associés
Facility Consulting Services
FXinnovation
Helix Enterprise Collaboration Systems
IMDS Group
Kennedy Garceau
Laurentian Bank
Leesta
Meloche Group
Meritek Conseil
MSB Ressources Globales
NuEcho
Groupe conseil OSI
Procom
Recrutement Santé Québec
Sologlobe
Standard Life
Talsom
Techno 5 – Experis
Trans-West Group
Results of the 9 recruiting
missions held by MI and its
partners since 2010
OVER
60
OVER
participating
companies
FROM GREATER
MONTRÉAL
9,000
job
interviews
OVER
500
experienced
AND SKILLED
workers hired
“When I took part in Journées Québec,
I felt I had a real chance to find a job. I had eight
interviews in one day, I signed a contract in January
and left for Montréal in April with my whole family!”
“By publicizing our job opportunities through their networks
around the world, Montréal International and its partners
are able to reach skilled candidates, people with experience
and expertise, who meet our criteria and, moreover,
are excited about working in Greater Montréal.”
François Chartrand
prEsident
MEritek Conseil
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
Patrick Menacho, IT Specialist
Sourcevolution
A specialist recruiter of contractual and permanent IT personnel, Meritek Conseil is constantly
seeking qualified and experienced professionals. In addition to taking part in several recruiting missions
with Montréal International, Meritek Conseil often works with the International Mobility division of MI
to accelerate immigration procedures for selected workers.
42
43
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY:
EXPERTISE THAT’S BEEN
PROVEN 1,335 TIMES
Montréal International is one of the few investment promotion
agencies in the world that helps organizations manage
international mobility FOR THEIR FOREIGN EMPLOYEES. In 2013, the
growth in investment projects in Greater Montréal and the success
of foreign recruiting missions made this role more essential
than ever: 1,335 qualified workers – 10% more than in 2012 –
BENEFITED from Montréal International’s expertise and advice.
640
applications for
temporary residence
By facilitating immigration procedures
for 640 skilled workers at 120 companies,
institutions or international organizations,
Montréal International helped to accelerate
their integration and make Greater Montréal
even more attractive to investors.
25,529
NUMBER OF
FILES HANDLED
(WORK PERMITS, STUDY PERMITS,
ENTRY VISAS)
743
739
640
2011
2012
2013
88
relevant than ever: 695 workers attended one
of the 88 meetings that Montréal International
held during the year – almost 50% more than
in 2012. This high value added service aims
to transform temporary work experiences in
Greater Montréal into long-term life projects
and thus enrich the metropolis’ talent pool
with in-demand profiles and skills.
visits to
www.permanentresidency.ca
In 2013, Québec’s Ministère de l’Immigration
et des Communautés culturelles and Montréal’s
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) renewed
an agreement to implement an information
campaign aimed at temporary workers in
the metropolis. The campaign included an
update of www.permanentresidency.ca, which
describes the process to obtain permanent
residency, along with advice and useful links.
This microsite had 25,529 unique visitors
in 2013.
www.
permanent
residency
.ca
+
A TALENT
RETENTION TOOL
FOR GREATER
MONTRÉAL
Did you
know?
Montréal
International
offers personalized
assistance to the
spouses of qualified
foreign workers
to facilitate their
professional
integration.
Counselling,
orientation and
networking!
the financial support of the Conférence
régionale des élus de Montréal and
the Ministère de l’Immigration et des
Communautés culturelles (MICC).
It forms part of the Agreement and
Action Plan on Immigration, Integration
and Intercultural Relations of Greater
Montréal, led by the Conférence
régionale des élus de Montréal.
EFFECTIVE
SUPPORT FOR
WORKERS
information sessions
on permanent residency
Constant changes to immigration criteria
and permanent residency eligibility mean that
information sessions on the topic are more
44
This project was made possible with
45
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
“I was born in China, studied in the
US, and now I work in Montréal.
You can imagine how complicated
the immigration process would be.
Fortunately, my new employer —
McGill University — referred me
to Montréal International right
away, and they helped me get
everything sorted out.”
“In terms of mobility and immigration, Montréal International’s
expertise is essential: they know the procedures from A to Z,
keep track of all legal changes and make sure that files meet all
the requirements. This makes it much faster and easier to recruit
new talent and transfer personnel from our Japan headquarters
or our other studios around the world.”
Yi Huang
Assistant Professor
McGill University Faculty
of Science
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
A graduate of Princeton
Isabelle Tremblay
Director, Human Resources
Square Enix
University in New Jersey,
Yi Huang knew little about
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
Montréal when he came to
interview for an assistant
professor position at McGill
University’s Department of
After first setting up in Québec in 2007 with Eidos Montréal, Square Enix beefed up its presence two
Atmospheric and Oceanic
years ago by opening another studio, Square Enix Montréal. International mobility is a very important
Sciences. According to
factor for this major video game firm: 30% of its 500 Montréal employees come from Japan, the US
Mr. Huang, he fell in love
and Europe.
with Montréal right away!
46
47
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
PROFILE OF QUALIFIED
WORKERS SUPPORTED
BY MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL IN 2013
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
Main sectors
55%
15.8%
Information and
Communication
Technologies
Educational
Institutions
5.6%
10.3%
For
temporary
residency
6
40
applications
120
companies
supported
Main nationalities
French: 40%
$75,746
American: 11.2%
British: 7.1%
(average annual
salary)
Chinese: 2.8%
Italian: 2.5%
For
permanent
residency
695
workers
informed
54
companies
supported
International
Organizations
Aerospace
7.4%
5.9%
Finance
Other
Australian: 2.3%
German: 2.3%
Other: 31.8%
$78,907
(average annual
salary)
48
49
PRO MOTE
51
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
PROMOTING GREATER MONTRÉAL’S ECONOMY
MORE VISIBILITY ON THE WEB
AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Montréal International leveraged new technologies and social
media throughout 2013 to promote the prospecting of foreign
investment, international organizations and strategic workers.
This strategy generated increased visibility for Greater Montréal,
beginning with a complete overhaul of MI’s web site, the creation
of an economic blog, production of video capsules and deployment
of targeted promotional activities. MI also presented a number
of recommendations at public consultations on how to make
the metropolitan region more attractive and more competitive
on the global stage.
115,000
21
unique visitors to montrealinternational.com
A brand-new mobile-friendly version of MI’s web site
was developed and went live in 2013. Designed as an interactive
showcase for Greater Montréal’s economy, the new MI site
highlights Québec metropolis’ key success factors and features
testimonials from corporate CEOs, leaders of international
organizations and strategic workers who have settled
in the region. The site had 115,000 unique visitors
and a total of 400,000 page views in 2013.
promotional capsules
You can’t have social media without a video component.
Montréal International produced, scripted and filmed 21 video
capsules to promote Greater Montréal and its multiple assets.
• N
ine of these capsules are aimed at businesses
and international organizations;
• Twelve of them are aimed at international strategic workers.
4
promotional missions
Munich, New York City, San Francisco
and Los Angeles
Alongside shows by Cirque du Soleil, Montréal International
organized promotional missions with key partners to target
potential investors and site locators. In the U.S., these location
advisors are involved in 40% of projects involving 100 jobs
or more.
Montréal International has also implemented a social media
strategy which includes an economic blog (Greater Montréal:
Leading Business), managed Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
accounts, as well as the design and distribution of promotional
graphics targeting international strategic workers.
Familiarization tour in Greater Montréal
In addition to these missions, Montréal International and its
partners such as Investissement Québec hosted a number of these
US consultants to enable them to discover Greater Montréal,
its expertise and its numerous advantages.
52
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
Reference documents
To support its team as it works with high-priority prospecting
targets, Montréal International compiled and analyzed economic
data which is featured in Greater Montréal: The power to help
you succeed—considered a true reference tool. MI also produced
a comprehensive profile of Greater Montréal’s Life Sciences
and Health Technologies industry, which won an award from
the International Economic Development Council, and a map
showing the sector’s main players in the region.
High-profile business events
In 2013, Montréal International continued promoting Greater
Montréal’s strengths at major international business events such
as the BIO International Convention (Life Sciences and Health
Technologies), the MIPIM international show for real estate
professionals, the International Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget,
the SIAL food exhibition and the Montréal International
Game Summit (video games).
Targeted, high-visibility press events
Montréal International organized some 30 proactive press events
to highlight the successes of Greater Montréal and the businesses
and international organizations that received support to set up
or expand operations in the region. Montréal International
also implemented a visibility plan following the appointment of
Ms. Dominique Anglade as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the organization. The spin-offs included a cover-page headline
in Les Affaires business magazine—“International Ambition”.
GREATER MONTRÉAL,
GREATER AMBITIONS
Commercial
The power of
POWER
knowledge
• 460 million NAFTA-zone consumers
• 11 higher education institutions,
including 4 major universities
• T
he most competitive operating
costs in North America
• 170,000 university students,
including 20,000 foreign students
Financial
The power of
• 130 000 college students
and 70 000 vocational students
• T
ailor-made incentives
• 40,000 new graduates each year
• 2 highest concentration of university
students in North America, after Boston
• 3 airports—including two international
airports—plus one of the busiest
maritime ports in all of North America
human capital
nd
• 50% of the population is bilingual
Economic
POWER
POWER
Industrial
POWER
• E
ight clusters of excellence
in high-tech sectors
53
B IL AN DES ACTIVITÉS 2013
Profile of the
Life Sciences
and Health
Technologies
industry
in Greater
Montréal
Profile of Greater
Montréal’s
Life Sciences
and Health
Technologies
Industry
DETAILED ANALYSES
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO SUPPORT
THE REGION’S
ATTRACTIVENESS
In addition to promoting the economic
strengths of the Québec metropolis,
Montréal International identifies the
region’s primary attractiveness issues
and makes recommendations to the
various levels of government. MI thus put
together a Greater Montréal attractiveness
dashboard in 2013 and submitted
a number of briefs, including:
Promotional capsule “Greater Montréal
welcomes Medtronic”
@ lu c
etg.c
o
New Montréal
International
website
m
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES (LSHT) INDUSTRY REPRESENTS:
L’INDUSTRIE DES SCIENCES DE LA VIE ET DES TECHNOLOGIES DE LA SANTÉ (SVTS)
DU GRAND MONTRÉAL :
➡ Approximately 45,000 jobs in some 600 facilities
• More than 12,000 researchers and professionals working in more than 300 public and para-public research organizations
Internationally renowned fields of excellence
An average cost-benefit of more than 14% in LSHT in 2012 as compared with major North American and European competitors
A tax burden for R&D companies in 2012 that was two to five times lower than that of other major Western cities
Strategies, policies and other initiatives conducive to business development
➡ Environ 45 000 emplois répartis dans quelque 600 établissements
• Plus de 12 000 chercheurs et professionnels œuvrant dans plus de 300 organismes de recherche publics et parapublics
➡ Des domaines d’excellence reconnus internationalement
➡ Un avantage-coût moyen de plus de 14 % en SVTS en 2012 par rapport aux principaux concurrents nord-américains et européens
➡ Un fardeau fiscal pour les entreprises de R-D en 2012 de deux à cinq fois moins élevé que celui d’autres grandes métropoles occidentales
Des
stratégies, politiques et autres initiatives propices au développement des affaires
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
CENTRE-VILLE
Institut de recherche de
l'Hôpital général de Montréal/
Montreal General Hospital
Research Institute
MCB
Ethix Medical inc.
Centre for Research on
Brain, Language and Music
Artificial Cells and
Organs Research Centre
McGill Universitu Health Center
(MUHC) Research Institute
ORL
RRISIQ
Alan-Edwards Centre
for Research on Pain
- McGill University
MCHI CMEL
Chemical Computing Group
USI
Centre de recherche de l'Institut thoracique
de Montréal/Montreal Chest Institute
BTRC
CBB
IRCM
AngioChem Inc.
Inno-Centre
Norgil Canada
NanoQAM
Gestion Valeo
IMMUNI T
Biomed (UQÀM)
PharmaQAM
Caprion Proteomics Inc.
Cover-page headline
in Les Affaires
Elekta Ltd. Canada
IRSST
Omnimed
Office of Sponsored
Research - McGill University
Montreal Children’s
Hospital Research Institute
FittNLean
Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc.
Université du Québec à Montréal
Biotonix Inc.
Groupe CGI Inc.
Prevtec microbia inc.
MSBi Valorisation
Covance, Inc.
Génome Québec
Institut Santé et Société
Oncozyme Pharma inc.
Bayer Canada
CIRST
Teva Canada Innovation
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Planning to establish or expand in Greater Montréal?
Guichet unique, Montréal International offre un ensemble de services
personnalisés, gratuits et confidentiels
Montréal International offers a single point of access to a series
of personalized, free and confidential services
DOWNTOWN
Soutien stratégique
Strategic support
Connaissances des programmes financiers et fiscaux
Knowledge of financial and tax programs
Expertise sectorielle
Sectoral experience and strategic alliances
Données économiques
Site Selection Data
Relations gouvernementales
Government relations
Intelerad Medical Systems Inc.
Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
GREATER
MONTRÉAL
THE POWER
TO MAKE YOU
SUCCEED
Pour en savoir plus sur les services de Montréal International, consultez :
www.montrealinternational.com
To find out more about Montréal International’s services, go to:
www.montrealinternational.com
Contact : Ginette Audet, Ec.D.
Directrice, développement des affaires | Sciences de la vie
514-987-9379 | [email protected]
Contact : Ginette Audet, Ec.D.
Director, Business Development | Life Sciences
514-987-9379 | [email protected]
École de
technologie
supérieure
Purkinje Inc.
Institut de recherche de
l'Hôpital général de Montréal/
Montreal General Hospital
Research Institute
➡
Object Research Systems (ORS) Inc.
HEC MONTRÉAL LE PARCOURS ENTREPRENEURIAL RÉMI-MARCOUX, C’EST PARTI !
EMcision Ltd.
➡
Aptimed Inc.
Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltée
➡
➡ Approximately 45,000 jobs in some 600 facilities
• More than 12,000 researchers and professionals working in more than 300 public and para-public research organizations
Internationally renowned fields of excellence
An average cost-benefit of more than 14% in LSHT in 2012 as compared with major North American and European competitors
A tax burden for R&D companies in 2012 that was two to five times lower than that of other major Western cities
Strategies, policies and other initiatives conducive to business development
Centre de recherche sur le tissu
osseux et le parodonte/Centre for
Bone and Periodontal Research
MCC
Artificial Cells and
Organs Research Centre
MCHI CMEL
Chemical Computing Group
Advanomics Corporation
Thrasos Therapeutics
Concordia University
Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc.
Génome Québec
Covance, Inc.
Oncozyme Pharma inc.
Teva Canada Innovation
COREALIS
Pharma Inc.
Héma-Québec
|
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Purkinje Inc.
Kinova
NanoQuébec
Object Research Systems (ORS) Inc.
EMcision Ltd.
Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltée
LE GRAND MONTRÉAL : UN TREMPLIN NATUREL
POUR LE MARCHÉ NORD-AMÉRICAIN
– Alain Bouchard,
pdg d’Alimentation
Couche-Tard
➡ Un accès direct au marché de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALÉNA),
Charles Sirois rachète
des terres à la Banque
Nationale
➡
➡
Québec,
capitale
du luxe
➡
DANIÈLE HENKEL
« Le multiculturalisme
est une source
d’enrichissement »
SPORTS INC.
Quand le football
étudiant lève
des fonds
AGROALIMENTAIRE
Attention aux « vieilles
poules américaines » !
5
Social media campaign
“Montréal: for your
career and for life”
CAHIER INVESTIR
BOURSE
➡
représentant environ 460 millions de consommateurs et un PIB total de 17 billions $ US
Une position stratégique en Amérique du Nord
• à 90 minutes de vol de Toronto, Boston et New York
• à moins d’une heure de route de la frontière américaine
Des infrastructures de transport de qualité
• deux aéroports internationaux (Montréal-Trudeau et Montréal-Mirabel)
• un port parmi les plus achalandés en Amérique du Nord, relié à plus de 100 pays et ouvert
à l’année longue
Le moteur économique du Québec qui représente 50 % de la population, du PIB et de
l’emploi de la province
• Population : près de 4 millions d'habitants
• PIB réel ($2002) : plus de 135 milliards $
• Emploi : près de 2 millions de travailleurs
Un regroupement de 82 municipalités englobant l’Île de Montréal, les villes de Laval et de
Longueuil, et les municipalités de la Rive-Nord et de la Rive-Sud du fleuve Saint-Laurent
Vertex
Pharmaceutiques
(Canada) inc.
UNE MASSE CRITIQUE DE LEADERS INDUSTRIELS
ET DE TRAVAILLEURS HAUTEMENT QUALIFIÉS
UNE EXPERTISE DE POINTE
EN RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT (R-D)
A CUTTING-EDGE EXPERTISE
IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D)
ENVIRONNEMENT D’AFFAIRES,
FISCALITÉ ET INCITATIFS CONCURRENTIELS
COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT,
TAXATION AND INCENTIVES
➡ Des entreprises de renommée internationale dans quatre sous-secteurs d’activité :
➡ Des domaines d’excellence reconnus internationalement :
➡ Internationally renowned fields of excellence: cancer; genetics,
➡ Un fardeau fiscal pour les entreprises de R-D en 2012 de deux à cinq
➡ A tax burden for R&D companies in 2012 that was two to five times
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
➡
Sources : icriq.com, 2012, Montréal International, 2012, Montréal InVivo, 2012; Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012, Statistique
Canada, 2012; Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS), 2011; Association d’études canadiennes, 2007
AMBITION
➡
« L’un des grands avantages de la grappe montréalaise des sciences de la vie, c’est l’accès
à un bassin de près de 200 000 étudiants universitaires, un vrai luxe! »
- Dr Riad Sherif B., Président, Novartis Pharma Canada
Source : Le Conference Board du Canada, 2013
GREATER MONTRÉAL: A NATURAL SPRINGBOARD
TO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
representing about 460 million consumers and total GDP of $17 trillion U.S.
➡ A strategic position in North America
INTERNATIONALE
Le plan de match de Dominique Anglade, nouvelle pdg de Montréal
International, pour attirer des investissements étrangers.
conseils de
Bernard Mooney
pour débuter
• A 90-minute flight from Toronto, Boston and New York City
• Less than a one-hour drive to the U.S. border
• Two international airports (Montréal-Trudeau and Montréal-Mirabel)
• One of the busiest ports in North America with connections to more than 100 countries and
open year-round
➡ The economic engine of Québec representing 50% of the population,
GDP and employment in the province
• Population: close to 4 million inhabitants
• Real GDP ($2002) : more than $135 billion
• Jobs: close to 2 million workers
➡ A group of 82 municipalities consisting of Montréal Island, the cities of Laval and Longueuil,
the North Shore and South Shore municipalities along the St. Lawrence River
Source: The Conference Board of Canada, 2013
FRANÇOIS POULIOT
A CRITICAL MASS OF INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED TALENT
➡ Quality transport infrastructures
Alcoa, pourquoi
ça va chauffer
« Travailler dans le Grand Montréal, c’est bénéficier d’un accès à un bassin de main-d’œuvre de qualité, à un
réseau d’entreprises très dynamiques au niveau de la R-D et à diverses aides gouvernementales, sans oublier la
proximité physique avec le marché américain et la proximité réglementaire avec les pays européens du fait du
système d’harmonisation entre le Canada et l’Europe. »
- M. Sylvain Duvernay, chef de la direction, Uman Pharma
“Québec, and Greater Montréal in
particular, are well positioned in
life sciences, thanks to a strong
concentration of institutions and
organizations active in the field.”
- Dr. Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist,
Fonds de recherche du Québec
health technologies, biotechnologies, contract manufacturing/research
➡ About 45,000 jobs in some 600 facilities
➡ Ranks 6th among the largest metropolitan regions in North America in terms of LSHT
job concentration in 2011
➡ 11 university-level institutions
➡ More than 27,000 students enrolled in university programs related to LSHT for the
2010 Fall semester and nearly 6,300 graduates in 2010
➡ The most multilingual population in Canada
• 50% are bilingual
• 20% are multilingual (three languages and over)
Sources: icriq.com, 2012, Montréal International, 2012, Montréal InVivo, 2012; Bureau of Labour Statistics, 2012,
Statistics Canada, 2012; Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS), 2011; Association for
Canadian Studies, 2007
Promotional capsule
“Greater Montréal welcomes IFALPA”
➡
« La grappe montréalaise des sciences de
la vie possède une excellente capacité
de recherche et d’innovation. Ni trop
grande ni trop petite, forte de ses grands
centres hospitaliers, elle est riche en
personnel qualifié et excellente en recherche clinique. »
- Dr Jean De Serres, président et chef de la
direction, Héma-Québec
“The Montréal Life Sciences cluster has
excellent research and innovation capability.
It is neither too big, nor too small, and with
its top-notch major hospitals, it has a wealth
of qualified staff that is excellent in clinical
research.”
- Dr. Jean De Serres, President and CEO,
Héma-Québec
fois moins élevé que celui d’autres grandes métropoles occidentales
GLOBAL TAX BURDEN INDEX FOR R&D COMPANIES (average of U.S. metropolitan areas = 100)
Selection of major metropolitan aeas in North America and Europe specialized in LSHT, 2012
120
100
80
60
95,0
40
120
115
110
105
Montréal
Toronto
Londres
London
San Diego
Boston
Source : KPMG, 2012
➡ De généreux incitatifs contribuant à cet avantage-coût :
• Crédits d’impôt à la R-D (remboursables au Québec)
• Crédit d'impôt remboursable pour la recherche précompétitive
en partenariat privé
• Congé fiscal pour les chercheurs et experts étrangers
• Crédits d’impôt pour le programme du Centre de développement
des biotechnologies
• 125 M$ du gouvernement du Québec pour les partenariats de
recherche privé-public dans le secteur biopharmaceutique
• Programme Essor : aide financière pour les projets structurants
• Aide financière pour la création d’emplois et la formation
➡ Plus de 1,6 G$ d’investissements en capital de risque dans le
secteur des SVTS entre 2001 et 2011, soit près de 33 % du total au
Canada, un sommet au pays
➡ Des stratégies, politiques et autres initiatives gouvernementales
propices au développement des affaires
➡ Generous incentives contributing to this cost-benefit:
•
•
•
•
•
R&D tax credits (refundable in Québec)
Refundable tax credit for private partnership pre-competitive research
Tax holiday for foreign experts and researchers
Tax credits for the Biotechnology Development Centre program
125 million budget allowance from the Government of Québec for
private-public research partnerships in the biopharmaceutical sector
• Essor Program: financial assistance to investment projects
• Financial assistance for job creation and training
➡ More than $1.6 billion in venture capital investments in the
LSHT sector between 2001 and 2011, i.e., 33% of Canada’s total,
tops in the country
➡ Strategies, policies and other government initiatives conducive to
business development
Source: Thomson Reuters, 2012
100
Source : Thomson Reuters, 2012
95
90
Montréal
Source : KPMG, 2012
Toronto
Philadelphie
Philadelphia
Pharmaceutique
Pharmaceuticals
Boston
R-D biomédicale
Biomedical R&D
San Diego
Gestion d’essais cliniques
Clinical trial management
Londres
London
« Le gouvernement du Québec a vraiment su créer ici un environnement très accueillant
pour les entreprises des sciences de la vie. »
- M. Neil Fraser, Président et chef de la direction, Medtronic du Canada
Appareils médicaux
Medical devices
Alethia
Biothérapeutiques
“The Government of Québec has managed to create a very friendly environment here for
life sciences companies.”
- Neil Fraser, President and CEO, Medtronic of Canada
Promotional capsule
“Aurélie chose Montréal”
m
tg.co
uce
54
103,4
Philadelphie
Philadelphia
37,6
20,3
125
95,9
67,1
20
0
GREATER MONTRÉAL:
AN AVERAGE COST-BENEFIT OF MORE THAN 14%
IN LSHT IN 2012 AS COMPARED WITH ITS MAJOR
COMPETITORS
lower than that of other major Western cities
INDICE DE FARDEAU FISCAL GLOBAL POUR LES ENTREPRISES EN R-D (Moyenne des métropoles des États-Unis = 100)
Sélection de grandes régions métropolitaines d'Amérique du Nord et d'Europe spécialisées en SVTS, 2012
@l
“Working in Greater Montréal means you have access to a pool of top-flight workers, a very
dynamic network of companies in terms of R&D and various forms of government assistance, not
to mention its physical proximity to the U.S. market and its regulatory synergy with European
countries due to the harmonization system between Canada and Europe,”
- Sylvain Duvernay, CEO, Uman Pharma
➡
COÛTS TOTAUX D'EXPLOITATION D'UNE ENTREPRISE EN SVTS (Montréal = 100), par sous-secteur
Sélection de grandes métropoles d'Amérique du Nord et d'Europe spécialisées en SVTS, 2012
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS OF AN LSHT COMPANY (Montréal = 100) by sub-sector
Selection of major metropolitan areas in North America and Europe specialized in LSHT, 2012
➡ Internationally renowned companies in four activity sub-sectors: pharmaceuticals,
« Le Québec, et en particulier le
Grand Montréal, est très bien
positionné dans les sciences de la
vie grâce à une forte concentration
d’institutions et d’organisations
œuvrant dans le domaine. »
- Dr Rémi Quirion, Scientifique en
chef, Fonds de recherche du Québec
➡
genomics, proteomics; cardiovascular and metabolic diseases;
neurosciences and mental health; personalized health care
and aging
A major player in precompetitive research, which is based on
close cooperation between companies and universities
More than 12,000 researchers and professionals working in more
than 300 public and para-public research organizations in 2011
More than $1.8 billion in grants and subsidies offered from
2006 to 2011 by federal subsidizing agencies such as the Canada
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which is number
one in Canada
Potential high-level partners:
• Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery
• Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé
• Génome Québec
• NEOMED Institute
• MEDTEQ
Sources: Expertise Recherche Québec, 2012; CIHR, 2012, NSERC, 2012
LE GRAND MONTRÉAL :
UN AVANTAGE-COÛT MOYEN DE PLUS DE 14 % EN
SVTS EN 2012 PAR RAPPORT À SES PRINCIPAUX
CONCURRENTS
- Dr. Riad Sherif B., President, Novartis Pharma Canada
➡ Direct access to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) market,
cancer; génétique, génomique et protéomique; maladies
cardiovasculaires et métaboliques; neurosciences et santé mentale;
soins de santé personnalisés et vieillissement
Un joueur majeur au niveau de la recherche précompétitive,
reposant sur d’étroites collaborations entre les entreprises et les
établissements universitaires
Au-delà de 12 000 chercheurs et professionnels œuvrant dans plus
de 300 organismes de recherche publics et parapublics en 2011
Près de 1,8 G$ en bourses et subventions offertes de 2006 à 2011
par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) et le Conseil de
recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG), un
sommet au Canada
Des partenaires de haut niveau dont :
• Consortium québécois sur la découverte du médicament
• Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé
• Génome Québec
• Institut NEOMED
• MEDTEQ
Sources : Expertise Recherche Québec, 2012 ; IRSC, 2012, CRSNG, 2012
“One of the greatest advantages of the Montréal Life Sciences cluster is its access to a
pool of close to 200,000 university students. What a luxury!”
AngioChem Inc.
NanoQAM
CINBIOSE
Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc.
IMMUNI T
Biomed (UQÀM)
PharmaQAM
FittNLean
Institut Santé et Société
CIRST
a brief on the importance of the manufacturing
sector in Greater Montréal (Québec industrial
policy 2013-2017).
Aptimed Inc.
a brief on the draft bill to create the
Banque de développement économique du Québec
(Québec economic development bank).
Photos en page couverture de Héma-Québec et COREALIS Pharma Inc. : @ lucetg.com
pharmaceutique, technologies de la santé, biotechnologies et fabrication/recherche contractuelle
Environ 45 000 emplois répartis dans quelque 600 établissements
6e rang des plus grandes régions métropolitaines d’Amérique du Nord pour la concentration
d’emplois en SVTS en 2011
11 établissements universitaires
Plus de 27 000 étudiants inscrits à des programmes universitaires directement reliés ou
connexes aux SVTS à l’automne 2010 et près de 6 300 diplômés pour l’année 2010
La population la plus multilingue au Canada
• 50 % est bilingue
• 20 % est plurilingue (trois langues et plus)
Gestion Valeo
Zimmer Computer Assisted Surgery
DANS UN JET AVEC UN PDG
« Je n’ai pas de
complexe d’être
partout »
Service des partenariats
et du soutien à l'innovation - UQÀM
Inno-Centre
Intelerad Medical Systems Inc.
École de
technologie
supérieure
It is an economic development organization whose aim is to create a business environment conducive to innovation and the development of active companies and organizations in the LSHT cluster
It assumes leadership in rallying all players in the cluster around common objectives to ensure the competitiveness and growth of the LSHT
in Greater Montréal and Québec
It is a strategic instrument which, along with the cooperation of all of the players, initiates and coordinates structural actions to collectively seize
development opportunities for the cluster
Cartographie géopicturaleMD pour les sociétés et les gouvernements
www.geografix.ca
64 PAGES
CRCHUM
Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
380, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest • Bureau 8000 • Montréal (Québec) • H2Y 3X7
Téléphone : 514 987-8191 • Télécopieur : 514 987-1948
[email protected] • ww.montrealinternational.com
3,25 $
IRCM
Université du Québec à Montréal
MSBi Valorisation
Bayer Canada
CEIM
NUMÉRO DU 16 NOVEMBRE 2013 | NO 41
PP40064924
CBB
McGill
University
IRSST
Omnimed
Office of Sponsored
Research - McGill University
Montreal Children’s
Hospital Research Institute
C’est un organisme de développement économique qui vise à créer un environnement
d’affaires propice à l’innovation et au développement des entreprises et organisations actives
de la grappe des SVTS
Il assume un leadership dans la mobilisation de tous les acteurs de la grappe autour
d’objectifs communs pour assurer la compétitivité et la croissance des SVTS dans le Grand
Montréal et au Québec
Il constitue un levier stratégique qui, grâce à la concertation entre tous les acteurs, initie
et coordonne des actions structurantes pour saisir collectivement les occasions de
développement de la grappe
Zimmer Computer Assisted Surgery
USI
Centre de recherche de l'Institut thoracique
de Montréal/Montreal Chest Institute
BTRC
Caprion Proteomics Inc.
Prevtec microbia inc.
➡
RRISIQ
Elekta Ltd. Canada
UNE GRAPPE STRUCTURÉE SOUS L’ÉGIDE DE MONTRÉAL INVIVO
➡
Centre de visualisation cérébrale
McConnell/McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
ORL
Alan-Edwards Centre
for Research on Pain
- McGill University
Norgil Canada
Triton Pharma Inc.
Groupe CGI Inc.
➡
Institut et hôpital
neurologiques
de Montréal
McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre
Leap Medical Inc.
Fujitsu Canada
Centre for Small Business
and Entrepreneurial Studies
a joint brief with TechnoMontréal
on the
DOWNTOWN
refundable tax credit for the development of e-business.
The Government of Québec announced in July 2013
that the program would be renewed for a further
10 years, until the end of 2025.
McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
MCB
Centre for Research on
Brain, Language and Music
Concordia University - Office of Research
CUSM - MUHC
Robert & Fils Inc.
➡
➡
➡
➡
McGill University and Génome
Québec Innovation Centre
CRN
Ethix Medical inc.
McGill Universitu Health Center
(MUHC) Research Institute
• Pharmaceutique
• Pharmaceuticals
• Technologies de la santé
• Health Technologies
• Biotechnologies
• Biotechnologies
• Fabrication/Recherche contractuelle • Contract Manufacturing/Research
A STRUCTURED CLUSTER UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MONTRÉAL INVIVO
NanoQuébec
CEIM
COREALIS
Pharma Inc.
2O13–2O14
Kinova
Sectorial map of
the Life Sciences and
Health Technologies
CENTRE-VILLE
industry in Greater
Montréal
➡ Environ 45 000 emplois répartis dans quelque 600 établissements
• Plus de 12 000 chercheurs et professionnels œuvrant dans plus de 300 organismes de recherche publics et parapublics
➡ Des domaines d’excellence reconnus internationalement
➡ Un avantage-coût moyen de plus de 14 % en SVTS en 2012 par rapport aux principaux concurrents nord-américains et européens
➡ Un fardeau fiscal pour les entreprises de R-D en 2012 de deux à cinq fois moins élevé que celui d’autres grandes métropoles occidentales
Des
stratégies, politiques et autres initiatives propices au développement des affaires
➡
Biotonix Inc.
AttrActiveness FActors
www.montreal-invivo.com
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES (LSHT) INDUSTRY REPRESENTS:
L’INDUSTRIE DES SCIENCES DE LA VIE ET DES TECHNOLOGIES DE LA SANTÉ (SVTS)
DU GRAND MONTRÉAL :
L'industrie des sciences de la vie
et des technologies de la santé
du Grand Montréal
Greater Montréal’s Life Sciences
and Health technologies
Industry
International mobility
Mobilité internationale
CINBIOSE
Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc.
Leap Medical Inc.
Fujitsu Canada
Triton Pharma Inc.
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL:
YOUR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Projet d’implantation ou d’expansion dans le Grand Montréal ?
CRCHUM
Service des partenariats
et du soutien à l'innovation - UQÀM
McGill
University
Thrasos Therapeutics
Concordia University
Centre for Small Business
and Entrepreneurial Studies
Centre de visualisation cérébrale
McConnell/McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre
Centre de recherche sur le tissu
osseux et le parodonte/Centre for
Bone and Periodontal Research
MCC
Advanomics Corporation
Concordia University - Office of Research
CUSM - MUHC
Robert & Fils Inc.
Institut et hôpital
neurologiques
de Montréal
McGill University and Génome
Québec Innovation Centre
CRN
Greater Montréal:
the power to make
you succeed
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL :
VOTRE CONSEILLER STRATÉGIQUE
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
2 01 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
Yves Guérin
Vice President
Administration
and Corporate
Secretary
Dominique Anglade
President and Chief
Executive Officer
MANAGEMENT
TEAM
Élie Farah
Stéphanie Allard
Vice President
Investment
Greater Montréal
Vice President
International
Organizations
Louis Arseneault
Vice President
Talent Attraction,
Promotion
and Communications
Valérie Vézina
Director
Human Resources
Christian Bernard
Chief Economist
56
Martin Goulet
Director
International Mobility
57
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
Major
contributors Thank you
to our PARTNERS
Private Sector
Canadian German Chamber
of Industry and Commerce
Cellfish Media Canada
CGI Group
Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal
China Bridge Group (Canada)
CMC Electronic
Cognifistech
Concordia University
Dassault Systèmes
Dessau
Devencore
Digital Shape Technologies
École de technologie supérieure
École Polytechnique de Montréal
EIDOS Montréal / Square Enix
Electronic Arts (Canada)
Epsilon RTO
Euroscript Canada
Facilité Informatique Canada
Fasken Martineau LLP
AAA Canada
Acceo Solutions
Acquisio
AECOM Tecsult
Aero Hardware Equipment - AHE
Aerolia Canada
Aéroports de Montréal
AKKA North America
AkzoNobel Canada
Alithya
Alta Precision
ALTEN Canada
Amesys Canada Bull Group
APG Neuros
Assystem Canada
AXA Assistance Canada
Bathium Canada
Beyond Technologies
BNP PARIBAS Canada
BPR
Canadian Royalties
58
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Framestore
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada)
Funcom Canada
FXinnovation
Gameloft
Groupe Conseil OSI
Guangxi Kuangjiian
HEC Montréal
Héroux-Devtek
Hydro-Québec
Jones Lang Lasalle Real
Estate Services
KEYRUS CANADA
LGM Group
Liebherr-Aerospace Canada
Linkbynet North America
MacDonald, Dettwiler
and Associates
McCarthy Tétrault
McGill University
Medtronic du Canada
Messier-Dowty, a subsidiary of
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
Miller Thomson
Moment Factory
Montréal Port Authority
National Bank Financial Group
OPAL-RT Technologies
PCO Innovation Canada
Power Corporation of Canada
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada
Québec Film and Television Council
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Real estate corporation Magil-Laurentian
Regroupement des collèges
du Montréal métropolitain
Rheinmetall Canada
Samson Bélair/ Deloitte & Touche
SAP Labs Canada, a division of SAP Canada
SAVA Transmedia
Senvion SE Canada
Servier Canada
Shanghai Invent
Siemens Canada
Silicomp Canada
SNC-Lavalin
Société Générale (Canada Branch)
Sogeclair Aerospace
Standard Life
Syscomax
Technoparc Montréal
Tourisme Montréal
TP1
Turbomeca Canada
Ubisoft Entertainment
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
Yellow Pages Group
Warner Bros. Games Montréal
59
Public Sector
Government of Canada
Canada Economic Development
for Québec Regions
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Human Ressources and Skills Development Canada
Industry Canada
Invest Canada
Government of Québec
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Emploi-Québec
Institut de la statistique du Québec
Investissement Québec
Ministère de l’Immigration et des
Communautés culturelles
Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie
Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur
Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine
2 013 ACTIVITY REPORT
Communauté métropolitaine
de Montréal (CMM) and
its 82 municipalities
Municipalities
Baie d’Urfé
Beaconsfield
Beauharnois
Beloeil
Blainville
Boisbriand
Bois-des-Filion
Boucherville
Brossard
Calixa-Lavallée
Candiac
Carignan
Chambly
Charlemagne
Châteauguay
Contrecoeur
Côte-Saint-Luc
Delson
Deux-Montagnes
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Dorval
Hampstead
Hudson
Kirkland
L’Assomption
L’Île-Cadieux
L’Île-Dorval
L’Île-Perrot
La Prairie
Laval
Léry
Les Cèdres
Longueuil
Lorraine
Mascouche
McMasterville
Mercier
Mirabel
Montréal
Montréal-Est
Montréal-Ouest
Mont-Royal
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot
Oka
Otterburn Park
Pincourt
Pointe-Calumet
Pointe-Claire
Pointe-des-Cascades
Repentigny
Richelieu
Rosemère
Saint-Amable
Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Saint-Constant
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
Sainte-Catherine
Sainte-Julie
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Sainte-Thérèse
Saint-Eustache
Saint-Isidore
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
Saint-Lambert
Saint-Lazare
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Mathieu
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Saint-Philippe
Saint-Sulpice
Senneville
Terrasse-Vaudreuil
Terrebonne
Varennes
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
Verchères
Westmount
Economic Partners
Aéro Montréal
Alliance numérique
BioQuébec
Biotech City
Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal
CDEC Ahuntsic-Cartierville
CDEC Centre-Nord
CDEC Centre-Sud/Plateau Mont-Royal
CDEC Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
CDEC Montréal-Nord
CDEC Rosemont/La Petite Patrie
Centre d’affaires de Verdun
CLD Anjou
CLD Beauharnois-Salaberry
CLD MRC Deux-Montagnes
CLD MRC L’Assomption
CLD Lachine
CLD Les 3 Monts (Mont-Royal/Outremont/
Westmount)
201 3 ACT I VI T Y R E PO RT
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 main-d’œuvre en
aérospatiale (CAMAQ)
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ) Montréal
Corporation de développement de l’Est,
Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (CDEST)
DEL
Développement économique Lasalle
Développement économique Saint-Laurent
Développement économique West-Island
Écotech Québec
French Chamber of Commerce in Canada
International Financial Centre of Montréal
Laval Technopole
Montréal Council on Foreign Relations (CORIM)
Montréal InVivo
NanoQuébec
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Québec Film and Television Council
Québec Industrial Research Association
Regroupement pour la relance économique et sociale du Sud-Ouest de Montréal (RESO)
Société de développement des entreprises Rivières-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles (SODEC-CLD)
Société de développement économique Thérèse-de-Blainville (SODET-CLD)
Société de développement économique Ville-Marie (SDEVM)
Society of Arts and Technologies (SAT)
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)
TechnoCompétences
TechnoMontréal
Technoparc Montréal
Technopôle Angus
Tourisme Montréal
Varennes Développement
Ville de Montréal - Service de la mise en valeur
du territoire et du patrimoine
“Working with Montréal International is a win-win for us. On the
strategic side, it helps position RBC Royal Bank as a leader and partner
of choice for local businesses and foreign investors. On the business
side, it opens up new opportunities and strengthens synergies among
industry players. We believe an organization such as Montréal
International, which has the right people, networks and expertise
to promote Greater Montréal, is definitely worth supporting.”
Martin Thibodeau
President, Québec Headquarters
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Full testimonial: montrealinternational.com
A Montréal International member since 1996, RBC Royal Bank announced in 2013 that it was
significantly increasing its financial support. In addition to having common economic goals, such as
contributing to Greater Montréal’s economic prosperity, the two organizations work together regularly
to prepare and carry out prospecting missions abroad.
60
61
Members of the Board of Directors
montréal international (2013)
Dominique
Anglade
Normand Legault
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
Montréal International
Jean-Luc Monfort
André Boulanger
Yves Pelletier
Managing Partner for the Québec region, Fasken Martineau
President, Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie
Renaud Caron
Senior Vice President – Strategic Development, CGI Group
James C. Cherry
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aéroports de Montréal
Suzanne Fortier
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
Yves Lalumière
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tourisme Montréal
Vice President
Commercial financial services
Western Québec
RBC Royal Bank
Practice Director – Pauzé
Coaching, Groupe Pauzé
Public Sector Representatives
Éric Bédard
Treasurer of the Board
Montréal International
Vice Chairman of the Board
Montréal International
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Montréal International
Private Sector Representatives
Tony Loffreda
Jean-Jacques
Bourgeault
Observers
Manon Barbe
André Lavallée
Jean Bouchard
Rita Tremblay
Chancellor and Chairman of the Board, University of Montréal
and President of the Board, CIRANO
Richard Deschamps
Yves Guérin
Hubert Thibault
Virginie Dufour
General Manager, BatHium Canada
Regional Vice President, Montréal, Alithya
Louise Roy
Vice President, Institutional Affairs, Fédération des caisses
Desjardins du Québec
Jean Wilhelmy
Senior Vice President, Aerospace, Construction,
Services and Transportation, Solidarity Fund QFL
Jean Laurin
Mayor, LaSalle Borough and President of the Conférence
régionale des élus de Montréal
Mayor, City of Mirabel
Councillor, City of Montréal, LaSalle Borough
Member of the Executive Committee, City of Laval
Manon Gauthier
Member of the Executive Committee, City of Montréal
Claude Haineault
Mayor, City of Beauharnois
Francesco Miele
President and Chief Executive Officer, NKF Devencore
Councillor, City of Montréal, Saint-Laurent Borough
Guy LeBlanc
Sylvie Parent
Managing Partner, Montréal Office, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Member of the Executive Committee, City of Longueuil
David McAusland
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
62
Associate Secretary General for the Montréal region,
Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine, ministère du Conseil exécutif
Vice President, Operations, Canada Economic Development
Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary,
Montréal International
MISSION
Montréal International acts as an economic driver for Greater Montréal to attract
foreign wealth while accelerating the success of its partners and clients.
montrealinternational.com
CREDITS
Montréal International 2013 Activity Report has been produced
by the Communications, under the Vice President, Talent Attraction,
Promotion and Communications.
Production and writing:
François Ulrich and Montréal International
Photos:
marcantoinecharlebois.com (testimonials) and shootstudio.com
Graphic Design:
bepoissonrose.com
Disponible en version française.
Legal deposit
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Library and Archives Canada
2nd quarter 2013
Printed in Canada
© Montréal International, 2014
Montréal International wishes to thank its partners for their financial support:
the Government of Canada, the Government of Québec, the Communauté métropolitaine
de Montréal (Montréal Metropolitan Community), the City of Montréal and private companies.