ACCOMPLISHED - Montréal International

ACCOMPLISHED
2015
=
UN PLUS GRAND MONTRÉAL
ACTIVITY
REPORT
GROWTH
$1 billion in foreign direct
investment
51.5% in the Information and
communications technology
sector
3,449 jobs created or
maintained
=
INTERNATIONAL
STATUS
4 international
organization projects
34 initiatives to support the
local community of
international organizations
A GREATER MONTRÉAL
INNOVATION
RECOGNITION
142 international experienced
Launch of Contact MTL,
Greater Montréal Ambassadors
Network
skilled workers hired
386 skilled professionals
assisted in obtaining
temporary residence
Initiatives and publications
strengthening the region’s
economic attractiveness
ACTIVITY
REPORT
20 YEARS ON A MISSION
T O S E R V E G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
Montréal International is celebrating its 20th anniversary
this year. That’s two decades of promoting Greater Montréal
and generating wealth by acting as a key driver of economic
growth in the region. Thank you to everyone who has helped
us support Greater Montréal’s prosperity and achieve so
much, year after year.
In 2015, Montréal International’s lead generation and
investment promotion activities once again helped position
Greater Montréal as a destination of choice for foreign
companies, skilled talent and international organizations,
bringing significant benefits to the entire community.
To help promote Greater Montréal as an attractive
investment destination, we also created the Conseil de
l’attractivité, a group of Montréal leaders determined to
better understand the issues Greater Montréal is facing and
find solutions to attract more businesses and talent to
the region.
One of Greater Montréal’s biggest challenges lies in
expanding its pool of creative, innovative and specialized
talent to support growth in the region’s key sectors. Montréal
International is at the forefront in this area and has been
playing an increasingly important role in all aspects related
to talent, in part by helping to attract and retain international
skilled workers and students. That’s why we are currently
working with universities to let students know what they
would gain if they became permanent residents. Recent
support announcement from the government of Québec
shows that we are on the right track.
2 0 1 5 R E S U LT S :
ACCOUNTING FOR 20% OF
QUÉBEC’S ECONOMIC GROWTH
On a larger scale, the metropolitan region also needs to
step up its efforts to better convey Greater Montréal’s value
proposition to the world—and that is Montréal International’s
strength. As a successful investment promotion agency, we
have brought Montrealers together to create Contact MTL,
a network of volunteers committed to enhancing Greater
Montréal’s international status. I encourage you to become
a part of this collective momentum and join our team of
2,500 dedicated ambassadors.
Having a pool of highly skilled talent is essential to attracting
foreign businesses and international organizations. In today’s
knowledge-based economy, that’s the first thing companies
look at when choosing a location. Thus we also work hard to
attract and retain skilled workers in Greater Montréal while
helping them settle in the region. Last year we coordinated
the participation of over 30 Greater Montréal businesses in
overseas recruitment missions and assisted close to
400 workers with their temporary residency applications.
Another highlight of 2015 was the appointment of Hubert
Bolduc as President and CEO of Montréal International.
I would like to take this opportunity to assure him once
more of our full confidence and support. My sincere thanks
also go to his predecessor, Dominique Anglade, who gave a
powerful impetus to our organization, helping us reach ever
more ambitious goals while generating wealth for Greater
Montréal.
None of this would have been possible without the expertise
of our economic development team and the commitment
of our valued partners, including private-sector businesses,
the governments of Canada and Québec, the Communauté
métropolitaine de Montréal and the City of Montréal.
They play a key role in everything we do, helping us present
a strong and consistent image of Greater Montréal to
the world.
Last but not least, I would like to acknowledge Élie Farah,
Vice President of Investment Greater Montréal from
2004 to 2015, for his outstanding contribution to Greater
Montréal’s economic vitality. Mr. Farah played a major role
in developing and implementing strategies to attract foreign
direct investment and helped bring over $9 billion to Greater
Montréal’s economy.
Our 2016 activities are well under way and we are driven
by our desire and determination to better serve the Greater
Montréal metropolitan area. All Board members, regardless
of whether they come from the public or private sector,
are committed to moving Greater Montréal forward and
celebrating its know-how, pride and creativity.
L. Jacques Ménard, C.C., O.Q., LLD
Chairman of the Board of Directors
I was thrilled to join Montréal International in January
2016. Since I took over, I have seen first-hand what this
knowledgeable and experienced team can do and how
committed everyone is to growing Greater Montréal’s
economy and enhancing the region’s international status.
Now more than ever, open economies like Greater Montréal’s
need to look past national borders and attract capital and
talent to achieve growth. That is precisely why Montréal
International is pursuing an assertive strategy, targeting
strong sectors and priority areas to attract the most
innovative businesses, the most influential international
organizations and the most creative international skilled
workers.
Our 2015 achievements are proof that such a targeted
approach really works. Last year we provided assistance
to a record 48 foreign subsidiaries, helping them set up or
expand their operations in Greater Montréal. That’s over one
billion dollars in investments, accounting for 20% of GDP
growth in Québec. In addition to creating good-quality jobs,
such businesses drive productivity and innovation while
strengthening the local value chain and boosting exports.
We also help shine a global spotlight on Greater Montréal’s
expertise in up-and-coming industries by supporting
international organizations looking to locate or expand in
the city. In 2015, for instance, we welcomed three leading
organizations in the fields of sustainable development and
urban innovation: Future Earth, the New Cities Foundation
and the Global Cultural Districts Network.
Building wealth is a collective effort and it is up to us to go
that extra mile together to achieve our goals. The wealthiest
cities are the ones that speak with one voice by engaging
both public and private stakeholders while aligning them
around a common vision.
Hubert Bolduc
President and CEO
GR OW T H
Fo r e i g n d i r e c t i n ve st m e n t
+ I N T E R N AT I O N A L S TAT U S + I N N O VAT I O N + R EC O G N I T I O N
= A G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
2015
ON A MISSION
TO HELP GREATER
MONTRÉAL’S
ECONOMY GROW
In 2015, Montréal International helped
48 foreign subsidiaries establish or expand
in Greater Montréal. The support and
investment attraction efforts that the
organization undertook certainly paid off,
$1 billion
in foreign direct investment
as $1 billion of foreign direct investment
51.5%
poured into the region and 3,449 jobs were
created or maintained.
in the Information and
communications technology sector
Additionally, Montréal International
conducted 45 prospecting investment
missions and met with representatives
of 272 foreign subsidiaries already
that make up Greater Montréal.
jobs created
285
Set-ups
Expansions
Relocations and expansions
jobs maintained
Strategic partnerships
Acquisitions
Retentions
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL’S 2015
RESULTS REPRESENT:
20% of Québec’s economic growth
4,400
OVER
indirect jobs
supported in the Québec economy
6
3,164
45
prospecting
missions
272
visits to subsidiaries
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
Fo r e i g n
direct
investment
established in one of the 82 municipalities
7
Fo r e i g n d i r e c t i n ve st m e n t
2015 FOREIGN
DIRECT INVESTMENT
BREAKDOWN
Information and
communications
technology
BREAKDOWN
BY SECTOR
Life
sciences
and health
technologies
Real estate
9 .3 %
GEOGRAPHICAL
BREAKDOWN
8.1 %
54%
($537.9 million)
33%
($331.8 million)
1,548
Asia
1,818
JOBS CREATED OR
MAINTAINED
Environment
13%
($130.7 million)
83
JOBS CREATED OR
MAINTAINED
BY COUNTRY
32.3%
United States: 20.1%
Canada: 12.8%
U nited Kingdom: 9.7%
China: 9.7%
Sweden: 8.2%
South Korea: 3.4%
Switzerland: 1.9%
Other: 1.9%
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France: 6 .4 %
Aerospace
5 .2 %
JOBS CREATED OR
MAINTAINED
GEOGRAPHICAL
BREAKDOWN
IT services: 18.8%
Interactive and digital: 15.2%
Wireless and telecommunications: 12.1%
Software: 3.8%
Manufacturing: 1.4%
Other: 0.2%
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EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS REALIZED IN 2015
ABB, expansion (Switzerland, Energy sector)
Around the Word, set-up (France, ICT - Interactive and digital)
Cryopak, expansion (United States, Petrochemistry and plastics)
Derichebourg, set-up (France, Environmental technology)
Flucticiel, set-up (France, ICT - Software)
Framestore, expansion (United Kingdom, ICT - Interactive and digital)
Green Cross, set-up (South Korea, Life sciences and
health technologies)
Ignition Factory, set-up (France, ICT - Interactive and digital)
Ivalua, set-up (France, ICT - Software)
LINKBYNET, expansion (France, ICT - IT services)
LISI Canada, expansion (France, Aerospace)
Ludia, expansion (United Kingdom, ICT - Interactive and digital)
MAXON, set-up (Germany, ICT - Interactive and digital)
Moleculomics, set-up (United Kingdom, Life sciences and
health technologies)
Oncodesign, set-up (France, Life sciences and health technologies)
OVH.com, expansion (France, ICT - IT services)
SII, set-up (France, ICT - Software)
Technicolor/Mikros, expansion (France, ICT - Interactive and digital)
Environmental
technology
2 .8%
Energy
1 .7 %
Agri-food
1 .1 % Other
2 .9 %
Results from 2013 to 2015
FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENT
NUMBER
OF PROJECTS
NUMBER OF JOBS
CREATED OR MAINTAINED
2013 $1.28 billion
2014 $866.8 million
2015 $1 billion
201339
201438
201548
20132,729
20143,570
20153,449
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
BY CONTINENT
11%
51.5%
9
GROWTH +
Fo r e i g n d i r e c t i n ve st m e n t
INTERNATIONAL STATUS
+ I N N O VAT I O N + R E C O G N I T I O N
= A G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
THE BENEFITS
F O R G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
Foreign subsidiaries: Driving
GR OW T H
ON A MISSION
TO ENHANCE
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S
INTERNATIONAL
STATUS
Foreign subsidiaries based in Greater Montréal play
a key role in the region’s economy. According to
Statistics Canada, foreign-owned businesses in Canada
are more productive, pay higher wages and operate
more R&D centres than Canadian-owned businesses.
2,200
FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
(50 COUNTRIES)
195,000
DIRECT JOBS
= 1%
OF BUSINESSES
10%
OF JOBS
+ Innovation
+ Creativity
+ Competitiveness
+ Productivity
10
20%
OF GDP
International
organizations
Governmental
Non-governmental
I ndustry and professional international
associations
I nternational standards organizations
I nternational think tanks
I nternational organizations promoting
a certain cause
11
International organizations
In 2015, Montréal International brought three international organizations to Greater Montréal
(Future Earth, New Cities Foundation and Global Cultural Districts Network), while helping the
International Bureau of Children’s Rights expand. Moreover, Montréal International’s expertise
T H E A R R I VA L O F
N E W C I T I E S F O U N D AT I O N
was used to provide strategic support to 34 international organizations already established in
p os it ions M ont r éa l a s a gl ob a l le ade r i n urban
Montréal by assisting them with their development projects.
innova t ion a nd d evel op ment
The New Cities Foundation was established in 2010, in Geneva (Switzerland), with the
mission to support the urban development of cities across the world. Headquartered in
Montréal, with offices in Paris, New York, Zurich and Hong Kong, the organization enjoys
wide support from the private sector, civil society and academia.
4
international
organization projects
“Our decision to come to
Attraction of Future Earth (FE)
Montréal is a very important
Attraction of New Cities Foundation (NCF)
milestone in our global
Attraction of Global Cultural Districts
expansion strategy and in our
Network (GCDN)
efforts to find and implement
Expansion of International Bureau
of Children’s Rights
real solutions to urban
34
development issues. Montréal
is not only Canada’s most
initiatives to support
Montréal-based international
organizations
international city, it is also a city
of huge innovation, boldness
and youth.”
11
Culture and
communications
11
M O N T R É A L’ S
COMMUNITY OF
I N T E R N AT I O N A L
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Life
sciences
URBAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SERVICES
10
64
Environment and
sustainable development
8
international
organizations
Education
6
Other
12
JOHN ROSSANT
NCF FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
10
Development
Design
2
6
S PAT I A L
PLANNING
Results from 2013 to 2015
NUMBER OF IOS THAT
SET UP, EXPANDED OR
CONSOLIDATED THEIR
OPERATIONS IN MONTRÉAL
NUMBER OF STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT
MONTRÉAL-BASED IOS
20132
20143
20154
201336
201437
201534
H E A LT H A N D
WELLNESS
URBAN
MOBILITY
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
Aerospace
13
International organizations
G R O W T H + I N T E R N AT I O N A L S TAT U S +
INNOVATI ON
+ RECOGNITION
= A G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
THE BENEFITS
F O R G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
International organizations:
Enhancing the city ’s economy
and
IN TER NATIO NAL STAT U S
Montréal is home to over 60 governmental and non-governmental
international organizations, including the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the
World Federation of Hemophilia and the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA).
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I N T E R N AT I O N A L
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
=
A GATEWAY TO INFLUENTIAL
INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
1,500
$300 MILLION
IN ECONOMIC SPIN-OFFS
PER YEAR
14
TO RECRUIT TOP
TALENT AND BOOST
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S
INNOVATION
FOR MONTRÉAL COMPANIES,
INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES.
QUALITY JOBS
+ Global reach
+ Conferences
+ Visitors
ON A MISSION
International
skilled
workers
HIRING INTERNATIONAL
SKILLED WORKERS:
Finding
skills in high
demand
Filling positions
that are key
to business
success
Fostering
economic
growth in
cutting-edge
sectors
15
International skilled workers
In 2015, Montréal International supported 31 companies in Greater Montréal in their
Montréal International is one of the few investment promotion agencies that assist businesses and
international recruitment efforts. These employers therefore had the opportunity to meet with
organizations with their international mobility needs. In 2015, for instance, Montréal International
1,000 candidates abroad and conduct over 1,600 interviews.
helped 386 skilled foreign workers with their temporary residency applications by providing
strategic advice and expertise, and informed 295 foreign workers about the permanent
residency application process.
31
participating
companies supported
in their international
recruitment efforts
within overseas
recruitment missions
(Journées Québec)
Did you know? Montréal International
facilitates the transition of skilled worker’s
spouses into Greater Montréal by offering
specialized courses.
8 sectors represented
Information and
communications
technology
Video games
Life sciences and
health technologies
Aerospace
Health care
Cabinetmaking
Engineering
Translation
OUR SERVICES
BY THE NUMBERS
TEMPORARY
RESIDENCY
142
EMPLOYEE
APPLICATIONS
93
$65,739
BUSINESSES
HELPED
(AVERAGE
ANNUAL SALARY)
Main countries of origin: France, United States, England, Germany, Spain, Mexico,
India, China, Morocco, Italy, Brazil
FACEBOOK TALENT MTL
3,700 FOLLOWERS
TWITTER TALENT MTL
1,100 FOLLOWERS
LINKEDIN TALENT MTL
500 FOLLOWERS
$10 million
payroll
2015 promotion highlights
PERMANENT
RESIDENCY
39
MAIN
SECTORS
58%
16.8%
10.9%
6%
2.1%
6.2%
• Salon du travail et de la mobilité
professionnelle (career fair)
Paris, January 23, 2015
• Forum Expat - Paris, June 2-3, 2015
• APEC fair - Paris, December 8, 2015
INFORMATION
SESSIONS
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
295
WORKERS
INFORMED
AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
OTHER
Results from 2013 to 2015
Results from 2013 to 2015
NUMBER OF GREATER MONTRÉAL
BUSINESSES SUPPORTED IN THEIR
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS
NUMBER OF
CANDIDATES HIRED
201320
201432
201531
2013186
2014176
2015142*
*Only one
recruitment mission
held in 2015, due to
Journées Québec
cancellation in
November.
In 2015, the International Mobility Division
launched a new series of training and events
to support and equip businesses, international
organizations and the academic community
of Greater Montréal with their international
strategic workers’ temporary immigration
process.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
TEMPORARY RESIDENCY
CASES PROCESSED (WORK
PERMITS, STUDY PERMITS,
ENTRY VISAS)
2013640
2014480
2015386
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
experienced
skilled workers hired
16
386
17
International skilled workers
G R O W T H + I N T E R N AT I O N A L S TAT U S + I N N O VAT I O N +
RECOGNI TI ON
= A G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
THE BENEFITS
F O R G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L
International skilled workers:
Driving INNOVATIO N
Human capital plays a major role in boosting productivity
and is a key driver of economic growth in Greater Montréal.
As developed countries are facing an ageing population and
moving towards a knowledge-based economy, the first thing
foreign businesses and international organizations look
at when choosing a location is access to skilled and
creative talent.
G R E AT E R M O N T R É A L I S R A N K E D
7 TH I N N O R T H A M E R I C A F O R T H E
C O N C E N T R AT I O N O F J O B S I N H I G H
TECHNOLOGY
WORLD’S 4 TH LARGEST SPECIAL
EFFECTS HUB
24%
ANNUAL GROWTH IN QUÉBEC
SINCE 2009
Over 40 studios and 1,400 jobs
WORLD’S 5 TH LARGEST VIDEO GAME
DEVELOPMENT HUB
+ Skills
+ Creativity
+ Growth
+ Global reach
18
22%
ANNUAL GROWTH IN QUÉBEC OVER
T H E PA S T 1 0 Y E A R S
5 of the world’s top 10 video games were developed in Montréal
ON A MISSION
TO PROMOTE
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S
STRENGTHS
Economic promotion
C O N TA C T M T L , A N E T W O R K O F
A M B A S S A D O R S T O P U T G R E AT E R
MONTRÉAL ON THE MAP
In order to seek out new opportunities and attract foreign direct investment, international organizations
and skilled workers to the Greater Montréal area, Montréal International constantly assesses
the region’s strengths and actively promotes them in selected areas around the world. Montréal
International has also submitted recommendations to public consultations to make Greater Montréal
more globally competitive and position the metropolis as an attractive investment location.
MONTRÉAL
I N T E R N AT I O N A L
4.0
Throughout 2015, Montréal
International took advantage of
new technologies to develop unique
promotional content for various
platforms, including its website.
GREATER MONTRÉAL’S
ATTRACTIVENESS FACTORS
Provides detailed information on
Greater Montréal’s pull factors
in nine of the region’s main
cutting-edge sectors.
10 +1
BILINGUAL
POPULATION
GREATER
MONTRÉAL
INTERACTIVE
BUSINESS MAP
FOREIGN INVESTOR
SUCCESS STORIES
Showcases the best that
Greater Montréal has
to offer and the foreign
companies that Montréal
International has helped
set up or expand.
Offers a snapshot of
Greater Montréal-based
foreign subsidiaries and
top local businesses in
cutting-edge sectors.
Contact MTL is a collective initiative designed to shine a global
spotlight on Greater Montréal by reinforcing the region’s status
as a cultural, economic and high-tech hub and a centre of higher
learning. Contact MTL ambassadors are passionate about Greater
Montréal. They come from all sectors and industries and are ready
to tap into their networks to promote the city on the international
stage.
Good Reasons to Invest
IN GREATER MONTRÉAL
7% VANCOUVER
7% CALGARY
8% TORONTO
54%
1
UNESCO
CITY OF
DESIGN
SINCE
2006
MONTRÉAL
2
SOURCE :
STATISTICS
CANADA, 2014
WORKFORCE
Creative, skilled, bilingual,
talented and concentrated
in high tech
1st
THE UNIVERSITY
CITY
The university capital of Canada
with 11 higher education
institutions and the top
university research hub
in Canada
11
$
3
TOTAL COSTS
COMPETITIVE
OPERATING COSTS
SOURCE :
KPMG, 2016
100 118.6 122.9
100 116.2
Ranked 1st among the 20
largest North American metropolises
MONTRÉAL
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES
NEW YORK
4
COMPETITIVE
CORPORATE
TAX RATE
PROFILE OF THE BIG DATA INDUSTRY IN QUÉBEC
Highlights the potential of local businesses, universities and
research institutes to position Québec as a global leader in this
promising field.
Competitive taxation and
industry tax credits tailored to
the needs of businesses
6
5
ACCESS
TO MARKETS
Direct access to nearly 500 million
consumers in North America
(NAFTA) and preferential access to
several markets in Europe, South
America and the Middle East
10.9%
STATISTICS CANADA, 2014,
AND BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS, 2014.
GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION
7
Strategic location in the
northeast North American corridor
with one of the largest ports in North
America and three airports, including
two international airports
8
7.1%
TORONTO
MONTRÉAL
QUALITY OF LIFE
Lets users compare business operating costs in Greater Montréal
with that of other major cities around the world.
Safe, liveable major
cultural metropolis that
combines the best of
North American
efficiency and
European charm
montrealinternational.com
4
international chapters established:
Paris, New York, Shanghai and Lyon
2,500
10,000
ambassadors globally
followers on
Contact MTL’s social
media channels
9
INDUSTRIAL
ECOSYSTEM
Economy built around
innovative clusters
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES
10 3rd
Top
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
TOP 10 HIP CITIES
NEW YORK TIMES, 2011
20
1
official launch in Montréal, attended
by 1,000 participants
20 largest cities in North America,
particularly in high-tech sectors
FINANCES
LIFE SCIENCES AND
MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES
10
COST COMPARISON APP
MILESTONES
Ranked 4th among the
Environment driven
by interaction
between its
technological,
scientific, artistic
and cultural
circles
AEROSPACE
6.4%
DENIS CODERRE, MAYOR OF MONTRÉAL
AND PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNAUTÉ
MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL
JOB
MARKET
GROWTH
CULTURE OF
INNOVATION
CLEAN
TECHNOLOGIES
HOUSTON
8%
DALLAS
2 0 1 5 C O N TA C T M T L
STRATEGIC, FREE AND
CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT
FROM MONTRÉAL
ON THE BEST
SUMMER
CITIES LIST
LONELY PLANET, 2011
3rd
FRIENDLIEST
CITY IN THE
WORLD
“Contact MTL is a unique
opportunity to show the world the
best that Greater Montréal has to
offer. I encourage everyone who is
passionate about Greater Montréal
to join the movement as ambassadors
and actively promote the region
around the world.”
THANK YOU TO CONTACT MTL FOUNDING PARTNERS
Montréal International would like to extend its gratitude to all the partners that teamed up to launch
Contact MTL: Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, McGill University, Concordia
University, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Polytechnique Montréal, HEC Montréal, Aéroports de
Montréal, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, City of Montréal, Développement
économique de Laval, Agglomération de Longueuil, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Regroupement des
collèges du Montréal métropolitain, Table des préfets et élus de la couronne sud, Montréal Council on
Foreign Relations, and the Réseau des délégations et délégations générales du Québec à l’étranger.
ROUGH GUIDES, 2014
contactmtl.com
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL
JOINS IN THE FESTIVITIES TO
CELEBRATE MONTRÉAL’S 375TH
ANNIVERSARY
As festivities for Montréal’s 375th anniversary
geared up, Montréal International partnered with
the Society for the Celebration of Montréal’s 375th
Anniversary, the Board of Trade of Metropolitan
Montréal and Tourisme Montréal to encourage
Montrealers and Montréal enthusiasts to join the
MONTREALIVE movement and celebrate the city’s
unique joie de vivre.
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL
THREE-TIME WINNER AT
THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL AWARDS
Montréal International won three awards at the
2015 annual International Economic Development
Council convention in the Population greater than
500,000 category: GOLD for its 2014 Annual
Report, SILVER for its UK web campaign, and
BRONZE for its new brochure promoting
Greater Montréal.
Economic promotion
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS (2015)
In addition to promoting Greater Montréal’s economic strengths, Montréal International also looks at ways
to make the region more attractive to businesses. To reach that goal, the organization has prepared various
studies and submissions and spearheaded initiatives such as:
Conseil de l’attractivité du Grand
Montréal, a group of Montréal leaders who
Montréal, including education, immigration, and
A memorandum to the
consultations on Québec’s new policy
on immigration, participation and
inclusion (Ministère de l’Immigration,
taxation
de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion)
meet to discuss what draws businesses to Greater
A pull strategy for the aerospace
A memorandum on the Feuille de
sector and a memorandum on Québec’s draft
route en économie numérique (Ministère
aerospace strategy (Ministère de l’Économie, de la
de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’innovation)
Science et de l’innovation)
A memorandum to the 2015 - 2016
pre-budget consultations
(Québec government)
A study of the factors related to the
retention of temporary workers and
international students
The
Comparer Montréal report, in
partnership with Institut du Québec and the Board of
Trade of Metropolitan Montréal
L. Jacques Ménard, C.C., O.Q., LLD.
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montréal International
and Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns and President, BMO
Financial Group, Québec
Hubert Bolduc
Jean Laurin
Jean Wilhelmy
Vice Chairman of the Board, Montréal International and
President and Chief Executive Officer, NKF Devencore
Tony Loffreda
Treasurer of the Board, Montréal International and Regional
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Québec
Headquarters, RBC Royal Bank
P R I VAT E S E C T O R
R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S
Francis Baillet
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft
Éric Bédard
Managing Partner for the Québec region, Fasken Martineau
André Boulanger
President, Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie
Renaud Caron
Senior Vice President – Strategic Development, CGI Group
Suzanne Fortier
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
Marie-Josée Gagnon
Vice President, Power Corporation of Canada
Yves Lalumière
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tourisme Montréal
The 2016 - 2017 Québec budget provides for a
project designed to retain international students in
the province. The initiative, overseen by Montréal
International, will encourage more international
students to start the permanent immigration
process.
HUBERT BOLDUC, PRESIDENT AND CEO
MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL
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Jean-Pierre Sablé
President and Chief Executive Officer, Montréal International
Peter Kruyt
“Montréal International will work with
universities to provide international
students with more information on
obtaining permanent residence. It is
important that we reach out to students
to let them know what they would gain in
terms of career opportunities and quality
of life if they stayed in Québec.”
Chancellor and Chairman of the Board, Université de
Montréal and President of the Board, CIRANO
Executive Vice President Marketing, Strategy & Innovation,
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
CEO and Founder, Casacom
A PROJECT TO RETAIN INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS IN QUÉBEC
Louise Roy
Guy LeBlanc
Corporate Director
Jean-Luc Monfort
General Manager, Blue Solutions Canada
John Parisella
Executive Director, Campus Montréal
Pierre Pilote
Leader – Government Affairs Industry Group
and Partner, Gowling WLG
Philippe Rainville
Chief Financial Officer, Aéroports de Montréal
Senior Vice President Aerospace, Construction,
Services and Transportation, Solidarity Fund QFL
PUBLIC SECTOR
R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S
Harout Chitilian
Vice President of the Executive Committee, City of Montréal
Denis Coderre
Mayor, City of Montréal and President,
Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Richard Deschamps
Councillor of the City of Montréal, LaSalle Borough
Virginie Dufour
Member of the Executive Committee, City of Laval
Manon Gauthier
Member of the Executive Committee, City of Montréal
Claude Haineault
Mayor, City of Beauharnois
Caroline St-Hilaire
Mayor, City of Longueuil
OBSERVERS
Marie-Chantal Girard
Vice President, Policy and Communications, Canada
Economic Development for Québec regions
Yves Guérin
Vice President Administration and Corporate Secretary,
Montréal International
Céline Haytayan
Assistant Corporate Secretary, Montréal International
Manon Lecours
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministère des Affaires
municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
A N A LY S E S A N D R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S
T O P O S I T I O N G R E AT E R
M O N T R É A L A S A N AT T R A C T I V E
I N V E S T M E N T L O C AT I O N
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Partners
C E L E B R AT I N G 2 0 Y E A R S
OF SUCCESS THANKS TO
O U R PA R T N E R S .
THANK YO U!
PUBLIC FUNDING IN 2015 =
P R I VAT E F U N D I N G I N 2 0 1 5
$8.3 MILLION
= $1.7 MILLION
( P R I VAT E S E C T O R C O N T R I B U T I O N S A N D P R I VAT E F U N D I N G F O R S P E C I A L P R O J E C T S )
P R I VAT E S E C T O R PA R T N E R S
AAA Canada
Acceo Solutions
Accuracy
Acquisio
Aero Hardware Equipment
AKKA North America
Amplexor Canada
APGN
Around The Word
Assystem Canada
BDO Canada
Behaviour Interactive
Berger-Levrault International
Beyond Technologies
Blue Solutions
BUF Canada
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Canadian German Chamber of
Industry and Commerce
Canadian Royalties
Canderel Management
car2go Canada
Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal
Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Laval
CIC Banque Transatlantique
Cogeco
Compulsion Games
Concordia University
Corporation Worldpay Canada
Cryopak Industries
Dassault Systems Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Degrémont Technologies
Deloitte
Digital Shape Technologies
École de technologie supérieure
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Electronic Arts (Canada)
Emergik
Enercon Canada
Ericsson Canada
Facilité Informatique
FIME America
Fleur de Lys Relocation
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Framestore Studios
Galderma Canada
Gameloft
Gorilla Group
Gowling WLG
HEC Montréal
Ignition Québec
Immigrant Québec
International Medias Data Services IMDS Software
Ivalua Canada
Jones Lang Lasalle Real-Estate Services
JPMA Global
Jump! Recruiters
Keyrus Canada
Larochelle Groupe Conseil
Legault Joly Thiffault
Lette LLP
LGM
Liebherr-Aerospace Canada
Linkbynet North America
Lisi Aerospace Canada
Ludia
MDA
Mazars
McCarthy Tétrault
McGill University
Mecachrome Canada (2009)
Medtronic of Canada
Messier-Dowty
Miller Thomson
Moleculomics In Silico Discovery
Montoni
Montréal Port Authority
Morgan Stanley Canada
Morin Public Relations
MPC Montréal
New Era Immigration
NKF Devencore
Octane Stratégies
OPAL-RT Technologies
P3 Voith Aerospace GmbH - Canada
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Québec Film and Television Council
R3D Consulting
Real Estate Corporation
Magil-Laurentian
Regroupement des collèges du
Montréal métropolitain
Rheinmetall Canada
Richter
Roctest Group
Roland Berger
Ryan Affaires Publiques
Settle-In International (2015)
Siemens Canada
SII Canada
Société Générale (Canada Branch)
Spiria
Stelia North America
Stingray Digital Group
Stolt Lngaz
Swiss-Canadian Chamber of
Commerce (Québec)
Syscomax
TACT Intelligence-conseil
Technicolor Creative Services
Technidata Medical Software
Technoparc Montréal
The Createch Group
Turbomeca Canada
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
Vézina Assurances
VMC
ACT I V I TY R EP O RT
2YEARS
0
M A J O R PA R T N E R S
25
E C O N O M I C PA R T N E R S
ON A MISSION
FOR 20 YEARS
GROWTH
$12.2 billion in foreign
direct investment
58,400 jobs created or
maintained
INTERNATIONAL
STATUS
More than 30 international
organizations supported with
their establishment
Targeted support for the local
community of international
organizations
=
INNOVATION
RECOGNITION
10,000 international
Increased promotion of
Greater Montréal around the
world, on the web and on social
media
workers supported with their
immigration process
80 participating companies
and 13 international
recruitment missions
800 international skilled
workers
AN EVEN GREATER MONTRÉAL
Studies and economic
research determining the
attractiveness of the region
Aéro Montréal
Alliance numérique
AluQuébec
Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec
Biotech City
Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal
CargoM
Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de l’Est de l’île de Montréal
Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de la Rive-Sud
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Française au Canada
City of Montréal - Economic Development
City of Varennes
CIENOV
CLD Beauharnois-Salaberry
CLD économique des Moulins
CLD Vallée-du-Richelieu
CLD Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en aérospatiale Concertation Montréal
Conférence régionale des élus de l’agglomération de Longueuil
Développement économique de l’agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)
ÉcoTech Québec
Finance Montréal
Investissement Québec
Laval développement économique
Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec
Mirabel Économique
mmode
Montréal Council on Foreign Relations (MCFR)
Montréal InVivo
MRC de Deux-Montagnes
MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville
MRC de Roussillon
MRC Thérèse-de-Blainville
Palais des congrès de Montréal
PME Centre-Ville
PME Grand Sud-Ouest
PME MTL Centre-Est
PME MTL Centre-Ouest
PME MTL Centre-Ouest (DESTL)
PME MTL Centre-Ouest (Mont-Royal)
PME MTL Centre-Ouest (Technoparc Montréal)
PME MTL Centre-Ville
PME MTL Est-de-l’Île
PME MTL Grand Sud-Ouest
PME MTL Ouest-de-l’Île (DEWI)
PME Ouest-de-l’Île (Lachine)
Québec Film and Television Council
Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]
Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ)
TECHNOCompétences
TechnoMontréal
Technopôle Angus
Tourisme Montréal
A MISSION OF
PUBLIC INTEREST
Montréal International acts as an economic driver for
Greater Montréal to attract wealth from abroad while accelerating
the success of its partners and clients.
montrealinternational.com
CREDITS
Montréal International’s 2015 Activity Report is produced by the
Talent Attraction, Promotion and Communications Division.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
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