The amount of money that companies allocate to R&D is an important gauge of their future competitiveness. It is also an indication of their potential for growth and their confidence in a city’s business environment.

Companies in the Montreal region have earmarked three billion dollars for research. In addition, R&D expenditures by Québec companies – largely concentrated in the greater Montreal area – represent nearly 30% of all expenditures in Canada. The numbers speak for themselves and attest to the level of confidence in metro Montreal, a city of the future!

Some Private research and development centers

Aerospace Bell-Helicopter Textron Bombardier/Aéronautique CAE Électronique EMS Technologies Canada Lockheed Martin Pratt & Whitney Canada Rolls-Royce Canada	Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology AstraZeneca Aventis Boehringer Ingelheim Caprion Pharmaceuticals Merck Frosst Shire BioChem Wyeth-Canada
Telecommunications and Information Technologies Communications Ericsson Harris Corporation IBM Canada Matrox Motorola Softimage Solectron SR Telecom Ubi Soft	Microelectronics Adtek Photomask Hyperchip Miranda Technologie Hydroelectricity Hydro-Québec Metallurgy Alcan Noranda
Wood, Pulp and Paper Domtar Tembec	Agri-Food Sector Agropur Lallemand