Greater Montréal’s economic promotion agency
Montréal International (MI) supports Greater Montréal’s economic development by attracting sustainable wealth and talent from abroad, while amplifying the success of its partners and clients.
Mandates
Its mandates include the attraction of foreign direct investment, international organizations, entrepreneurs, talented workers and international students to the region.
A public-private partnership
Created in 1996, Montréal International is a non-profit organization that is financed by the private sector, the governments of Canada and Québec, the Montréal Metropolitan Community and the City of Montréal.
Since its founding, MI has contributed to attracting direct foreign investment projects valued at $21 billion, leading to the creation or maintenance of 80,000 jobs. We have also played a key role in the decisions of nearly half of the city’s 70 international organizations to establish themselves here, as well as in attracting and retaining more than 12,000 strategic international workers.
Board of Directors
Private Sector Representatives
Francis Baillet, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft
Yves Beauchamp, President and CEO, Aéroports de Montréal
Andrée Boucher, Vice President Finance and Treasury, Hydro-Québec
Éric Bédard, President of the Board, Montréal International and Associate Director for the Québec region, Fasken
David Da Costa, Partner, Director Sourcing & Talent Acquisition, Sourcinc
René Douville, Market Lead, entrepreneurial ecosystems, Wealth - Québec, BMO Bank of Montréal
Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Executive Director, International Political Science Association (IPSA)
Manon Genest, Founding Partner and Executive Director, Montréal Office, TACT Conseil
Catherine Guillemart, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Airbus Canada
Philippe Huneault, Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing Technology, Fund Management and Chief International Business Development, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Fabrice Jaubert, Director of Software Development, and Site Lead Montréal, GOOGLE
Louis-Edgar Jean-François, CEO and co-founding entrepreneur, Groupe 3737
Mario Lapierre, Vice-President, Specialized Services, DESJARDINS Entreprises
Elaine Morissette, Vice President, Commercial, Specialty Groups, Banque Nationale du Canada
Danielle Nguyen, Executive Director, HALEON
Pierre Pilote, Managing Partner, Montréal Office, Gowling WLG
Valérie Pisano, President and Chief Executive Officer, MILA
Jean-François Prince, MBA, CFA, Regional Vice President, Business Financial Services, Québec, RBC
Mona Lisa Prosper, Director, Futurpreneur Canada
Élise Proulx, Chief of Québec Economic Development, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Members and Officers of the organization
Stéphane Paquet, President and CEO of Montréal International and ex-officio Member of the Board of Directors
Members and Officers of the organization
Richard Deschamps, LaSalle Borough Councillor and Council Member, City of Montréal
Julie Ethier, Executive Director, DEL and representing the Agglomeration of Longueuil
Alia Hassan-Cournol, City Councillor and Associate councillor for economic development, business and design, City of Montréal
Mario Lemay, Mayor of the city of Sainte-Julie, representing the South Shore
Cecilia Macedo, City Councillor and City Council President, City of Laval
Valérie Plante, Mayor, City of Montréal and President of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Luc Rabouin, Executive Commitee Member, City of Montréal and Mayor, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough
René Villeneuve, City Councillor, Rosemère
Observers
Jean-Frédéric Lafaille, Vice President, Policy and Communications, Canada Economic Development for Québec regions, representing the Government of Canada as an Observer
Manon Lecours, Assistant Deputy Minister, Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine, Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, representing the Government of Quebec as an Observer
Officer and Secretary of the Organization
France Brosseau, Vice President, International Organizations, International Talent and Chief of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Montréal International
Activity report
Montréal International achieved record results for all of its mandates.