Quebec
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FSC at the 30th Anniversary HR Summit & Gala
We’re excited to share that Noel Baldwin, Executive Director at the FSC, will be presenting at the CQRHT’s 30th anniversary Sommet & Gala, taking place on November 10, 2025, at the Marriott Château Champlain in Montréal.
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Canada's Productivity Initiative: Investment, Economic Growth & Long-Term Prosperity
On October 27, 2025, the School of Public Policy and the Institute for Research on Public Policy will co-host a half-day conference at McGill University’s Faculty Club in Montréal. The program will bring together leaders from policy, business, and academia to examine Canada’s productivity challenges, focusing on skills, labour markets, immigration, and innovation.
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Female Workers Facing the Challenge of Digital Transformation: A Case Study in the Insurance Sector
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation, leading to numerous changes in social interactions at work. To address this, the project focuses on how female workers in customer service roles who typically hold secondary or college-level education and work remotely for insurance companies in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Québec are adapting to these changes.
Research
Aligning Workforce Skills with Quebec’s Future of Work
Skills development in Quebec received a major boost with a three year, $20 million agreement between the Future Skills Centre and the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT). The partnership supported CPMT initiatives that strengthened and adapted workforce capabilities to meet both current and future labour market demands in Quebec.
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment, Productivity and Skills Development in Quebec
This research project aimed to produce a report on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on the Quebec labour market.
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Analysis of Programs for Welcoming Talented Immigrants
This research project led by Concordia University investigated a range of onboarding strategies, focusing on the integration of immigrants with technical or trade skills into manufacturing SMEs.
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Level Up Skills Evolution: Scaling Up Sectoral-Based Microcredentials
The Level Up Skills Evolution project begins with a unique premise – what if employers were more in the lead for designing microcredentials? The project therefore aimed to address workforce challenges by developing and scaling sector-based micro-credentials to help employers navigate technological change, labour shortages, and training gaps.
Research
Digital Technologies and the Big Data Revolution in the Canadian Agricultural Sector
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives reviewed the literature to examine the response in Canada and elsewhere by farmers, agribusiness firms, agricultural organizations and governments to the emergence of big data generated by the use of the IoT in agricultural production processes.
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Insights in Action Tour: Quebec
Don’t miss FSC’s Insights in Action Tour - Quebec stop to explore critical questions and emerging opportunities for the future of work.