Working Group 4 – Workforce
Committee co-chairs :
Nathalie Drouin
Chairholder, Research Chair INFRA-S on Social Value of Infrastructures
INFRA-S — ESG UQÀM, École des sciences de la gestion
Chloé St-Amand
Executive Director
Camo-route - Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie du transport routier
Working Group 4 - Workforce
Mandate

Promote the sector to future workers by showcasing the opportunities this industry has to offer and accentuating training and employee retention policies in the industry’s companies.

ONGOING KEY PROJECTS

In charge of this working group : Yves Murray ymurray@cargo-montreal.ca

Submitted funding application for the 7th Annual Career Day 

Continued work on projects for the TCIP — ongoing promotion and organization of visits 

Collaboration with the CCMM and Montréal Relève 

Participation in the work of the Conseil emploi métropole (CEM) and in the work of the various workforce committees

Goals

Fill the urgent need for new talent in this sector by focusing on concrete actions to attract new talent.

Promote the opportunities offered by the industry to young people and people looking for a new career.

Achievements

Organization of the 6th edition of CargoM’s Transportation and Logistics Career Day 

Career days – On-site event held on October 27 and 28 at the Palais des congrès: 

  • Visits from Ms. Chantale Rouleau, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal region,  Mr. Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Port Authority and Mr. Marc Cadieux, President and  Chief Executive Officer ‘of the Quebec Trucking Association 
  • 22 businesses 
  • 650 job postings 

Career days – virtual event from November 3 to 12 (online chat November 3 and 4): 

  • 16 businesses 
  • 650 job postings 

Professional Trucking Career Immersion Program (TCIP): 

  • Steering committee meetings 
  • Completion of educational tools (presentation and checklist) 
  • Implementation of the communication plan (brochure, website, social media, etc.) 
  • Organization of the first visits 

The TCIP was developed in collaboration with Camo-Route and the Centre de formation du transport routier de Saint-Jérôme  (CFTR) and funded by Conseil emploi metropole  

Presentations of the Cluster and jobs in the sector as part of the CCMM’s Passerelle sectorielle  

Participation in the Camo-route project — Nouvelles technologies et professions du transport routier de marchandises, New technologies and professions in road freight transport 

Participation in the work of the Conseil emploi métropole job matching committee as a member of the board of directors 

Promotion of jobs and training in transportation and logistics by sending out newsletters dedicated to employment

Cargo
CargoM
Port of Montreal Building
2100 Pierre-Dupuy Avenue
Wing 2, Suite 2100
Montréal (Québec) H3C 3R5

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