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
Lydia Massimiani
Director of Operations
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, Project Manager: ymurray@cargo-montreal.ca

Consultation with members on workforce needs and issues through interviews and surveys.

Assessment of workforce-related projects and initiatives led by other clusters and stakeholders collaborating with CargoM.

Evaluation of projects developed with partners, and search for funding.

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 Transport and Logistics Career Day, in partnership with L’Événement Carrières, as part of the Salon de l’emploi et de la formation continue (October 2 and 3, 2024). A transport and logistics pavilion was organized under the CargoM banner.  

Key figures:

  • Nearly 15 companies in attendance 
  • Two simulators (truck driving and crane operation)
  • Over 20,000 visitors at the fair 
  • Overall satisfaction rate: 90%
  • Satisfaction rate for booth experience/client engagement: 95% 

A two-week promotional campaign was carried out ahead of the event (La Presse+, 98.5 FM, LinkedIn, Facebook).

Lunch session on the theme “Toward sustainable logistics and trade: preparing the next generation,” organized in collaboration with Cégep André-Laurendeau. The event featured presentations, panels and recruitment sessions focused on transport and logistics careers that will be impacted by sustainable development. 

  • Presentations by CargoM, Propulsion Québec and HEC Montreal 
  • Panel discussion with Simard Transport, MGTP, Nationex and Coop Carbone 
  • Approximately 70 students and ten companies and organizations in attendance 

Promotion of training programs offered by CargoM’s member educational institutions.

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

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