Canada's Productivity Initiative Montreal: Skills, Education
and Immigration
and Immigration
Join business and public policy leaders in Montreal on Monday, October 27, 2025, to engage with industry, government and academia on the future of Canada’s labour markets and to explore practical solutions to strengthening skills, mobility and opportunity.
A strong and adaptable labour force is critical to Canada’s long-term growth, productivity and rising living standards. Ensuring that workers’ skills align with the evolving needs of the economy is central to meeting this challenge.
Hosted at the McGill Faculty Club and open to the public, the session on skills and labour is part of Canada’s Productivity Initiative led by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
The session includes panel discussions on skills’ development, labour mobility and immigration as well as a keynote address from Mitacs on how talent and research drive innovation and productivity.
Event Details:
Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Location: McGill University Faculty Club and Conference Centre
Address: 3450 McTavish St, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9
Format: In-person
Agenda:
| 12:30 p.m. | Event registration and networking lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Welcome and opening remarks |
| 1:45 p.m. | Skills and education panel |
| 2:45 p.m. | Networking and coffee break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Keynote address |
| 3:45 p.m. | Labour markets and immigration |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing reflections and next steps |
| 5:00 p.m. | Event ends |
For more information on the Montreal event, click here.
For more information about Canada's Productivity Initiative, please visit our website here.
Please contact us with any questions at [email protected].
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