Digital Economies of the Future: Montréal ranking first for its foreign direct investment strategy

Montréal crowned first in fDi’s Digital Economies of the Future 2018 ranking for its foreign direct investment strategy. 

Finance Montréal launches the 6th edition of the Canada FinTech Forum with a conference featuring Janet Yellen

Finance Montréal, Montréal’s cluster for fintech and financial compagnies, has launched the sixth edition of the Canada Fintech Forum, the most important event of its king in the country.

Artificial intelligence: Facebook expands its Montréal Lab

After having been in the city for a year, Facebook will intensify its AI research by expanding its lab and hiring new researchers. Their new workspace will be able to accommodate up to 60 workers, thus allowing them to triple the current staff number.

Creation of a talent and expertise collective in Cybersecurity in Montréal

Desjardins Group, National Bank, Deloitte and RHEA Group join forces to create CyberEco, a new organization that will lead to the establishment in Québec of a talent and expertise collective in cybersecurity.

New federal funding will help more women enter the manufacturing sector

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) will receive $498,000 in federal funding for a project that will increase women’s participation in Canada’s manufacturing sector.