Montreal, March 11, 2021 —Propulsion Québec, the cluster for electric and intelligent transportation, launched the project last JanuaryEn route!, Destination: Careers in Electric and Intelligent Transportationwith the aim of promoting the sector of electric and intelligent land transportation (TEI) and attracting new talent to facilitate access to a qualified workforce. The RDV En route!, the very first virtual careers fair for electric and intelligent transportation, will take place on March 29 and 30. It will be an opportunity to discover training programs, careers and jobs in this rapidly growing sector, as well as to connect with Quebec companies that make the province shine around the world!
Co-presented by the Government of Quebec and in collaboration with more than40 partners, this event will put students, recent graduates, job seekers and workers in touch with Quebec companies and educational institutions to support guidance, training and recruitment of the qualified workforce essential to the growth of the electric and intelligent transportation industry. Nearly800 participantswill be brought together over 2 days around inspiring conferences, panel discussions, a virtual exhibition and networking sessions.
TheRDV En route!is a unique opportunity to become familiar with training leading to careers in TEI and to interact with educational institutions, to discover new careers and jobs, and to attend presentations by key players in the TEI industry. It is thanks to today’s talent that we will reinvent the mobility of tomorrow!
Programming, concept and format
TheRDV En route!offers a 100% virtual à la carte program for this very first edition. The panels and conferences, available live and via replay, will be the ideal opportunity to become familiar with different TEI sub-sectors and discover new career opportunities. Industry companies and educational institutions will showcase their jobs and programs through lightning presentations, and participants will have the opportunity to engage in high-quality networking with these players via the virtual booths of this employment and training fair. Participants will be able to visit the 30 virtual booths of companies recognized in the TEI field and the roughly ten virtual booths of educational institutions.
March 29 will be the sector and training discovery day for TEI. There will be a presentation of the TEI sector, current and future trends and the resulting opportunities, in addition to a panel discussion on exciting careers and challenges related to the sector’s values. March 30 will be the electric and intelligent transportation careers day. There will be two panel discussions: one on transportation electrification — Quebec’s role and ambition — and one on intelligent transportation — a major revolution… starting now! In addition, there will be sector profile presentations on transportation electrification and on intelligent transportation and new mobility solutions.
Job seekers, students, workers, educational institutions, career counselors and companies in electric and intelligent transportation will gather over 2 days and attend talks by headline speakers from Quebec’s electric and intelligent transportation industry including: Marc Bédard, CEO, Lion Electric Company; Sylvain Castonguay, Head of Commercial Vehicle Integration Strategy and Program and Operations Director, Dana; Frantz Saintellemy, President and Chief Operating Officer, LeddarTech; Louis Tremblay, CEO, AddÉnergie; and David Van der Wee, Vice President, Rolling Stock and Components – North America, Alstom.
The top names in the Quebec industry will be on hand to showcase the career opportunities offered by our players, including: Merkur inc., LeddarTech, BRP, Dana, Dana TM4, Effenco, Nova Bus, AddÉnergie, BIXI Montréal – CycloChrome, Lion Electric Company, Société de transport de Laval – STL, Blue Solutions and many others. Several academic institutions will also be present virtually, including: Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Compétences VE – CPCPA, McGill University, Polytechnique Montréal, Concordia University, Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval and École des métiers de l’équipement motorisé de Montréal (EMEMM).
After the event
Following the fair, the En route! project will continue to unfold over several months through theofficial web pagelisting, among other things, job and training offers available in TEI, key sector figures, presentation videos of Quebec companies, job fact sheets and worker profiles.
Companies and job or internship seekers are invited to consult it regularly to stay on top of the many career opportunities in electric and intelligent transportation. To date, more than 235 job offers are posted on the En route! web page by Propulsion Québec; these are positions of all kinds: engineers, software designers, technicians, assemblers, mechanics and more!
Quotes
“With all the province’s natural resources, hydroelectricity and transportation expertise, Quebec is positioning itself as a world leader in electric and intelligent land transportation. However, for 70% of our members, workforce issues are slowing their growth… TheRDV En route!aims to attract students and recent graduates, recent diploma holders, Quebec workers from other industries, and foreign workers from other industries and sectors to start a career in TEI. It is therefore with the support of various government partners, educational institutions and Quebec TEI companies that the cluster is focusing on attracting a pool of qualified talent from both Quebec and elsewhere!The RDV En route!is the perfect opportunity to discover the field, learn more about today’s career opportunities and thereby find an innovative job to help enable the transport of tomorrow!” shares Sarah Houde, President and CEO of Propulsion Québec.
“The labor market has undergone major changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The TEI sector is among those affected by workforce shortages. TheRDV En route!is therefore a great opportunity to become familiar with the training and recruitment offers of this growing sector. It is important to support initiatives of this kind, which help build a robust economy based on quality jobs,” emphasizes Mr. Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region.
The realization of the En route! project is made possible thanks to the financial support of our partners: the Government of Quebec, Merkur inc., LeddarTech, BRP, Dana, Dana TM4, Effenco, Nova Bus, AddÉnergie, BIXI Montréal – CycloChrome, Lion Electric Company, Société de transport de Laval – STL, Blue Solutions Canada, Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Compétences VE – CPCPA, McGill University, Polytechnique Montréal, Concordia University, Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval and École des métiers de l’équipement motorisé de Montréal (EMEMM).
To learn moreabout the projectEn route!, Destination: Careers in Electric and Intelligent Transportation, consult theofficial web page |||NEXT|||.About Propulsion Québec
Quebec’s electric and intelligent transportation cluster brings together all actors in the value chain around coordinated projects aimed at positioning Quebec among the leaders in developing and deploying land transportation modes that support electric and intelligent transportation. Created in 2017, Propulsion Québec today has nearly 215 members from different sectors and deploys its resources across six distinct workstreams aimed at developing and supporting innovative projects. The cluster benefits from the financial support of the Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), ATTRIX, the FTQ Solidarity Fund, Hydro-Québec and Québecor.
La grappe des transports électriques et intelligents du Québec mobilise tous les acteurs de la filière autour de projets concertés ayant pour objectif de positionner le Québec parmi les leaders du développement et de l’implantation des modes de transport terrestre favorisant les transports électriques et intelligents. Créé en 2017, Propulsion Québec compte aujourd’hui près de 215 membres de différents secteurs et déploie ses ressources selon six chantiers distincts visant à développer et soutenir des projets innovants. La grappe bénéficie de l’appui financier du gouvernement du Québec, du gouvernement du Canada, de la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), d’ATTRIX, du Fonds de solidarité de la FTQ, d’Hydro-Québec et de Québecor.
