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
Planning for the 9th edition of Career Day:
• Revising the original formula
• Finding alternative funding
Ongoing work on TCIP projects:
• Searching for funding and partnerships
• Organizing and promoting visits
• Holding discussions on the program’s continuity when funding ends
• Making TCIP outreach possible to the rest of Quebec
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 CargoM’s 8th Transportation and Logistics Career Day, held on November 15, 2023 at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay:
• 36 businesses and educational institutions
• 900+ positions to be filled
• Close to 400 participants
• 3 simulators and a truck on display
• Services Québec Montréal presentation on services offered to businesses
• Presentation by PME MTL Centre-Est on the services they offer
• Attendance at the opening of the job fair of Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Energy, Ms. Karine Boivin Roy, Assistant to the Cabinet of Ms. Kateri Champagne Jourdain, Minister for Employment, and Ms. Sophie Mauzerolle, City Councillor, Borough of Ville-Marie, member of the executive committee and responsible for transportation and mobility
• Networking activity in collaboration with the CITT
The Trucking Career Immersion Program (TCIP) is a one-day program that introduces participants to the various facets
of truck driving. The program was funded by Conseil emploi métropole in partnership with Camo-Route and the Centre de formation du transport routier de Saint-Jérôme (CFTR):
• 3 visits planned and promoted (Groupe Robert, Simard Transport and GT Group)
• 56 applications received, 2 visits organized and 13 participants
• Final report and presentation of results to the board of directors of Conseil emploi métropole
Five employment and training newsletters issued over the course of the year
Submission of a report on the logistics and freight transport workforce at the request of the Ministry of the Economy, Innovation and Energy (in collaboration with Camo-Route and the Human Resources Sectorial Committee of the Maritime Industry (CSMOIM))
Participation in the working committee updating Camo-Route’s freight transport sector diagnosis
Participation in the CSMOIM working committee on updating the maritime industry diagnostics study
Promotion of training courses offered by CargoM member educational institutions