Please note that the event is at 11am - Noon Pacific Time

MAPLE Business Council is pleased to partner with Fasken and Montréal International to co-host a program on R&D investment opportunities for U.S. businesses in Montréal in tech sectors including ITC, gaming and VFX.

Greater Montréal has established itself as an important international hub for tech companies in the last few decades. Through a mix of an aggressive corporate tax regime, relatively low operating costs, high-quality multilingual talent, and cutting edge university research, the city has reached the top 5 in North America for its concentration of tech jobs.

In the ITC sector, companies such as Google, IBM, Facebook, Samsung, Behavox, Ericsson, and many more have opened R&D centers. In gaming and VFX, multinational companies such as Take-Two Interactive, Google Studio, Ubisoft, Framestore, Pixomondo, and Scanline, among others, have chosen Montréal.

In this webinar, you will learn about Montréal’s unique tech ecosystem as well as the most relevant tax incentives available for companies carrying out R&D activities. James Villeneuve, Fasken Senior Business Advisor and former Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles, will moderate a discussion with Québec tax and ITC, gaming & VFX sector experts.

Program

Welcome words and Introduction by:
James Villeneuve, Senior Business Advisor at Fasken LLP
Stephen Armstrong, Co-Founder and President of MAPLE Business Council

Presentations

An overview of Montréal’s AI, gaming, VFX and tech ecosystems; including information on talent pool, operating costs and immigration

Mark Maclean, Senior Director at Montreal International & Nathalie Rivard, Director at Invest Quebec International

Review of the main R&D, Gaming, and VFX tax incentives available at the Federal and Provincial levels, strategies for establishing R&D activities in the province of Québec

Claude E. Jodoin, Partner at Fasken LLP

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