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| We are confident that 2020 will be just as stimulating and dynamic as last year, with promising projects that will continue to help students explore their full potential and become successful professionals and entrepreneurs. 2020: THE BEST IS YET TO COME! Thank you for working together with us last year. With your continued support, we know we can successfully carry out major initiatives this year and reach even more young people with our programs. We'd like to wish you and your family all the best for 2020. May the new year bring you an abundance of happiness, peace and warmth! We appreciate your continued commitment to Quebec youth throughout the new year. Your loyalty and commitment to JA Quebec make a world of difference! The JA Quebec team |
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| Welcome Jordan Madore! | |
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JA Quebec is proud to welcome Jordan Madore to our team at the Montreal head office. Jordan will act as the interim Company Program Coordinator, replacing Maude Rhéaume. Jordan brings with him a wealth of knowledge about JA Quebec (16 years) and a variety of project and event management experience, making him the perfect person to pick up where Maude left off and continue developing the program. |
The FedEx Access Award is presented to the student-run business that best exhibits the principles of global connectivity—in other words, a business that is driven by innovation, connected to and ready to access new markets, fuelling community development and actively committed to social responsibility.
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This was a great honour for OBI, which competed with 20 student companies from South America and Central America at the event. OBI is a fashion company that makes reversible belts. After the Company Program ended, the 17- and 18-year-old entrepreneurs who run OBI decided to keep going with their business and add new product lines. Congrats to OBI! |
| Photo : Pierre-Dominique Ancel, JA Quebec volunteer business advisor; Félix Bilodeau-Boisvert, Thierry Gaera, Uriel Tirado, Angélique Prud’homme, Julien Larose, OBI founders; and Maude Rhéaume, outgoing JA Quebec Company Program Coordinator. |
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Thank you to our partners who confirmed their commitment for 2020: Accenture, Avanade, National Bank, TD Bank, BNP Paribas, Cascades, CIBC, Economical Insurance, Fairstone Financial, Google, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, HEC Montréal, Héroux Devtek, Hydro- Québec, HSBC Canada, Lallemand, Power Corporation of Canada, RBC, Rogers, Secrétariat à la jeunesse, The Actuarial Foundation. |
| Register today! 6th annual Momentum fundraising cocktail MAISON MANUVIE, February 20, 2020 Starts at 5:30 PM |
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Montreal Christmas Market post-mortem 38 participating teams 693 products sold $10,500 in sales revenue 90 % year-over-year increase in sales |
Special congratulations are in order for these student companies:
• OHÉ!, (Stanislas) won the award for best sales pitch.
• Ostyl, (Côte-des-Neiges) won the award for nicest-looking booth.
• Arrière Saison, (Côte-des-Neiges) sold $3,000 worth of products.
• ADN, (Côte-des-Neiges) broke the record for units sold in 2 years.
Many thanks to Laurent-Luc De Serres, chair of the Christmas Market fundraising campaign, who helped raise nearly $5,000. Thank you also to all the sponsors and donors! The money raised will be used to pay for our Company Program activities.
 to the winners of the prototype contest! |
 1st place : Non-Sens (Côte-des-Neiges) Reversible quarter-zip sweater |
 2nd place : DBlock (Académie Lafontaine) Padlock decorations |
 3rd place : Bambù Bob (Atwater) Reversible bucket hat |
| Congratulations to the winners of the logo contest | ||
 1st place : DBlock Académie Lafontaine |
 2nd place (tie): ADN, Côte-des-Neiges, and Kāös Ilumīnās, Mont-Saint-Hilaire |
 3rd place : Séko Ahuntsic |
For the second year in a row, the COJEQ Committee is developing fundraising activities so that we can offer some students free admission to the COJEQ young entrepreneurs conference. Many thanks to Jordan Madore, Myriam Chayer, Olivier Leprince and Daniel Ha for their work!
| Buy a raffle ticket for just $10 and get a chance to win one of 3 traveller's cheques worth $1,500, $500 or $200. You can get a raffle ticket from the COJEQ Fundraising Committee by emailing comitecojeq@jaquebec.com, or pick one up at the JA Quebec office. If you have any questions, please call Jordan Madore at 514-285-8944, ext. 103. The chances of winning are high, as only 500 tickets will be sold. The draw will be held on March 14, 2020, at the COJEQ conference. Proceeds from the draw will be used to cover some students’ registration fees for the conference. |
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When : January 25, 2020, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where : Salle de quilles Fleury 6-person teams Cost : $20.00 for 3 games Door prizes Bring cash for shoe rental and the other fundraising activities! For more information or to sign up: jmadore@jaquebec.org or 514 285-8944, ext. 103 |
Since September 2019:
| 125 JA Quebec volunteers (+49%) educated more than 1,481 students (+29%) on financial literacy and entrepreneurship, delivering 64 classes (+39%) in primary and secondary schools in Montreal and surrounding areas. 4 Partner Days were held in November for Financial Literacy Month, for RBC, Avanada, Capital One and HSBC  7 Partner Days are planned for the beginning of 2020. 2 Lunch and Learn events are being planned with our partners to recruit volunteers. 7 new schools since fall now offer our programs: École secondaire 4 saisons, Externat Mont-Jésus-Marie, École secondaire Dalbé Viau, Collège Ville-Marie, École secondaire Monseigneur Parent, Courtland Park International, and École en formation professionnelle Amos. In total, more than 7,00 students in 300 classes will participate in our educational programs in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec during the 2019-2020 school year. Thank you all for your commitment and the great work you are doing for the next generation! |
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Montreal Future Business Leaders Annual Gala May 14, 2020, at 8 p.m. at Hôtel Universel in Montreal Over 20 prizes are awarded every year to highlight the work of our young entrepreneurs! |
Quebec City 47th Simons Méritas Gala May 30, 2020, at 2 p.m. Le Cercle, in Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Université Laval |
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