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Mmode

mmode is a non-profit organization whose mission is to unite and federate the players in the Quebec fashion industry, whose four main pillars are designers, manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors and retailers. The mmode cluster also has a mandate to create business and innovation synergies, and to contribute to improving the competitiveness and growth of this ecosystem.

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Our five
main workstreams

Industry image

Position Montreal among the world's most recognized fashion metropolises by rallying industry players around an image that is unique to Quebec, modern, well-known and a source of pride.

Workforce

Maximize the skills of the sector's workforce by implementing solutions, programs and initiatives to ensure the development, attraction, recruitment and retention of talent in line with the industry's current and future needs.

Innovation AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

To help industry become more innovative by encouraging entrepreneurship, the integration of new technologies and the development of a culture of innovation at all levels of the corporate value chain.

Export

Raise Montreal's profile as a fashion metropolis and stimulate international market development in targeted territories by rallying the industry around high-impact, unifying export initiatives and making greater use of digital opportunities.

social and environmental responsibility

The new working group on sustainable development will lead initiatives aimed at promoting responsible and ethical practices across the various activities within our ecosystem. Its goal is to guide businesses toward a more socially and environmentally responsible economy.

mmode team

"Alone, we go faster, but together, we go further!" is unquestionably the motto that has brought us together and inspired our actions since mmode was founded in May 2015. We're proud of the work we've accomplished so far, and even though there's still a lot to do, we're all continuing our great momentum together in order to implement innovative projects for the industry and raise the profile of its know-how and capacity for innovation.

En savoir plus

Mathieu St-Arnaud

General manager

Louis Arsenault

Workforce and En Mode Croissance Consultant

Sebes-Philippe Bocz

Project and communication coordinator

Clara Langevin

Marketing and events intern

Board

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

François Roberge

president

Karine Bibeau

vice-president

Marie-Eve Faust

secretary

François Lapierre

treasurer

Pillars Chairmen

Anne-Marie Laflamme

Co-president of the social and environmental responsibility workstream

Marilyne Baril

Co-president of the social and environmental responsibility workstream

Marco Roy

president of the industry image workstream

Jonathan Leclercq

PRESIDENT OF THE WORKFORCE WORKSTREAM

David Chagnon

president of the innovation and entrepreneurship workstream

Jean-Philippe Robert

president of the export workstream

administrators

George Vonga

Institut canadien de la fourrure

Damien Silès

Conseil Québécois du Commerce de Détail

Naomie Caron

Association of Independant Fashion designers

Maxime Dubois

Altitude Sports

Leonard Gorski

Gorski Group

Josée Champagne

Production A@Z

Joseph Ribkoff

Joseph Ribkoff

Eric Wazana

Vêtement Québec

Elliot Lifson

Vêtements Peerless

Catherine Ross

Groupe ALDO

OBSERVERS

Richard Fontaine

Directeur et professeur titulaire

Sandrine Gilbert Blanchard

Commissaire au développement économique

Mélissa Prophète

Mathieu St-Arnaud Lavoie

groupe ctt

Marc-Olivier Kenmo

Manuel Champagne

Hélène Plante

Damien Siles

Hélène Chamberland - Sophie Nao

Dany Charest

Charles de Brabant

Bouchra Klaoua

partners

Public partners

CANADA
COMMUNAUTÉ MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL
QUÉBEC

Building partners

ALDO
ALTITUDE SPORTS
ARDENE
AUBAINERIE
COLLÈGE LASALLE
GORSKI
GROUPE LAMOUR
JOSEPH RIBKOFF
LA VIE EN ROSE
Les tricots élégant
LOGISTIK UNICORP
Psycho Bunny
VÊTEMENTS PEERLESS

COLLABORATEURS

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Governors Partners

Arsenault consultants
beauté Star
Complexe Desjardins
Mennillo
MRKNTN
Première Vision New York
RAYMOND CHABOT GRAND THORNTON (RCGT)

Partners - Research institutions

ÉCOFAUNE BORÉALE
FIBRESHED QUÉBEC
GROUPE CTT
VESTECHPRO

Partners - Educational institutions

BENSADOUN SCHOOL
Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy
CÉGEP MARIE-VICTORIN
COLLÈGE LAFLÈCHE
COLLEGE LASALLE
ÉCOLE DES MÉTIERS DES FAUBOURGS-DE-MONTRÉAL
École des métiers spécialisés de Laval
ESM-ESG UQAM

Sector associations (linked to the four pillars)

Association of indenpendant fashion designer (AIFD)
BC Apparel & Gear Association (BCAG)
CAF FCV
CONSEIL DES MÉTIERS D'ARTS DU QUÉBEC
CQCD (Conseil Québécois du Commerce de Détail)
CSMO TEXTILE
Industries mobilisées pour l'action climatique et la transition (IMPACT)
Institut de la fourrure du Canada
TECHNITEXTILE
VÊTEMENT QUÉBEC

MM+ Partners

LILIANNE LINGERIE
QUARTZ CO.
TRISTAN
YOGA JEANS

main partners

Anne-Marie Chagnon
Bottega Spa
Brouillard
Cirque du Soleil
CLUB TISSUS
CURVE
DÉTAIL QUÉBEC
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Frydo
La Factry
Le FIFA
Lignes de fuite
liminul
Musée McCord-Stewart
Olay
Saga Furs
Spark Factory
VILLE DE MONTRÉAL
Womenswear in Nevada