Design is a driver of economic growth and social transformation. The city wishes to accelerate its integration into municipal practices and develop Montréal’s designer market with five areas of implementation.

Retail businesses are a leading economic and social engine. This action plan includes sustainable, inclusive and innovative solutions to issues faced by merchants.

Several sectors and types of industry were identified as sources of innovation and growth in support of the city’s 2018-2022 Economic Development Strategy.

The Système alimentaire local et intégré à Montréal (Montréal Local and Integrated Food System - SALIM for short) helps food security organizations to source supplies and distribute more fresh, local food. By pooling food resources, the project brings local producers closer to vulnerable people.

The TD Summer Reading Club offers a range of free activities to let kids discover how exciting reading can be. Club activities take place in neighbourhood libraries, online, and outdoors all summer long.

Hundreds of free, festive, cultural activities are taking place in every Montréal neighbourhood this summer. Enjoy concerts, plays, circus and dance shows in parks, streets and public spaces.

Fo Niemi is the executive director of the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR). He recommends a selection of five films and books that informed his vision of diversity, specifically of intercultural and intergenerational relations.

Rito Joseph tries to promote greater knowledge about the history of Montréal’s black communities through his work as a conference speaker and guide. He recommends four works that encourage dialogue on the fight against racism and discrimination.

Nakuset, a woman of Cree origin, is the executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montréal. She recommends four works of literature, film and music that encourage dialogue on the fight against racism and discrimination towards Aboriginal people.

Actor and author Elkahna Talbi is also known as a spoken-word artist who goes by the name “Queen Ka.” Talbi recommends four books that encourage dialogue on the fight against racism and discrimination.