Net-Zero Quebec—CanREA Summit

May 14, 2024, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DoubleTree by Hilton Montréal (1255 Jeanne-Mance Street)
Montréal, Quebec

The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is proud to launch a new conference series this spring. Each CanREA Summit will be unique, offering a deep, focused and specialized dive into topics relevant to a particular region of Canada, such as energy storage in Alberta, achieving carbon neutrality in Quebec and financing the development of renewable energy across Canada.

The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) hosted the first-ever Net-Zero Quebec—CanREA Summit, in Montreal on May 14. This full-day conference was the event of the year for Quebec’s exciting renewable energy and energy storage sector.

With a turnout of over 150 attendees, it was evident there are many people in the industry ready to work towards achieving Quebec’s energy transition and Quebec’s net-zero targets by 2050.

Net-Zero Quebec served as a hub for discussions on important topics, such as:

  • Spearheading the energy transition with sustainable investments
  • Combatting climate change through government incentives
  • Implementing Hydro-Québec’s Action Plan 2035 to procure as much as 200 TWh of renewable energy by 2050
  • Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Achieving net-zero in Quebec’s buildings, industry and transportation sector

With expert presentations, exhibitions and effective networking opportunities, this unique Summit became a key event for Quebec’s renewable energy and energy storage industry. Net-Zero Quebec was also the perfect prelude to CanREA’s networking reception, CanREA Connects—Quebec. See the event recap and photo album here.

View the entire year of CanREA events here.

Photo Album

PHOTO: Jean Habel, CanREA Director, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, delivers the welcome remarks to participants of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association’s Québec Net-Zero Summit.
PHOTO: Dominique Deschênes, Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy at the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, delivers remarks on the morning of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association’s Québec Net-Zero Summit.
PHOTO: Stéphane Desdunes, Vice president of development for Canada and the Northeastern U.S., EDF Renewables, sponsor of the presentation, expresses his gratitude to the public at CanREA’s Québec Net-Zero Summit.
PHOTO: Isabelle Fontaine, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications at Boralex, moderates the discussion “Sustainable Investment at the Heart of the Energy Transition”, with Emmanuel Jaclot, Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, as a speaker.
Caption: Eva Lotta Schmidt, Global Sustainability Director at ENERCON, moderates the discussion on “The Universal Standards for Sustainable Development”, with Isabelle Mégré, Director of the Montreal office at the IFRS Foundation, as a special guest.
PHOTO: Daniel Giguère, Director of Government Relations at Innergex, moderated the discussion “Combining growth and decarbonization to make Quebec greener and more prosperous”, with Karl Blackburn, President of the Conseil du patronat du Québec, as a special guest.
PHOTO: The keynote speaker, Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development, and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, addresses attendees at the CanREA Québec Net-Zero Summit held on May 14, 2024. (right). Jean Habel, Director for Quebec and Atlantic Canada at CanREA (left), had the honor of discussing with the minister.
PHOTO: Stéphane Desdunes from EDF Renewables (left) moderates this panel, entitled “Utilities and ISOs: Collaboration at the forefront of the electricity transition,” with panelists Milovan (Milo) Blair, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (middle), and Leonard Kula, Vice-President of Political Affairs for Eastern Canada and Utilitarian Affairs at CanREA (right).

Thank you to our sponsors

PHOTO: CanREA expresses our deep gratitude to event silver sponsor Kruger. From left to right: Francis Fournier, Maxime Cossette, Stéphane Joseph and Steve Minier, representing the corporate sponsor.
PHOTO: A big thank you to the bronze sponsor of the event, Boralex. In this photo, employees who participated in this rewarding event include (from left to right) Jordan Longchamps, Carolina Rinret, Xavier Roberge, Alexandra Agagnier, Pierre Kana, Yanick Tobin and Adam Rosso.
PHOTO: Special thanks to the bronze sponsor of the event, Evlo. From left to right: Wesley Johnston, Vice-President, Business Development, Finance and Operations at CanREA, Tahir Dourayi, Marc Guibei, Mathilde Garrigue, Bruno Soulières and Kunal Gandhi.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities 

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available for other CanREA events. Please view the sponsorship and exhibition prospectus and then contact Julie Mair, CanREA’s Director, Membership and Business Development, to discuss interesting ways you can stand out from the crowd and showcase your company as a leader in the industry at our events.