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The Plan Nord – Business development sector outlook

Deloitte’s skills and expertise for the Business development sector

Current and future investments relating to the Plan Nord represent exceptional business opportunities for numerous companies throughout Quebec. The development of mining and power projects and support infrastructures will require companies that offer a variety of services, including the following:

Technical services associated with the construction trades
Manufacturing of building materials
Installation, maintenance and repair of specialized equipment and machinery
Manufacturing, sale and rental of specialized equipment parts and machinery
Manufacturing of pre-fabricated buildings
Production and distribution of foodstuffs and goods to the communities, labour and assorted advisory services

Step up your growth
Business opportunities provided by the Plan Nord will allow companies to step up their growth while developing expertise, know-how and business relations that may, in turn, allow them to expand their product or service offerings and penetrate new geographic markets.
With a strong presence in all regions of Quebec and a wide range of integrated advisory services, Deloitte is ideally positioned to help companies with products and services related to the Plan Nord to capitalize on the opportunities that arise. In addition to audit and tax services, we can assist you with cost management, corporate financing, financial and strategic planning and capital acquisition, to name just a few.
Deloitte responds to the varied and unique needs of companies in the industry with specialized, one-to-one solutions. We help to achieve sustainable growth in a competitive environment.

Selected publications

	Executive summary: The future of Quebec’s manufacturing industry: solutions for a brighter tomorrow (in French only) Deloitte and its partners conducted a major study on the future of Quebec’s manufacturing industry and suggest tangible solutions to improve its competitiveness.
	Compass 2011: Global forest, paper, and packaging sector outlook A new Deloitte report titled Compass 2011: Global forest, paper, and packaging sector outlook examines future opportunities and challenges for companies worldwide, and offers an outlook for the sector in 2011.
	A sharper view, Analytics in the global steel industry The article focuses on analytics for the global steel industry, with a particular emphasis on components of analytics, trends, and new tools that can effectively interpret data.
	Innovation by collaboration: A blueprint for action Learn about the non-traditional path to manufacturing growth – innovation by collaboration. In this point of view, we build the case for an alternative path –collaborative innovation –and provide a step-by-step approach describing how manufacturers can manage the process and generate value for themselves and their partners.

Events

Event name	Presenter	City	Location	Date
Plan Nord – Labour/Infrastructure/Aboriginal Partnerships	Les Affaires	Montreal	TBD	September 27, 2012
Perspectives 2020 – Vers un nouveau contrat intergénérationnel [Toward an new intergenerational contract]	Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ)	Montreal	TBD	September 27 and 28, 2012
Forum sur l’Énergie – Concilier le développement du secteur énergétique et l’acceptation sociale [Reconciling energy development and public acceptance],	Insight Information	Montreal	TBD	November 13 and 14, 2012
Explo Abitibi	Quebec Mineral Exploration Association	Rouyn-Noranda	TBD	November 17-20, 2012
Quebec Mining Exploration Convention	Quebec Mineral Exploration Association	Quebec city	TBD	November 26-29, 2012
Québec Mines 2012	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune	Quebec City	TBD	November 26-29, 2012
PDAC Trade Show	Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada	Toronto	TBD	March 3-6, 2013