The Plan Nord – Outlook

Overview

The Deloitte team is proud to participate in a major project like the Plan Nord by bringing its expertise to the table. It’s an opportunity for us to showcase our know-how and experience in all areas related directly or indirectly to this 25-year plan.

Deloitte is a global company that has made a name for itself as the standard of excellence.  We are ready and eager to embark on this venture  by leveraging our key assets:

• 30 offices in Quebec
• Leading-edge technology services
• And 1,900 employees, including many
  sustainable development experts

Plan Deloitte promises a bright future for businesses – here in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada – through a strategy geared toward seven industry sectors. Check out our website and, if you need more information, please contact our leaders.

Plan Nord and your future growth

How can the Plan Nord  support the future growth of your business? Michel K. Landry, partner with Deloitte's Financial advisory group, outlines the Plan Nord, a 25-year development plan for the Northern part of Quebec. That project will lead to public and private investment of over 80 billion dollars – mostly in renewable energy, mining, and public infrastructure development.

Deloitte's Strategy

Plan Nord will lead to public and private investment of over 80 billion dollars – mostly in renewable energy, mining, and public infrastructure development.

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To support the future growth of your business, Deloitte has put together "Plan Deloitte," which sets out a strategy focusing on the seven following industries:

• Municipal
• Government
• Mining
• Energy
• Aboriginal
• Infrastructure
• Business development

Corporate strategy

In a climate of economic uncertainty, market globalization, technological challenges, heightened regulatory requirements and demands to create value for shareholders and other stakeholders, it is critical to take a step back and get a complete picture of the company and the industry. Developing strategies helps your organization face its challenges and promotes continuous and sustainable long- term growth and profitability.

Deloitte’s Corporate strategy team brings together professionals with a broad mix of expertise to help our clients reach their objectives for growth, long-term profitability or repositioning. Our service offering is suited to a wide range of clients among the following:

• Start-ups seeking growth
• Industry associations
• Economic development agencies
• Public agencies
• And major companies.

Take a lead position
For organizations seeking leading positions in an expanding sector or within the framework of the Plan Nord, this strategic approach is essential. Projects carried out on our clients’ behalf include an economic and fiscal impact study of the mining industry in Quebec and a study on the state of municipal infrastructures in Quebec.

Our highly qualified team of specialists is available to assist with your needs in:

• Strategic planning
• Market and economic studies
• Business plans
• Economic and regional development plans
• Market/product penetration strategies

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 broad-ranging study on the future of Quebec’s manufacturing industry and suggest tangible solutions to boost its competitiveness.

To get the complete study (French only), please write to Plan.Nord@deloitte.ca.

Related services

Certification and advisory
Consulting
Enterprise risk
Financial advisory
Tax

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is at the heart of the vision for the Plan Nord, and the objectives set out to ensure environmental protection and socio-economic development will require all parties involved, especially the mining companies, to deal with the challenges of sustainable development in designing and executing the projects to be carried out in Northern Quebec.

For example, every phase of a mining project lifecycle has significant environmental, social and economic impacts, which represent risks and opportunities for a mining company. Sustainable development poses multiple challenges, such as the involvement of local communities from the exploration phase and beyond, occupational health and safety, technological and environmental innovation in operating methods, and site restoration after project completion. This is why businesses need to respond strategically right from the start.

Assess the opportunities and risks
Stakeholders in the mining industry have mounting expectations and the social acceptability of future mining projects will be a decisive factor in their development. These stakeholders include Aboriginal communities, public authorities (municipalities, government representatives, etc.), environmental and social groups, and other organizations affected by mining or having an influence on the industry. Today it is essential for Plan Nord stakeholders, especially mining companies, to weigh the risks and opportunities associated with sustainable development and to be able to demonstrate how their projects align with government sustainable development objectives.

Deloitte helps both private and public organizations to seize these opportunities and strategically integrate sustainability issues into their projects and activities.

Our services:

• Sustainable development diagnostics, strategies and action plans
• Stakeholder commitment (e.g., preparation of public hearings, consultations, communications)
• Managing risks associated with sustainable development and climate change (including financial, regulatory and physical risks)
• Managing energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (energy strategy, scenarios for compliance with the GHG emissions trading system requirements)
• Evaluating the return on investments in sustainable development
• Audit of financial and non-financial information related to environmental and social matters (e.g., audit of sustainable development reports, review of internal controls to measure performance)
• Communications strategy on sustainable development (e.g., integrated sustainability report –  Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)).

Selected publications:

To get a print copy of any of the below publications, please email us

	Series of publications on sustainability and climate change This Deloitte’s series of publications is filled with valuable information on leading sustainable development and climate change challenges.
	Environmental Reporting Guidance: CSA Staff Notice 51- 333 The result of a multi-stakeholder development process, the Guidance provides report issuers with important insights into environmental disclosure and compliance requirements.
	Is your corporate footprint stuck in the mud? Why do companies leave value on the table by suboptimizing their geographic deployment, and how can they better capture that benefit?
	Sustainability reporting: Managing risks and opportunities Learn how companies can better position themselves to provide consistent disclosure that helps to protect their reputation, operations, and financial well-being.

Human capital

While financial investments, infrastructures and the environment are crucial to the Plan Nord’s success, the glue that binds these components together will be human capital. Developing strategies to attract, mobilize and retain a qualified workforce large enough to hold its own is essential for companies seeking to carry out projects or establish themselves in Northern Quebec.

Deloitte is a leader in advisory services and business solutions aimed at improving the performance of human capital. The Deloitte team offers a complete line of services related to talent management, organizational transformation and change management. Our human capital and industry specialists help organizations achieve their strategic objectives in the mining, energy, forestry, transportation and telecommunications industries and the public sector.

Navigate local realities
To catch the attention of a limited talent pool – where competition is fierce to recruit the best and brightest – organizations can count on our knowledge and expertise to surmount the challenges they will face. Talent management strategies carried out in partnership with local communities, workforce diversity, new workers and human capital management processes are some of the areas where we can propose concrete, innovative solutions based on your organization’s ability to remain alert, flexible and effective in navigating local realities.

Our team of Human Capital professionals can provide assistance by offering the following services:

• Strategies for attracting and retaining talent
• Workforce planning
• Mobility management
• Diversity management
• Training strategies and accelerated development program
• Change management
• Organizational transformation
• Leadership development

Selected publications

	CanadaWorks 2025 - Scenarios and strategies for the future of work in Canada Based on extensive research and insights from over 50 experienced interviewees, this report describes three possible futures for Canada’s workplace and workforce.
	Put workforce planning to work – How a strategic workforce plan can improve your bottom line Preparing for talent shortages and juggling diverse, multi-generational workforces requires radical changes in your organization’s workforce philosophy.
	Balancing the people equation – How enhanced collaboration can help solve labour challenges in the oil sands This report presents the issues associated with shortages of skilled labour and productivity, and the solutions implemented by the oil sands industry.
	Enterprise social media: Exposed and down to earth – How to generate real business value with Web 2.0 technologies In this document, Deloitte specialists look at the interactive, collaborative ways social media can help your business reach its goals.

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The Plan Nord

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