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	Industry Canada The Department's mission is to foster a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian economy. The Department works with Canadians throughout the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, improve Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace. Program areas include developing industry and technology capability, fostering scientific research, setting telecommunications policy, promoting investment and trade, promoting tourism and small business development, and setting rules and services that support the effective operation of the marketplace.
	Founded in 1994, the Sectoral Labor Committee for the Door and Window, Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Industries is a nonprofit organization funded by Emploi-Québec and dedicated to the development of workforce using the road to labor-management cooperation in all its projects. To enhance the employability of workers and the performance of organizations facing global competition, the Committee proposes SolutionsRH.net sector. Sign up today!
	Clicemplois.net This Sectoral Committee website is dedicated to workers in the doors and windows sector and the furniture and kitchen cabinets sector. It allows manufacturers to benefit from free visibility among job seekers, to discover more than 60 trades, and to choose the right training path in order to join the job market.
	FPInnovations brings together Forest Operations, Wood Products, Pulp & Paper, and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada, to create the world’s largest private, not-for-profit forest research institute. With over 600 employees spread across Canada, FPInnovations unites the individual strengths of each of these internationally recognized forest research and development institutes into a single, greater force. Its main mission is to assist the forest products industry in optimizing its manufacturing processes with the purpose of extracting maximum value from available raw materials. Its "Value-Added Products" policy, created three years ago, aims to implement initiatives that improve the business environment for heavy users of secondary and tertiary wood products in order to contribute to long-term viability. The furniture manufacturing industry is one of those users.
	Le Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) Created in 1969, today CRIQ is a leading source of innovation and expertise in the areas of manufacturing technologies, the environment, industrial information and standardization. CRIQ plays an important role in the economy by providing industries with the means to become leaders on national and international markets. CRIQ has close links with research centres, industrial associations and the main partners in economic development, endowing it with true insight into corporate needs for innovation.
	EQMBO Entreprises inc. is the reference centre for Quebec's wood and furniture industry. It provides services such as technical assistance and custom training in various sectors: wood drying, wood machining, numerical control, computer-assisted drawing, wood finishing, and industrial engineering. Active for over 25 years, EQMBO Entreprises relies on skilled workers in areas of processing, management, counselling and intervention. The organization is part of the Trans-Tech network for the transfer of technology and is a part of École Nationale du Meuble et de l'Ebénisterie in Victoriaville, Qc.
	Micom Laboratories Inc. is an independent laboratory offering services for testing, technical consulting as well as research and development. Micom is recognized as a major source for independent testing and research services. It specializes in material testing, both physical and mechanical, environmental exposure testing, cold chain testing, furniture testing, packaging testing, product safety and performance testing. Micom is Canadian General Standards Board approved lab based on ISO 17025. Our experts sit on various standard writing committees for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) and the International Standards Organization (ISO), for which Micom Laboratories is head of the Canadian delegation for all furniture related committees.
	Sous-traitance industrielle du Québec (STIQ) STIQ is an association of Quebec companies whose mission is to improve supply chain efficiency by helping suppliers develop and diversify their customer base and to identify business opportunities with leading contractors.
	Développement économique, Innovation et Exportation This Government of Quebec website contains all the information needed to determine whether you qualify for the industrial design tax credit. This tax measure aims to promote the use of industrial design and enhance the manufacturing and marketing of unique quality products with high added value.
	Coalition Bois Coalition BOIS Québec is a forum and key contact point for all stakeholders who not only want to take action against climate change, but also want to support Quebec's economy by increasing the use of wood as a building material. Through its actions, the Coalition will assume a leadership role by fostering a true culture of wood use in Quebec’s construction sector, while creating a network of stakeholders who are able to make a difference.