Palais governance

Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal

Main applicable laws

As a public body, the Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal is subject to laws and regulations governing its activities and its functioning, some of which are listed below. Please note this is not a non-exhaustive list.

• Act respecting the Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal
• Act respecting the governance of state-owned enterprises
• Act respecting contracting by public bodies
• Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information
• Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for the Board of Directors (French Only)
• Regulation respecting the ethics and professional conduct of public office holders
• Charter of the French language
• Sustainable Development Act
• Public Administration Act
• Financial Administration Act

Transparency and access to information

In order to increase access to information and transparency, the Palais has followed up on the recommendations made by the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (IGOPP) in its 2019 report on the governance of Québec Crown corporations.

Accordingly, the Board enacts regulations and approves the Palais’ main direction and policies related to its operations. In addition, the Board approves compensation standards and schedules and other terms and conditions of employment for management and non-unionized personnel within the parameters determined by the government.

The Board approves the Palais’ strategic plan, budgets, and annual financial statements. Many of these documents are available in the Publications section.

Documents available online (French only)

Documents disseminated under the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information. Please note these documents are available in French only.

Our Internal Ethics Policies as a Corporation (french only)

Board of Directors

Emmanuelle Legault

President and CEO

Josée Noiseux

Chair of the Board
Certified Corporate Director and Lawyer

Sofiane Benyouci

Head of Innovation
Innovitech Inc.

Hubert Bolduc

President
Investissement Québec International

Jean-Sébastien Boudreault

Louis Dubé, Eng.

General Counsel
ELYSIS

Céline Gamache

Head of Consulting Prud’homme Consulting Group

Josée Gravel

Company director and lawyer specializing in corporate governance

Lucie Rémillard

President
LR Stratégie

Lisa Swiderski

Senior Vice President
Banque Nationale

Annie Tremblay

President
ESSENCE advisory services