QPMA IN ACTION ! 

QPMA's mission is to promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables in Quebec and the activities of members in the sector. For this reason, the QPMA team is multiplying meetings with partners and governments to make fruits and vegetables half the plate of Quebeckers. Find here what we do for you : 

Significant projects in 2019 : 

 

  MARCH 2020

• 5: Mario Lalancette presents the I Love Fruits and Veggies Movement to the University Laval nutrition students

  FEBRUARY 2020

• 3: Marie de Tarlé Salmon, Sophie Perreault and Marc-André Van Winden participate to the consultation on regulatory relief from the Quebec Minister of Economy and Innovation

• 11: Marie de Tarlé Salmon and Sophie Perreault meet a delegation of fruit and vegetable growers from Argentina

• 13: Sophie Perreault attends the Annual General Meeting of the association of Quebec strawberry and raspberry growers in Victoriaville

• 13: Marie de Tarlé Salmon participates at a conference of the Council of Bioalimentary Industries of Montreal Island (CIBIM) on bar codes

• 18: Marie de Tarlé Salmon, Sophie Perreault and Isabelle Ferland participate at meetings and networking of HRI buyers organized by CIBIM and Aliments du Québec

• 19: Mario Lalancette participates in the meeting of the food processing industry committee and MAPAQ on the health food offer

• 21: Sophie Perreault participates to the meeting of the tertiary group for bio-policy

• 25: Sophie Perreault, Marie de Tarlé and Jane Collin participate to the "Farm to Plate" awareness day organized by the Canadian horticultural council and the CPMA

 

  JANUARY 2020

 

• 7: Mario Lalancette participates in the evaluation of the "Grands Prix DUX" 

• 9: Sophie Perreault takes part in the public consultation of the 2020-2025 Montreal city draft for residual materials management plan

• 15: Sophie Perreault takes part in the market gardening growers sector table

• 17: Annual meeting of partners in the I Love Fruits and Veggies Movement

• 21:  Sophie Perreault and Marie de Tarlé Salmon take part to the CIBIM breakfast conference on packaging in a sustainability approach

• 23: Sophie Perreault and Jane Collin participate to the Quebec Apple growers AGM

• 27: Sophie Perreault and Marie de Tarlé Salmon meet Mr. Charles-Félix Ross, Executive Director UPA

• 29: Sophie Perreault, Mario Lalancette and Jane Collin participate to the DUX conference day and gala

• 30: Sophie Perreault and Marie de Tarlé Salmon participate to the meeting of the Canadian Horticultural Council - Quebec section

 

  DECEMBER 2019

 

• 3: Meeting of the QPMA Membership Services Committee (SAM)

• 4: Sophie Perreault at the UPA Annual Convention

• 4: Sophie Perreault and Jane Collin at the UPA Gala

• 5: Marie de Tarlé Salmon at the meeting of the monitoring committee - specific mandate to develop the institutional market of Aliments du Québec

• 5: Sophie Perreault participates in the meeting of the food processing industry committee and MAPAQ: the healthy food offer

• 6: Marie de Tarlé Salmon participates in the Éco Entreprise Québec Christmas Cocktail

• 11 - 13: Florian Damy and Sophie Perreault at the New York Produce Show

• 13 : Sophie Perreault attend to growers production roundtable

  NOVEMBER 2019 

• 1st : Mario Lalancette at the benefit dinner of the OLO Foundation

• 4 : Mario Lalancette at the influential event organized by Spain persimmons

• 5 : Sophie Perreault attends DTL meetings (retail) in Quebec City

• 8 : Sophie Perreault at the AGM of the Quebec Produce Growers Association (QPGA)

• 14 : Florian Damy and Aurélie Péqueux attend the Quebec Strawberry and Raspberry Growers Association cocktail party

• 14 & 15 : Marie De Tarlé Salmon participates in the fall meeting of the Government Issue Management Industry Committee (CIGIM)

• 15 : Sophie Perreault, Pascal Primiano and Jane Collin at the QPGA banquet

• 21 : QPMA Board of Directors

• 26 : Sophie Perreault and Jane Collin participate at the horticultural table of the UPA

• 28 : Sophie Perreault and Jane Collin participate in the CTAQ marketing event

• 28 : Mario Lalancette participates in the cocktail of the OPDQ (Professional Order of Dietitians of Quebec)

 

  OCTOBER 2019

 

• 17-19 : Sophie Perreault participates in the annual Produce Marketing Association (PMA) in Anaheim (California)

• 29 : Mario Lalancette participates in the Symposium on Food and Sustainable Development

• 19 : Mario Lalancette participates in the Prix Gaia 2019

 

  SEPTEMBER 2019

 

 

• 3 : Sophie Perreault and Mario Lalancette at the launch party of the UPA Open Days.

• 5 : Florian Damy and Jane Collin at the United States Department of Agriculture Welcome Party on a Canada Trade Mission (USDA)

• 6 : Sophie Perreault participates in the United States Department of Agriculture roundtable on a trade mission to Canada.

• 12 - 14 : Sophie Perreault at the CPMA semi-annual meeting in Halifax

• 19 : Mario Lalancette and Jane Collin at the Nielsen Conference on Consumer Trends in Canada

• 24 : Aurélie Péqueux participates in the MATCH DUX pitching and networking evening

 

  AUGUST 2019

 

• 8 - 10 : QPMA convention

• 28 : Mario Lalancette, Strategy and Communications Director at the press conference regarding the Government of Canada's support for the agri-food research cluster and visit of the Bonduelle plant facilities in Berford.

 

  JULY 2019 

 

• 3 : Marie de Tarlé and Alain Paré at the meeting with the tertiary group (consultation on updating Quebec's food regulations).

• 15 : Sophie Perreault and Marie de Tarlé attend to the visit of Danielle McCann (minister of health) and André Lamontagne (minister of agriculture, fisheries and food) and producers to discuss about pesticides reduction.

• 16 : Sophie Perreault attends greenhouse industry roundtable.

 

  JUNE 2019  

 

• 3 : Sophie Perreault, Florian Damy, Danny Boileau and Dino Farrese at the 23rd edition of "The Classic" of the Breakfast Club of Canada.

• 6 : Pascal Primiano, QPMA 1st vice-president at the Apple packers Association golf tournament

• 11 : Sophie Perreault and Marie De Tarlé Salmon at the International Economic Forum of the Americas

• 11 : Sophie Perreault at the Quebec Produce Growers Association Golf Tournament (QPGA)

• 12 : Sophie Perreault and Marie de Tarlé Salmon at the Annual General Meeting of the Sector Committee of the Food Labor Force (CSMOCA)

 

  MAY 2019 

 

• 7 : Sophie Perreault and Danny Boileau at the CHC/CPMA "Farm to Table" event on Parliament Hill

• 9 : Meeting with Éco Entreprise Québec

• 11 : Participation in the 1st edition of the Grande Conversation DUX

• 16 : Sophie Perreault and Dino Farrese at the "Cocktail­–Rendez-vous Maraîchers" of the Quebec Produce Growers Association (QPGA)

• 21 : Sophie Perreault and Aurélie Péqueux at the Quebec food retailers association (ADAQ) Golf Tournament

• 22 -  23 : Sophie Perreault at the meeting of the Government Relations Committee of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association

• 31 : Sophie Perreault and Dino Farrese at the 2018-2025 Bio-Food Policy Partners Meeting.

 

  APRIL 2019

 

• 26 :  Meeting for Quebec greenhouse roundtable 

• 30 & 31 : Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert fair in Quebec city

• 1st - 4 : CPMA convention and trade show in Montreal 

• 9 : Bio-Food industry council of the island of Montreal partners table (CIBIM)

• 10 : MAPAQ tertiatry group meeting about biofood policy

• 12 & 13 : Semi-annual meeting of QPMA board of directors

• 15 : The Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) horticultural roundtable 

 

  MARCH 2019

 

• 22 :  Press conference for the launch of the Health Challenge (Défi Santé)

• 26 : Conference given by the QPMA during the Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Day - Estrie, organized by MAPAQ

• 27 : Participation in the Food Processing Industry Committee and MAPAQ : Healthy Food Supply

• 28 : Meeting of the QPMA Membership Services Committee

• 15 : Strategic planning meeting for the I Love Fruits and Veggies Movement 

 

  FEBRUARY 2019

 

• 22 :  Press conference of the launching of the new Canadian Food Guide

• 22 : Participation in the collaborative mapping discussion group of the Montréal Ecosystem for Food Security

• 25 : Meeting of the horticultural roundtable at the UPA

• 25 : Meeting of the QPMA executive committee

• 28 : Meeting of the QPMA finance committee

• 30 : Participation at the DUX Gala

• 06 : CIBIM Influence Marketing Conference

• 07 : Meeting with Mrs. Isabelle Charest Delegate Minister for Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women.

• 14 : Presentation at the AGM of Quebec strawberries and raspberries growers Association

• 15 : Meeting of the MAPAQ tertiary group on the biofood policy

 

  JANUARY 2019

 

• 14 : Sophie Perreault, CEO of the QPMA and Dino Farrese, Chairman of the Board of Directors: meet the Chief of Staff of the Minister of MAPAQ

• 22 : Sophie Perreault, CEO of the QPMA and Mario Lalancette, I Love Movement Strategist: press conference on the launch of the new Canadian Food Guide

• 17 : Meeting with the OLO Foundation

• 22 : Press conference on the launch of the new Canadian Food Guide

• 25 : Horticultural table at the UPA

• 25 : QPMA Executive Committee Meeting

• 28 : Meeting of the QPMA Finance Committee

• 30 : Participation at the DUX Gala   .