On November 16, at the Forum on technology education in Quebec co-organized by CIRANO and ÉTS, the final panel of the day, moderated by Geneviève Dufour, CIRANO's Director of Major Collaborative Projects, brought together representatives from various ministries: the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur (MES), the ministère de l'Éducation (MEQ), the ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MESS) and the ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie (MEIE).

Ministry officials discussed, among other things, the vision and consultation process for updating the technological education program. They also discussed the ministries' initiatives to promote a culture of science and innovation, and the measures implemented as part of Opération main-d'œuvre.