Founding of the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal National Historic Event
Montréal, Quebec
École des hautes études commerciales, c. 1910
(© Musée McCord Museum / MP-0000.840.11)
Address :
3000 Côte Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, Quebec
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2008-04-11
Other Name(s):
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Founding of the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2007-033
Importance:
Contributed to French Canadians' rise to a position of strength in the Canadian economy
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 3000 Côte Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, Quebec
Established by the Province of Quebec in 1907, this professional business school contributed to French Canadians' rise to positions of influence in the Canadian economy. By training an intellectual elite focused on economic issues, it fostered the emergence of a distinctive interventionist school of thought. This approach, which responded to the reality and aspirations of French Canadians, played an instrumental role in Quebec economics after the Second World War. Prestigious and internationally renowned, HEC Montréal helped assure the economic vitality and cultural affirmation of Francophones within Canada.