Abel Blot
Appyhere
HR Day 2026
Innovative Strategies for Retail
The 3rd edition of HR Day will take place on April 23, 2026, at Marché Bonsecours in Montreal.
Specifically designed for the retail sector, this unifying event stands out as an essential platform for exchange and learning for retailers. Bringing together industry decision-makers, renowned experts, and experienced human resources professionals, this third edition aims to serve as a solutions lab.
Collective Intelligence & Innovation at The Heart of Your HR Practices
In a context shaped by evolving employee expectations and accelerating technological change, HR Day 2026 will explore the best strategies for attracting, retaining, and developing talent, placing adaptation, resilience, and innovation at the heart of people management.
A must-attend event to drive your growth with concrete HR strategies while building agile workplaces that are firmly focused on the future.
Exclusive Discount for Retail Businesses
Bundle Offer for HR Day and Hop! 2026
Take part in two must-attend events for the industry with our bundled offer for HR Day and the 32nd edition of Hop! The Retail Summit, taking place on October 27 at the Grand Quai of the Port of Montreal.
Enjoy an exclusive discount by combining your registrations! A preferred rate to double your networking opportunities within Quebec’s retail community.
This offer is reserved exclusively for retail businesses.
Our Speakers
Antoine Bourassa
Boorask Innovation
President and founder
Daniel Lampron
Groupe Patrick Morin
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Francis Grignet
Avocats Galileo Partners inc.
Partner
Francis Painchaud
FPConsultants
Industrial and organizational psychologist
Geneviève Robitaille
Centre de Formation par l’Action (CFA)
President and Organizational Psychologist
Julie Lajoie
Joie conseils
Organizational development consultant and certified trainer | Event host
Rachel DesRosiers
Dollarama
Senior director, business innovation and digital
Catherine Gingras
Appyhere
Director of Customer Success
Mario Côté
Gestion Conseil Mario Côté inc.
President
Marie-Hélène Couette
podium
Founder and organizational performance strategist
Mathieu Guénette
Mathieu Guénette Inc
Career Counselor, Trainer, Speaker, and CHRP.
Lyne Raymond
Boutique La Vie en Rose
Vice president, administration and human resources
Joanie Lebrun
Avocats Galileo Partners inc.
Lawyer
Jacques Gascon
Rémunia
Compensation consultant
Manuel Champagne
Détail Québec
General manager
Marjolaine Séguin
Bédard ressources humaines
HR consulting services director
Julie Poulin
Bédard ressources humaines
Senior Human Resources advisor
Discover more on our blog!
Retail
Human ressources and workforce
09 April 2026
Developing a Learning Culture so Expertise Doesn’t Walk Out the Door
Expertise is often an invisible resource, spread across the four corners of the province. For retail managers, this expertise is both the organization’s greatest asset and its greatest vulnerability.
Retail
Human ressources and workforce
07 April 2026
Developing Organizational Intelligence in Retail
While artificial intelligence can help enhance certain practices, it represents only one facet of a broader reality that organizations must consider: organizational intelligence.
Become a Partner of HR Day 2026
Join a forward-looking event that highlights innovation, talent development, and human performance in the retail sector. As a partner of the 3rd edition of HR Day, benefit from targeted visibility, valuable networking opportunities, and a privileged position among local retailers.
To become a partner, contact us today!
Consult our partnership plan to discover the available partnership and visibility opportunities.
HR Day 2026
Continuing Education and Skills Development
HR Day is a certified event by the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (CRHA) as part of its mandatory continuing education program. Our event also qualifies as training under the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition (the 1% Training Law).