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Since 2014, Québec has been spearheading the transition to a more circular economy and the province has arguably become a leader in circularity in Canada and North America. While Québec’s early path to circularity relied on inter- and transdisciplinary research initiatives, in the 2021–2025 period, Québec has increasingly been an open laboratory for the emergence of cocreation and new business models, as well as for the development of multipartner initiatives between the research worlds.
Although challenges remain, Québec’s collective approach to circularity stands out: Québec has built a regulatory framework, governmental roadmap, common vocabulary and societal approach, all of which are accelerating the adoption of this economic model.
The Transitioning to a Circular Economy in Québec: Consolidation (2021–2025) report documents major steps and initiatives in the highlighted period. In this webinar, Stephanie Jagou, Circularity consultant and author, intends to present the incremental governmental commitment to circularity, how cities and regions have begun working towards circular economy goals, the contribution of social economy and the cocreation of solutions with academia in the transition to this new economic model, while highlighting various projects in key industrial sectors— among which food systems, textile, plastics, advanced materials and tourism. Following a focus on the circular potential unveiled by Québec’s ELEC Living Lab for Construction, in turn Raphael Lopoukhine, CELC’S Director of Strategic Initiatives, will present how the Circular Construction Innovation Hub (CCIH) is taking on the challenge to unlock Canada’s full circular construction potential and its latest developments.
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