The Montreal Files
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Monitoring Transnational Presence in Montreal
General Research Resources
Montreal-based Corporate Groups
Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain
Montréal International - corporate lobby support organization.
World Federation of Trading House Associations666 Sherbrooke West, Suite 201; Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1E7; Tel: 1 (514) 286-9382 Fax: 1 (514) 848-9986
World Water Council - see the membership file to clarify where this organization's allegiances lie
Government or Quasi-Government Resources
Inspecteur général des institutions financières. All companies operating in Quebec are supposed to be registered here. Of key interest at this site is the search facility which can yield interesting information (i.e. who owns what company, who the main administrators are, the official address, etc.)
Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation (CEIM) - what exactly this organization does isn't clear, but there are many useful links for researching companies operating in Montreal
Canada Business Map - from Industry Canada
Specific Corporate Sectors
Defence and Aerospace
Research Resources
Companies
Pharmaceuticals
Research Resources
Can Biotech - data base of Canadian biotech activity. Requires online registration for access (just a valid email address... )
Companies
Banking & Finance
Research Resources
Banks Tutorial - understanding money
Companies
Anti-Corporate Resources
Transnational Corporations & World Trade
Hands-On Corporate Research Guide - this guide, from CorporateWatch, is designed to help people doing research on specific corporations. It is tailored for U.S. applications, although some of it will be useful for researching Canada-based TNCs as well, especially the general research strategies.
Canada's 20 largest Corporations - from transnationale.org
Who's Who in British listed companies- a personnel register which provides information on individuals who are on the Board of Directors, Supervisory Boards of listed companies or are major shareholders of the companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
POCLAD - Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy
Multinational Monitor - monthly anticorporate journal. The December 2001 issue includes Mokhiber and Weissman's The Ten Worst Corporations of 2001, in which Abbott has the dubious honour of being named number one.
Pollution Watch - type in your postal code and find out which corporations are polluting your neighborhooe. An environmental information service provided by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Canadian Environmental Defence Fund and Environmental Defense
If you have information to share that would contribute to this project, or if you would like to become involved in building the Montreal Files, contact us at montrealfiles@yahoo.ca