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Do you work in marketing, sales or customer experience at a fashion company in Quebec? Take part in the very first specialized training program in AI for fashion and apparel in Quebec!...

Do you work in apparel product design or development and want to better understand how AI can be used in your operations? Discover the very first specialized training in AI for fashion and apparel in...

Caribou is a Quebec company founded in 2018 with the goal of offering quality, carefully designed, and locally manufactured products for the entire family...

A look back at the Tunisian-Canadian networking meeting in the technical textile and apparel sector, held on April 3 and 4, 2025, in Montreal and Granby....

Vestechpro and CSMO Textile invite you to an exclusive information session on 3D Design for Fashion and Clothing (formerly Digital Fashion Clothing)....

As part of the “Support for local sourcing and promotion of Quebec products” call for projects issued by the Quebec government's Ministère de l'Économie...

Vestechpro and CIMMI, a center for imaging and interactive experience, are combining their expertise to offer training courses in artificial intelligence (AI) applied to fashion and apparel in the fir...

On January 20, 2025, Cégep Marie-Victorin's Fashion Marketing department launched its Fashion Marketing Integration Project....

The week of January 20, 2025 marked the start of the second edition of Cégep Marie-Victorin's research certification program...

On October 24, 2024, the members of the Board of Directors of Vestechpro, several of its partners and its team were gathered at the Cégep Marie-Victorin for the Centre’s Annual General Meeting!...

The main objective of the 2024 Summer School was to train and equip college and university students with principles and practices conducive to the ecological transition of the fashion-clothing sector....

NSERC responded favorably to the renewal request submitted by Vestechpro to continue its important activities as a technology access center (CAT) over the next five years....

July 2024 signs the renewal of the Ecoleader Fund, a program that offers financial assistance in the form of grants, companies that want to hire experts like Vestechpro to help them implement environm...

CSMO Textile, a long-standing partner of Vestechpro, announced the sectoral expansion of its services and unveils its new brand image. Stéphanie Lenne, Communications...

Vestechpro joined forces with CSMO Textile, TechniTextile and Groupe CTT to organize and hold an exploratory day dedicated to digital and ecoresponsible practices in Drummondville on May 9, 2024....

On May 22, 2024, École de mode Marie-Victorin held its annual Collection 2024 fashion show. It was on this occasion that the costumes designed by the nine finalists in the Cirque du Soleil Competitio...

The Vestechpro team will be pleased to contribute, through several activities, to the Research, Innovation and Creativity Week organized by Cégep Marie-Victorin from April 29 to May 2, 2024....

On this April 2024 was held the 2nd selection jury for the winners of the Cirque du Soleil x Vestechpro x Cégep Marie-Victorin Suprarecycling Competition. The members of the jury met to discover th...

This course will enable graduates and professionals in the fashion-clothing sector to familiarize themselves with digital technologies, and more specifically with CLO software....

On February 2, 2024, a first jury met to evaluate the entries submitted by second- and third-year students from Cégep Marie-Victorin's École de mode participating in the upcycling Competition organi...

Since the start of the Fall 2023 semester, Vestechpro has been proud to join forces with teachers at Cégep Marie-Victorin's École de mode to offer their students activities that complement the cours...

Cirque du Soleil Competition x Vestechpro x École de mode du Cégep Marie-Victorin. Putting supra-recycling and student creativity to extend costumes' lifespan....

On October 26, 2023, Vestechpro's Annual General Meeting was held at the Salon mode Silvi-Chapados at Cégep Marie-Victorin....

As part of the project for the reduction, reuse and recycling of post-consumer clothing, Renaissance and Vestechpro are co-publishing this guide to responsible consumption in the fall of 2023....

It was with great emotion that two Helen Brunet "Excellence and Innovation" scholarships were awarded at the Cégep Marie-Victorin Foundation's Gala mode on May 17, 2023....

Did you know that 10% of the Canadian population suffers from urinary incontinence? Neila Mezghani, Professor at Université TELUQ, has conducted a multidisciplinary research project to find an answe...

Last fall, Vestechpro offered a smart clothing course for the first time. The initiative, made possible thanks to the support of the City of Montreal, allowed 9 participants to discover the world of s...

Circular economy, smart clothing and digital fashion-clothing in the spotlight of our activities for the next generation....

Vestechpro’s team is deeply saddened to announce the death of Helen Brunet on November 9, 2022, in Montreal....

Ava Sanaye, a Fashion Design student at Cégep Marie-Victorin's Fahion School, put the shared Lab's digital embroidery machine into action as part of one of her student projects....

The Digital Fashion-Clothing course given by Vestechpro since January 2022 recently ended with project presentations by participants in front of a jury made up of industry professionals. ...

The Vestechpro team attended the “Who Does What in the Fashion and Textile Industry?” last March organized by SDC-District Central and Eastern Bloc....

On April 13, join the Vestechpro team, at the Salon RH Mode presented in Montreal and organized by Vêtement Québec. Discover the professions of the Future and promising career opportunities in the c...

Vestechpro, Clothing and Apparel Research and Innovation Center, is a proud collaborator in the textile fiber recycling pilot project led by Renaissance, a social economy organization, thanks to the f...

We are pleased to announce that the Apparel Research and Innovation Center has just joined the experts in eco-responsible business practices listed in the Fonds Écoleader directory....

The response from professionals and young apparel graduates to the new digital fashion and apparel course launched by Vestechpro with financial support from the City of Montreal has been more than pos...

Vestechpro welcomed a new director at its board meeting on October 28th. Evna Sévigny, Spark Factory Supply and Production Director joins the eight members of Vestechpro's Board of Directors....

Several students and members of Cégep Marie-Victorin’s 7 lives cooperative took part in a digital printing workshop last October given by Vestechpro....

Vestechpro, Apparel Research and Innovation Center, has joined forces with Renaissance, a leader in the Quebec social economy....

Paulette Kaci, Vestechpro Director General, met with students and teachers from the Notre-Dame-de-Foy Campus on the college's Virtual Design Career Day on October 6....

Vestechpro has donated 2,000 of its reusable face masks to a support program in Uganda, in collaboration with McMaster University...

As part of Fashion Week, Paulette Kaci, Vestechpro Director, was among the experts gathered for the District Central’s apparel and fashion industry panel discussion....

Audrey Coulombe, Technology Project Manager at Vestechpro, apparel research and innovation center, moderated the "Recent technological discoveries in the apparel industry" conference during la Biennal...

With more than $1.25 million in financial assistance from Canada Economic Development, Vestechpro has acquired state-of-the-art equipment...

Vestechpro was mandated by the ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation to carry out a study on investment and adoption of innovative and sustainable practices for the revival of the fashion a...

Vestechpro célèbre 10 ans d’innovation et d’avancées technologiques. Depuis notre création, nous nous sommes investis dans la mission d’être le partenaire de choix des entreprises et des or...

Wearing face coverings has sparked much debate since its appearance in the community last March. Almost a year after the official start of the pandemic in Canada...

With the establishment of a non-medical face covering production module last summer, Vestechpro responded to urgent requests from its various partners such as the CIUSSS-NÎM...

Since the beginning of the health crisis, Vestechpro has played a major role in the Quebec clothing industry in addressing the personal protective equipment supply issue....

The apparel industry is changing rapidly and exciting new jobs are emerging within this dynamic ecosystem. Always on the lookout for technical and technological progress, Vestechpro, apparel and innov...

Vestechpro, apparel research and innovation center, held its 10th general assembly on line, on October 28th. The get-together was an opportunity to highlight Vestechpro’s accelerated and significant...

We are delighted to share the work of Jannick Deslauriers, an artist who taught in the Visual Arts department at Cégep Marie-Victorin for more than 10 years...

In 2020, the health crisis has put the medical clothing industry in the limelight. In March, the Quebec government announced an investment of more than $10 million dollars through the “Programme inn...

Since May, our production module has made it possible to meet the needs of our customers by making more than 30,000 face covers, therefore guaranteeing them a safe return to work....

On Behalf of Innovation The term “innovation,” a current buzzword, has its roots in the 17th century. The name is derived from the Latin word innovare meaning "to renew"...

Investing in finding solutions to the challenges of the circular economy, the Vestechpro team supports its customers in adopting this promising business model that has become a priority for many compa...

On June 11, Institut LICEF, the laboratory in cognitive training and training environments of Université TÉLUQ in Montreal, has received a $100,000 grant under the Audace program...

Since May, Vestechpro has been mobilizing the next generation of the Cégep Marie-Victorin École de mode to produce face coverings. This was in response to a request from our partner : the Centre int...

Since the start of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vestechpro has put its expertise at the service of the clothing industry, to help it contribute to the production of personal prot...

Since the beginning of the health crisis, Groupe CTT, TechniTextile Québec, and Vestechpro, have contributed to coordinate Quebec textile and clothing sectors stakeholders in order to mobilize them...

Depuis le début de la crise sanitaire, Vestechpro, centre de recherche et d’innovation en habillement, joue un rôle clef dans la mobilisation des acteurs de l’industrie du vêtement au Québec a...

On March 11th, Vestechpro, Apparel Research and Innovation Center,took part in Salon RH Mode’s 5th edition,...

Mr. Sylvain Mandeville, Director General of the Cégep Marie-Victorin and President of the Board of Directors of Vestechpro, Apparel Research and Innovation Center, is proud to welcome four new board...

Vestechpro Apparel Research and Innovation Center is glad to announce the election of Paulette Kaci, director of the Center, as President of the board of directors for QuébecInnove,...

Vestechpro participated at the IDTechEx conference presented in Santa Clara (California) last November. IDTechEx, an organization dedicated to commercial research for over 20 years, promotes and disse...

A fashion designer for the past 12 years, Gabrielle St-Pierre recently joined the Vestechpro team as a Technical Project Manager....

Keeping in that tradition to welcome an expert or a professional of the apparel industry which left a notable and inspiring mark, Vestechpro had the pleasure to welcome Mélanie Ellezam, founder of th...

Recently nominated for a 2-year mandate, Paulette Kaci, Executive director at Vestechpro Apparel Research and Innovation Centre...

With a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), through its College and Community Innovation Program (CCI), Vestechpro is now recognized as a Technology Acce...

La pénurie de main-d’œuvre dans l’industrie de l’habillement est criante. Le programme Formation d’opérateurs de machines à coudre industrielles (OMCI) développé par le Comité sectoriel...

Thanks to a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) College and Community Innovation Program....

Vestechpro opens the doors of his laboratory, and introduces his team to familiarize you with the world of applied research in business and innovation in the clothing industry in Quebec....

Vestechpro opens the doors of his laboratory, and introduces his team to familiarize you with the world of applied research in business and innovation in the clothing industry in Quebec....

Vestechpro opens the doors of his laboratory, and introduces his technical team, to familiarize you with the world of applied research in business and innovation in the clothing industry in Quebec....

Vestechpro opens the doors of his laboratory, and introduces his technical team, to familiarize you with the world of applied research in business and innovation in the clothing industry in Quebec....

Vestechpro opens the doors of his laboratory, and introduces his technical team, to familiarize you with the world of applied research in business and innovation in the clothing industry in Quebec....

Vestechpro's offices will be closed from Friday, December 21, to Thursday, January 3, 2019 inclusively....

Three experts exchanged on their vision of the workforce issues in the clothing industry in Quebec....

CPES2018, May 23-24, Centennial College, Toronto, is Canada’s premier conference and trade show exhibition for printable, flexible and hybrid electronics (FHE)....

Vestechpro, Canada's first North American anthropometric study partner...

Vestechpro takes part in Expo Hightex 2017 presented at Place Bonaventure on April 4th and 5th...

Wearables and market opportunities...

Vestechpro’s new Board of Directors announced...

Midday conference - Fashion 2.0: clothing of the future...

5th General Assembly of Vestechpro: great perspectives !...

« Size NorthAmerica : Une réponse collective à un problème de taille »...

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Paulette Kaci to the Huffington Post...

Vestechpro, the apparel research and innovation centre, held its sixth Annual General Meeting on October 15, 2015, in the Jean-Paul-Limoges Building at Cégep Marie-Victorin....