Régine Laurent

Speaker, President of the Laurent Commission, Board Member at Santé Québec, former President of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), and retired nurse

Meet Régine Laurent

A leading figure of Quebec’s cultural diversity, Régine Laurent has climbed the social ladder one by one with courage and integrity. Arriving in Montreal in the 1960s, she worked as a nurse for several years before becoming president of the FIQ from 2009 to 2017. In 2019, Premier Legault asked her to chair the special commission on children’s rights and youth protection. The Laurent Commission produced a voluminous report in 2020.

Today, Ms. Laurent sits on a number of boards, including that of Santé-Québec, and speaks at conferences.

Speaking topics of Régine Laurent:

Integration | Women’s Leadership | Living Together

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Tous les participants ont grandement apprécié le contenu de la conférence de Mme Laurent. La durée de son allocution et de la période de questions étaient à point!

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Keynotes

de 45 à 75 minutes, au choix
French only
Rencontre de personnalisation incluse
Available in-person and virtually

Régine Laurent, a committed leader and social activist, inspires through her experience and her vision of women’s leadership, integration, and living together. In her conferences, she encourages building inclusive communities and fostering environments where everyone can thrive.

Discover her talks and see how they can be tailored to your organization and audience.

Challenges of Integration

Because of the shortage and high mobility of the workforce, all organizations will have to integrate new immigrants into their teams in the not-too-distant future. Are you well prepared to welcome them? Are your colleagues well prepared to integrate them? Are you ready to make room for them?

In this talk, Ms. Laurent, herself an immigrant who arrived in 1968, will pose a number of questions for your consideration.

What is this candidate’s life story? What motivates them, apart from earning a salary? What do you do to help them integrate as soon as they enter your workplace? Do you understand his or her apprehensions, difficulties in mastering French, reluctance to “mix” with Quebec society? What are you doing to encourage them to stay with your organization?

The future of our organizations depends on the arrival of proud, strong and competent immigrants. You must roll out the red carpet for them.

Mme Laurent will show you how!

Women’s Leadership

Régine Laurent is an excellent example of female leadership. From her arrival in June 1968, she began her career as a nurse (a role formerly attributed to women) to rise to the top of the FIQ and even President of the Laurent Commission.

Far from being bitter or pessimistic about women’s ability to hold all the positions they want, Ms. Laurent speaks of victories, influences and hope throughout her talk.

“At the last SuperBowl, the F-22s that flew over the stadium were all piloted by women. Isn’t that a great victory? Today, all doors are open to women. They just have to want to.”

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Technical requirements for Régine Laurent:

Micro mains-libres
au choix du client

Petite table (pour déposer notes et bouteille d'eau)

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About Régine Laurent

Committed and highly respected by the people of Quebec, Madame Laurent has an impressive track record that reflects her dedication and determination to achieve her goals. President of the Laurent Commission, former President of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), and retired nurse, Régine Laurent began her career in the healthcare system in 1976. She initially worked as a patient care attendant before becoming a registered nurse in 1979. Madame Laurent left her nursing position in 2009 to assume the presidency of the FIQ. After two terms leading Quebec’s largest union for healthcare professionals from 2009 to 2017, she announced her retirement from union leadership. In May 2019, she was appointed by Quebec’s Premier, François Legault, to chair the Special Commission on the Rights of Children and Youth Protection.

Since September 2021, Madame Laurent has served on several boards of directors, including Santé Québec.

Clips and Interviews with Régine Laurent

Excerpt from the conference « L’implication des femmes, une nécessité pour un développement équilibré de la société »