Monique Simard

Monique Simard joined the Quebecor Fund team in April 2018 as Chairwoman of the Board, Vice-President of the corporation, and member and independent administrator. In 2018, she was nominated by the Federal Government to become a member of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel (Yale Report, 2020). In September 2019, she was appointed to serve as the Chair of the Quartier des Spectacle Partnership's Board of Directors. In 2018, she was also appointed to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors of La Vitrine Culturelle du Québec. As President and Chief Executive of SODEC (Société de développement des enterprises culturelles) from 2014 to 2018, Monique Simard served on the Boards of Directors of the Fonds d'investissement de la culture et des communications (FICC), the Fonds Capital Culture Québec (FCCQ), the Québec Film and Television Council. During this time, she also served on the steering committee of the Observatoire de la Culture et des communications du Québec (OCCQ). What's more, in 2017, she was named Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. From 2008 to 2013, Monique Simard was Executive Director of the French Program for the National Film Board of Canada. In that capacity, she supported the creation and programming of distinctive, innovative and relevant documentaries, animated and fiction films, and interactive works destined for multiple platforms. From 1998 to 2008, she was a member of the team at Productions Virage, which specialized in the production of documentaries about social and international issues. During her time there, Monique Simard produced more than 60 documentary films and series for television. Monique Simard has previously acted in the capacity of Chairwoman of the Board of the Cinémathèque Québécoise, was a founding member of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), and was a member of the Board for the former Association des producteurs de films et de television du Québec (APFTQ, now the AQPM) as a representative for documentaries. She has participated in all major documentary film festivals around the world. Monique Simard was named Honorary President of Sunny Side of the Doc in 2016, and in 2017, was named "Doc Mogul" at the Toronto's Hot Docs festival. In all of her work, Monique Simard has always been actively involved in ensuring that women have their rightful place in society.