Quebec TECH HR Innovation Week 2026: Accelerating HR innovation in the age of AI
- Jean-Baptiste Audrerie
- 2 days ago
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HR TECH Innovation Week: a key event for HR professionals in 2026
From Monday 9 to Friday 13 February 2026 , Quebec hosts the HR TECH Innovation Week , an initiative led by NexaRH aimed at positioning the province of Quebec as a hub of excellence in HR innovation, technologies and artificial intelligence.
This week falls within a key moment in the HR calendar: the start of the year, a period of strategic HR planning, budgetary trade-offs, and fundamental choices regarding technology, talent, and skills. It offers a unique opportunity to step back, compare, understand, and guide HR decisions for 2026 and beyond.
Why a HR TECH Innovation Week in Quebec?
The HR TECH Innovation Week addresses several major strategic challenges.
First, innovation.
HR technologies and AI are profoundly transforming operational models, HR roles, and the employee experience. Concentrating discussions over a single week accelerates monitoring, learning, and decision-making.
Next, digital sovereignty.
The concepts of sovereign technologies and sovereign AI are becoming essential. HR organizations must now question data location, dependence on hyperscalers, AI governance, and the risks associated with overpowered technology providers.
Finally, economic diversification.
Strengthening the Canada–Europe, Canada–France and Quebec–France axes is a concrete lever for reducing geopolitical and technological risks, while stimulating innovation, partnerships and access to new markets.
A strengthened Quebec-France axis with the HR Lab
The 2026 edition marks a significant milestone with the participation of Lab RH (Paris) , a leading player in HR innovation in France. Lab RH fosters a community of nearly 300 HR startups and 80 corporate organizations, building bridges between innovation, businesses, and European markets.
Its CEO, Séverine Loureiro , will be in Montreal from February 9 to 13, 2026. She will speak at the pre-event " Reinventing AI training ", alongside Edflex, Workday and AtmanCo, and will be available for strategic meetings on the mornings of February 9, 10, 11 and 13.
For Quebec-based HR publishers considering expansion into France, the HR Lab represents a true growth accelerator.
Three concrete opportunities for the HR ecosystem
HR TECH Quebec Vendors:
Meet the HR Lab and explore structured access opportunities to the French-speaking European market.
SaaS Resellers, SI Partners and Consulting firms:
Engage in discussions with the 5 innovative French start-ups present in Montreal to build technological or commercial partnerships.
HR Departments:
Discover new approaches and invite these publishers to exchange ideas with your teams, at the Summit or directly within your organizations.
French start-ups present
Welcome to the French delegation of start-ups , members of the HR Lab:
Baker Park : Intelligent automation of HR processes through data and AI.
Coachello : Personalized coaching that empowers employees through integrated AI.
RandomCoffee : Automated meetings that promote engagement and collaboration.
Scorton : Cyber risk prevention through predictive behavioral AI.
Yaggo : Qualitative automation of candidate relations and communication.
To arrange a networking session on the mornings of February 9, 10, 11, and 13 , please contact: jb.audrerie@nexarh.com
A second highlight: The Edflex networking conference, on February 11 in Montreal
The HR TECH Innovation Week also revolves around a networking conference presented by Edflex.
This activity is offered in collaboration with Workday, AtmanCo and Nexa RH.
This free event aims to address a central challenge for organizations: how to train effectively, on a large scale and responsibly in AI, when uses, risks and skills are evolving faster than traditional training models.
For HR professionals and HR decision-makers, this is a unique opportunity to combine strategic vision, concrete feedback and technological perspectives, in order to equip their L&D roadmaps, support the adoption of AI and reduce the risks associated with Shadow AI and unsupervised skills development.
The HR TECH Innovation Summit – February 12, 2026
Finally, the highlight of the week is the HR TECH Innovation Summit. This one-day event, dedicated entirely to HR TECH, will bring together more than 60 software vendors and SI Partners, with demonstrations, conferences, and masterclasses.
Enjoy a 30% discount with the code NEXARH30 when you register.
Happy Quebec HR TECH Innovation Week 2026 edition!
For any initiative from members of the HR TECH community in Quebec or from HRIS professionals in business, regarding HR TECH Innovation Week 2026 and 2027, do not hesitate to write to us.
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