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Tout membre individuel Titulaire, Senior ou Fellow peut participer au programme d’allègement des cotisations de chômage de l’ASQ s’il souhaite continuer à maintenir son adhésion à l’ASQ. Pour plus d’informations:
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Any individual Full or Senior, or a Fellow member may participate in ASQ’s unemployment dues relief program if they want to continue maintaining their ASQ membership. For more information:
Tout membre individuel Titulaire, Senior ou Fellow peut participer au programme d’allègement des cotisations de chômage de l’ASQ s’il souhaite continuer à maintenir son adhésion à l’ASQ. Pour plus d’informations:
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2026 Appel aux candidatures | Call for Officer Nominations
De/From: Sam Weissfelner, ASQ Senior, ASQ CSQE, CQA, Nominations Committee Chair
La liste suivante de candidats a été soumise par le comité de nomination pour l’Équipe de direction de la section (SLT) 2027:
Le processus électoral consiste pour le comité de nomination à soumettre une liste de candidats qui doit être approuvée par l’assemblée générale. Pour occuper un poste de dirigeant, vous devez être membre en règle de l’ASQ (professionnel, senior ou fellow) affilié à notre section. La liste des dirigeants sera approuvée lors de notre prochaine assemblée générale annuelle prévue le 28 octobre 2026. Voici une liste complète des postes actuels de la section de Montréal de l’ASQ.
Pour plus d’informations sur ces postes, si vous désirez participer à la prochaine équipe de direction de la section ou si vous avez des questions sur les rôles eux-mêmes, veuillez me contacter au Comité des nominations.
Merci à tous et à bientôt.
The following slate of candidates was submitted by the nominating committee for the 2027 Section Leadership Team (SLT):
The election process involves the Nominating Committee submitting a list of candidates and having it approved at the General Assembly. To hold an officer position, you must be a member in good standing of ASQ (Professional, Senior or Fellow) affiliated with our chapter. The slate of officers will be approved at our next planned Annual General Assembly to be held on October 28, 2026. Here is a complete list of current positions in the ASQ Montreal Chapter.
For more information about these positions, if you would like to join the next section leadership team, or if you have questions about the roles themselves, please contact me at the Nominating Committee.
Thank you to all.
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By Michael Bournazian, Eng., Newsletter Editor, ASQ Senior Member, Quality Management Professional, CSSGB with Rolls-Royce
One final reminder: you will find in this newsletter information and links to a 1-day conference being organized by the ASQ Vermont Chapter. The conference takes place on October 22, 2026 in South Burlington, Vermont. If you live in the Montreal area, that is a relatively short 2-hour drive. And to encourage Canadian members to participate, a special Canadian promo code VQCAN can be used at registration to get an at par rate for the event!
As well. looking forward to seeing many of you for the ASQ Montreal Annual General Assembly on October 28, 2026, taking place at the Novotel Montreal Airport hotel. Look for registration information elsewhere in this newsletter.
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Thank you, all the best and none of the worst.
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The ASQ Vermont Chapter will be hosting a one-day “Vermont Conference of Quality”. The event will be held on October 22, 2026 at the Delta Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont.
As an incentive to try and get ASQ members from Canada to come to the event, use the Vermont ASQ Canadian promo code VQCAN to get an at par rate for the event.
For more information and to register, go to the CONFERENCE page.
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By Dr. David Tozer, Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair.
Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in the market and can significantly increase your income.
ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying employment. The money invested in education and certification increases chances of finding employment quickly in the downsizing environment we live in.
For advice on the program, contact David Tozer at davidtozer@qualitiqua.com or call 514-694-2830.
L’obtention de la certification ASQ vous donne un avantage concurrentiel sur le marché du travail et peut augmenter considérablement vos revenus.
La certification ASQ mène souvent à des emplois mieux rémunérés. Investir dans la formation et la certification augmente vos chances de trouver un emploi rapidement, surtout dans un contexte de réduction des effectifs.
Pour obtenir des conseils sur le programme, veuillez contacter David Tozer à l’adresse davidtozer@qualitiqua.com ou par téléphone au 514-694-2830.
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By Michael Bournazian, Eng., Newsletter Editor, ASQ Senior Member, Quality Management Professional, CSSGB with Rolls-Royce
ASQ will be hosting their “2026 AUDIT DIVISION CONFERENCE”. The event will be held September 23-24, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
For more information and to register, go to the CONFERENCE page.
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By Michael Bournazian, Eng., Newsletter Editor, ASQ Senior Member, Quality Management Professional, CSSGB with Rolls-Royce
I hope everybody had a wonderful summer.
I look forward to seeing many of you during 2026’s remaining 3 member events, coming up in September, October and November . . . whether they be virtual or in-person. Your participation in the events we organize are essential for our section.
As well, you will find in this newsletter information and links to a 1-day conference being organized by the ASQ Vermont Chapter. The conference takes place on October 22, 2026 in South Burlington, Vermont. If you live in the Montreal area, that is a relatively short 2-hour drive. And to encourage Canadian members to participate, a special Canadian promo code VQCAN can be used at registration to get an at par rate for the event!
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ALSO . . . Please contact me or any one else on the Leadership team if you would like to:
1) Write and submit an article to be published in the Newsletter.
2) Write a review of one of the upcoming monthly webinars for the “Had You Been There” section.
Thank you, all the best and none of the worst.
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By Dr. David Tozer, Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair.
Would you like to work with others to prepare for ASQ examinations? We have a Teams based section study group that is open every Tuesday evening from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Join the team and get to help each other. Contact the host Dr. David Tozer, Montreal Section Education Chair, to obtain a link.
Aimeriez-vous travailler avec d’autres personnes pour préparer les examens de l’ASQ ? Nous avons un groupe d’étude Teams ouvert tous les mardis soirs de 19 h à 20 h 30.
Rejoignez l’équipe et aidez-vous mutuellement. Contactez l’hôte, Dr. David Tozer, président de l’éducation de la section de Montréal, pour obtenir un lien.
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By Dr. David Tozer, Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair.
Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in the market and can significantly increase your income.
ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying employment. The money invested in education and certification increases chances of finding employment quickly in the downsizing environment we live in.
For advice on the program, contact David Tozer at davidtozer@qualitiqua.com or call 514-694-2830.
The following is a list of the certifications and some of the topics covered.
Certified Quality Engineer: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, human resources, team formation and group dynamics, inspection, metrology, sampling, reliability, quality standards, quality audit, statistics, design of experiments, process improvement, liability, and modern management methods for improving quality.
Certified Reliability Engineer: Topics include: reliability management, probability and statistics, modelling and prediction, data collection and analysis, design for reliability, maintainability and availability, reliability testing, product safety and liability.
Certified Software Quality Engineer: Topics include: cost of quality and return on investment, team formation and group dynamics, Life Cycles and Process Models, Systems Architecture, Requirements Engineering, Requirements Management, Audits, Maintenance Management, Software Analysis, Tracking and Controlling, Risk Management, Process and Product Measurement, Analysis and Reporting Techniques, Software Verification and Validation, Software Configuration Management.
Certified Quality Inspector: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, geometry, metrology, reading drawings, mechanical processes, statistical process control, inspection, and sampling.
Certified Quality Technician: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, planning for sampling, problem solving, procedure and instruction preparation, statistical methods, cost of quality.
Certified Calibration Technician: Topics include: testing, calibration, repair, maintenance, environment, electrical, mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment.
Certified Quality Improvement Associate: Topics include: quality tools, improvement projects and teams.
Certified Quality Process Analyst: Topics include: problem solving methods, quality tools, improvement projects and teams,
Certified Master Black Belt: Requirements: Many years experience at the Six Sigma Black Belt level, portfolio of achievements, demonstration of practice and advancing the quality field.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise-wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, lean enterprise, statistics, design of experiments, and design for six sigma.
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise-wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, and statistics.
Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Topics include: problem solving using Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control.
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence: Topics include: quality concepts, quality planning, customer focus, quality standards, project management, cost of quality, team formation and group dynamics, human resources and improvement.
Certified Quality Auditor: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, management responsibility, audit objectives, audit preparation, audit conduct, audit reporting, sampling, and basic statistics.
Certified Food Safety and Quality Auditor: Topics include: auditing for Food Safety, HACCP, managing methods for food safety, reporting on food safety.
Certified Medical Device Auditor: Topics include: standards, regulations, directives, guidance, systems and controls, auditing.
Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional: Topics include: human and veterinarian, standards and regulations, raw material management, manufacturing control, pharmaceutical delivery methods, packaging and labeling, auditing,
Certified Construction Quality Manager: Topics include: contract management, quality planning, resource management, documentation, closing the contract, risk management, environment, safety, team building, quality tools and statistical methods.
Certified Supplier Quality Professional: Topics include: supply chain quality, quality assurance plans, scrap reduction, repair and rework cycle time.
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Any individual Full or Senior, or a Fellow member may participate in ASQ’s unemployment dues relief program if they want to continue maintaining their ASQ membership. For more information:
Tout membre individuel Titulaire, Senior ou Fellow peut participer au programme d’allègement des cotisations de chômage de l’ASQ s’il souhaite continuer à maintenir son adhésion à l’ASQ. Pour plus d’informations:
Unemployed Members – Dues Read More »
By Michael Bournazian, Eng., Newsletter Editor, ASQ Senior Member, Quality Management Professional, CSSGB with Rolls-Royce
The ASQ Vermont Chapter will be hosting a one-day “Vermont Conference of Quality”. The event will be held on October 22, 2026 at the Delta Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont.
As an incentive to try and get ASQ members from Canada to come to the event, use the Vermont ASQ Canadian promo code VQCAN to get an at par rate for the event.
For more information and to register, go to the CONFERENCE page.
Vermont Conference on Quality Read More »
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By Michael Bournazian, Eng., Newsletter Editor, ASQ Senior Member, Quality Management Professional, CSSGB with Rolls-Royce
As is customary for me in the June newsletter, I would like to thank you, the reader, for taking the time to read this newsletter. I do hope that the effort that goes into putting it together by myself and many others shows, and that you get something positive out of it every time you read it.
I wish you a safe, happy and QUALITY summer season. We will be back in September 2026 with the next newsletter. All the best to you, and none of the worst.
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Any feedback? Click on the link and let me know.
ALSO . . . Please contact me or any one else on the Leadership team if you would like to:
1) Write and submit an article to be published in the Newsletter.
2) Write a review of one of the upcoming monthly webinars for the “Had You Been There” section.
Thank you, all the best and none of the worst.
The Editor’s Corner | Mot de l’éditeur Read More »
By Dr. David Tozer, Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair.
Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in the market and can significantly increase your income.
ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying employment. The money invested in education and certification increases chances of finding employment quickly in the downsizing environment we live in.
For advice on the program, contact David Tozer at davidtozer@qualitiqua.com or call 514-694-2830.
The following is a list of the certifications and some of the topics covered.
Certified Quality Engineer: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, human resources, team formation and group dynamics, inspection, metrology, sampling, reliability, quality standards, quality audit, statistics, design of experiments, process improvement, liability, and modern management methods for improving quality.
Certified Reliability Engineer: Topics include: reliability management, probability and statistics, modelling and prediction, data collection and analysis, design for reliability, maintainability and availability, reliability testing, product safety and liability.
Certified Software Quality Engineer: Topics include: cost of quality and return on investment, team formation and group dynamics, Life Cycles and Process Models, Systems Architecture, Requirements Engineering, Requirements Management, Audits, Maintenance Management, Software Analysis, Tracking and Controlling, Risk Management, Process and Product Measurement, Analysis and Reporting Techniques, Software Verification and Validation, Software Configuration Management.
Certified Quality Inspector: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, geometry, metrology, reading drawings, mechanical processes, statistical process control, inspection, and sampling.
Certified Quality Technician: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, planning for sampling, problem solving, procedure and instruction preparation, statistical methods, cost of quality.
Certified Calibration Technician: Topics include: testing, calibration, repair, maintenance, environment, electrical, mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment.
Certified Quality Improvement Associate: Topics include: quality tools, improvement projects and teams.
Certified Quality Process Analyst: Topics include: problem solving methods, quality tools, improvement projects and teams,
Certified Master Black Belt: Requirements: Many years experience at the Six Sigma Black Belt level, portfolio of achievements, demonstration of practice and advancing the quality field.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise-wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, lean enterprise, statistics, design of experiments, and design for six sigma.
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt: Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise-wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, and statistics.
Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Topics include: problem solving using Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control.
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence: Topics include: quality concepts, quality planning, customer focus, quality standards, project management, cost of quality, team formation and group dynamics, human resources and improvement.
Certified Quality Auditor: Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, management responsibility, audit objectives, audit preparation, audit conduct, audit reporting, sampling, and basic statistics.
Certified Food Safety and Quality Auditor: Topics include: auditing for Food Safety, HACCP, managing methods for food safety, reporting on food safety.
Certified Medical Device Auditor: Topics include: standards, regulations, directives, guidance, systems and controls, auditing.
Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional: Topics include: human and veterinarian, standards and regulations, raw material management, manufacturing control, pharmaceutical delivery methods, packaging and labeling, auditing,
Certified Construction Quality Manager: Topics include: contract management, quality planning, resource management, documentation, closing the contract, risk management, environment, safety, team building, quality tools and statistical methods.
Certified Supplier Quality Professional: Topics include: supply chain quality, quality assurance plans, scrap reduction, repair and rework cycle time.
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