As part of the Portraits of merchants & professionals of Côte-des-Neiges project, we invited Zeineb Khalfallah (@zeineb_conscience on Instagram) to join us in our visit of 11 businesses of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges who have participated in the project.

Meet Tarik | Portraits of merchants and professionals of Côte-des-Neiges

Learn more about your merchants and professionals of the Côte-des-Neiges district! // Let’s meet with : Tarik Kadiri, Owner of Imprimerie CDN

For Tarik Kadiri, owner of Imprimerie Côte-des-Neiges, entrepreneurship is a way to give back to the neighbourhood that welcomed him when he arrived in Montreal.

Tarik is of Moroccan descent and immigrated to Canada at the age of 17 to study printing management. He settled directly in Côte-des-Neiges, where he built a circle of friends, which allowed him to integrate and discover the Quebec culture.

Later, Tarik studied business administration at HEC Montreal, located in Côte-des-Neiges.

“Côte-des-Neiges gave me everything. I was educated in this district, I met my wife there, my children were born at Sainte-Justine Hospital, etc. Côtes-Des-Neiges is my home and therefore I want to get involved in its development. I want to give back to this area that has given me everything,” said Tarik with great commitment and determination.

“I think it’s a citizen’s duty to get involved in the community and that’s why I’m a member of the board of directors of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges,” he added.

Driven by the ambition to contribute to the development of his territory, Tarik took the reins of the Imprimerie Côte-des-Neiges in 2010.

Before taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, he had the opportunity to work with renowned international firms, which enriched his career path.

At that time, the Imprimerie Côte-des-Neiges founded in 1951, was for sale. Its founder was looking for someone who could give it a second wind.

Tarik’s professional and academic background as well as his determination attracted the founder’s attention. And that was the beginning of the adventure!

Since the acquisition, the entrepreneur has revamped the company’s image and continues to take on projects with clients from different sectors.

One of his biggest partners is the Sainte-Justine Hospital, with which he faced the pandemic challenges.

Thanks to Tarik’s leadership and the professionalism of his team members, Imprimerie Côte-des-Neiges was the official printer of the Sainte-Justine Hospital during the crisis: a project that made the entrepreneur proud.

For me Côte-des-Neiges is: My neighbourhood

Writer-journalist: Zeineb Khalfallah

Photographer: Gaelle Leroyer

Artistic direction : Félicia Balzano (SDC Côte-des-Neiges

Complete the experience by visiting the free exhibition on Promenade Jean-Brillant from September 8th to December 5th, 2022. Info: here

ABOUT THE PROJECT: 

Given the great success of its project «Portraits of Merchants and Professionals of Côte-des-Neiges» in 2021, the SDC Côte-des-Neiges is proud to present the second edition of the initiative through an exhibition as well as interviews. This project is aimed at putting residents in touch with businesses on the territory of the Société de développement commercial (SDC) Côte-des-Neiges. Through a series of portraits capturing the essence of 11 businesses, meet 17 owners and managers of local businesses. This social and cultural project is intended to be a real encounter with the human behind the professional. In this second edition, you will discover women and men, young professionals and experienced entrepreneurs, all from different cultures and backgrounds, providing a wide range of products and services. What do they all have in common? Their love for Côte-des-Neiges. Discover the exhibition on the Promenade Jean-Brillant and extend the experience online thanks to the heartfelt interviews carried out with each one of them.

Under the artistic direction of Félicia Balzano, general manager of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges, this project is an initiative of the SDC Côte-des-Neiges and made possible with the collaboration of the Maison de la culture CDN and the borough CDN- NDG.