About The Program

Our mission is to make product management more accessible to talented people from all backgrounds, to strengthen our product community, and to help our technology ecosystem thrive.

Our Mission

About the program

APM Montreal is a community-led, cohort based training program for product managers at the start of their career. Each cohort lasts 20 weeks, meeting once a week, with a mix of remote and in person sessions. There are also a few social events throughout the program. Each cohort consists of approximately 15 APMs, with a similar number of Mentors.

In most cases, companies send both an APM and a Mentor as a pair to participate in the program. APM Montreal's mission is to increase accessibility to product management while building a strong tech ecosystem in Montreal. The organisation is run as a non-profit, with all proceeds reinvested in the program.

For APMs (aka Mentees)

Who is this for?

Our mission is to make product management careers more accessible, and our ideal candidates include:

New hires who are new to product management
Internal, lateral transfers to product roles
Recent PM hires

Read the FAQ

How does it work?

Each cohort lasts around 20 weeks, meeting once a week, with a mix of remote and in person sessions. You are also assigned a mentor for 1-on-1 coaching. Additionally, you’ll be invited to attend APM social events.

Check out the curriculum

What does it cost?

To keep the program accessible, fees are based on the stage of the company.

Individual: $1500
Start-up: $2000
Corporate: $2500

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What APMs are saying

Gulen Buyukbayram Kizilkale
PM at Caribou
APM cohort 2022

"APM Montreal helped me learn how I could apply my skills to product management practices. From product strategy to influencing and communication, I had a chance practice them within clearly defined workshops, solving real work problems with support and feedback from Senior PMs.”

Ariane Dang
PM at Sama
APM cohort 2023

"APM Montreal brought me a lot of knowledge about product management. But mostly, I would say, it brought me friends and a nice network I still interact. There is a Slack channel where we all talk together about Product Management on a weekly basis and I don’t think I would have met these people otherwise."

For mentors

Who can be a mentor?

Our program is taught entirely by volunteer product leaders from the Montreal community.

Mentors usually bring an APM from their organization and also participate in the sessions.
For more on what is expected of Mentors, please see our FAQs.

What is the commitment?

We ask each mentor to commit to the following for the duration of each cohort:

Individual mentorship of 1-2 APMs
Leading and co-leading of 1-2 sessions
Attendance of 6 sessions (incl. those you lead)

What mentors are saying

Amélie Moritz
Technical PM at Unito
APM cohort 2022

"The APM Montreal program helped me build a strong foundation in Product Management while connecting with others within the Product community. I am starting my journey with a tool box that I will be able to use and refine along the way. And special shoutout to the mentors!"

Jean-Sebastien Chouinard
VP Products at Wavo
Mentor 2021 & 2022

"APM MTL was a great learning experience for my team. I’ve seen them grow tactically and strategically when approaching a new business problem. The sense of community created amongst APM and mentor create a bond that would last for a long time."