Photo d'une étudiante en classe à l'EMBA McGIll-HEC Montréal

Continue your career while you study thanks to a program schedule designed for working managers

Program Schedule

Participants meet roughly once a month, typically from Thursday to Sunday*. These extended weekends are complemented by two residency periods: one week in Québec for the Reflective Mindset and ten days abroad for the Worldly Mindset.

All course dates and assignment deadlines are shared at the start of the program, allowing participants to plan their workload well in advance.

Explore the dates for all modules and key program activities: 

Class of 2027: September 2025 – February 2027

September 2025

  • September 10, 2025 | Orientation (HEC Montréal)
  • September 11 – September 13, 2025 | Opening workshops: Effective Business Communication; Finance & Accounting
    (HEC Montréal)
  • September 25 – October 1, 2025 | Reflective Mindset (Off-site Residential Module at Ripplecove. Optional opening dinner 25th, classes begin 26th

October 2025

  • October 30 – November 2, 2025 | Decision-making Tools

November 2025

  • November 20 – 23, 2025 | Decision-making Tools (continued) & Value Creation Mindset

December 2025

  • December 5 – December 9, 2025 | Exam Period * This is a take-home exam; the participant decides how much time to allocate. You can do this from anywhere in the world if you have a good internet connection.
  • December 11 – 14, 2025 | Value Creation Mindset (continued)

January 2026

  • January 8 – 11, 2026 | Value Creation Mindset (continued) & Analytic Mindset
  • January 29 – February 1, 2026 | Analytic Mindset (continued)

February 2026

  • February 18 – 22, 2026 | Collaborative Mindset

March 2026

  • March 26 – 29, 2026 | Sustainability Mindset

April 2026

  • April 16 – 19, 2026 | Sustainability Mindset (continued)

May 2026

  • May 6 – May 10, 2026 | Catalytic Mindset
  • May 27 – June 10, 2026 | Worldly Mindset (The Worldly Mindset will take place during this period and will be about 8-10 days. Final dates to be confirmed in December 2025.)

July 2026

Congé

August 2026

  • August 20 – 23, 2026 | From Hindsight to Foresight

September to December 2026

  • Recherche et rédaction | Papier final
  • December 14, 2026 Submission of final paper

Graduation 2027

  • February 12, 2027 EMBA Conference and end of program celebration
  • McGill Convocation (printemps 2027)
  • Collation des grades HEC Montréal (automne 2027)

Calendrier cohorte 2026 (de septembre 2026 à février 2028)

September 2026

  • September 16, 2026 | Orientation (HEC Montréal)
  • September 17 – September 19, 2026 | Opening workshops: Effective Business Communication; Finance & Accounting
    (HEC Montréal)
  • September 25 – September 30, 2026 | Reflective Mindset (Off-site Residential Module at Ripplecove. Optional opening dinner 25th, classes begin 26th

October 2026

  • October 29– November 1, 2026 | Decision-making Tools

November 2026

  • November 19– 22, 2026 | Decision-making Tools (continued) & Value Creation Mindset

December 2026

  • December 3 – December 7, 2026 | Exam Period * This is a take-home exam; the participant decides how much time to allocate. You can do this from anywhere in the world if you have a good internet connection.
  • December 10 – 13, 2026 | Value Creation Mindset (continued)

January 2027

  • January 7 – 10, 2027 | Analytic Mindset
  • January 28 – January 31, 2027 | Analytic Mindset (continued)

February 2027

  • February 18 – 21, 2027 | Collaborative Mindset

March 2026

  • March 18– 21, 2027 | Sustainability Mindset

April 2027

  • April 15 – 18, 2027 | Program Activities

May 2026

  • May 6 – May 9, 2027 | Catalytic Mindset
  • June 3 – June 9, 2027 | Worldly Mindset (The Worldly Mindset will take place during this period and will be about 8-10 days. Final dates to be confirmed in December 2025.)

July 2026

Congé

August 2026

  • August 19– 22, 2026 | From Hindsight to Foresight

September to December 2027

  • Recherche et rédaction | Papier final
  • December 13, 2027 | Submission of final paper

Graduation 2028

  • February 11, 2028 | EMBA Conference and end of program celebration
  • McGill Convocation (printemps 2028)
  • Collation des grades HEC Montréal (automne 2028)

Key Details

  • Course period: 11 months, about one weekend per month, 8:00 AM–5:30 PM (some modules may start on Wednesday)
  • Evening activities: occasional
  • Managerial exchange: 2–3 days, depending on the schedule
  • Self-study: 15–20 hours per week for readings and assignments
  • No classes in July
  • Final paper: typically written over 4 months (September–December)
  • Graduation: the spring following submission of the final paper