Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Socio-economic profile
MAURICIE


Map of Regional County Municipalities (RCM) for Mauricie

Territory

  

Population

Area
39,755 km2 (2,6 % of Quebec)
5th administrative region out of 17

Administrative framework
RCMs: Haut-Saint-Maurice, Mékinac, Maskinongé, Des Chenaux
Indian reserves: Objewan and Wemontaci
RCM-cities: Shawanigan and Trois-Rivères

Main municipalities
Trois-Rivières
Shawinigan
La Tuque
 Population 2004
 125,711
51,958
12,883

Population (2004)
259,424 (3,4 % of Quebec)
11th administrative region out of 17

Population

Growth
2003-2004 :  0.3 % (0.7 % for Québec)
2002-2003 : -0.1 % (0.5 % for Québec)
1996-2001 : -0.7 % (2.1 % for Québec)
1991-1996 :  0.6 % (2.6 % for Québec)

Distribution by age group Language spoken at home
0 - 14 yrs
15 - 24 yrs
25 - 64 yrs
65 yrs and over
 14.6 %
12.5 %
55.8 %
17.0 %
 French
English
Other
97.2 %
1.2 %
1.5 %

Sources: Statistics Canada, Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2005

Employed Persons by Sector
 
Number
Relative %
 

Primary sector

Utilities

Manufacturing industries

Construction

Tertiary sector
Trade
Transport and warehousing
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
Professional, scientific and tech. services
Management, adm. and other support
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Information, culture and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Public administration
Other services

TOTAL (2003)

1,600

1,900

23,200

6,900

77,800
19,700
4,600
4,600
3,000
3,500
7,100
14,200
3,200
5,900
5,500
6,500

113,000

 Relative %: Tertiary=70.0%; Utilities=1.0%; Construction=6.0%; Primary sector=1.0%; Manufacturing industries=21.0%;

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005

Employed Persons

  

Unemployment Rate
Employed Persons thousands: 1998 = 107; 1999 = 108.3 ; 2000 = 108.4 ; 2001 = 107.5 ; 2002 = 111.8 ; 2003 = 115.8 ; 2004 = 112.5;

Source: Statistics Canada, 2005

 Unemployment Rate: Mauricie 1999 = 11.5%; 2000 = 11%; 2001 = 11.7%; 2002 = 11.4%; 2003 = 10.4%; 2004 = 10.8%; Province of Quebec 1999 = 9,3%; 2000 = 8,4%; 2001 = 8,7%; 2002 = 8,6%; 2003 = 9,1%; 2004 = 7,8%;

Source: Statistics Canada, 2005

Manufacturing Establishments and Employment
Broken Down by Technology Level
Technology level Total
 Employment broken down by technology level: Medium-low = 31.2%; Medium-high =10.8%; High = 2.9%; Low 55.1%;

Establishment broken down by technology level: Medium-low = 23.1%; Medium-high = 7.6%; High = 1.9%; Low = 67.4%;
 
Establishments

 

 Employment

High technology
Aerospace
Computers, office machinery
Radio and telecom equipment
Pharmaceutical industries
Software industry

Medium-high technology
Electrical machinery
Precision instruments
Other chemicals industries
Motor vehicles
Non-electrical machinery
Other transportation sectors

Medium-low technology
Rubber and plastics
Non-ferrous metals
Other manufacturing industries
Petroleum refineries
Non-metallic mineral products
Shipbuilding
Iron and steel
Metal products

Low technology
Food, beverages and tobacco
Textiles, apparel and leather
Wood and wood products
Paper and printing

TOTAL

14
1
0
7
1
5

52
9
5
13
14
11
0

150
14
3
20
5
20
13
2
73

265
61
40
115
49

481

      

365
23
0
305
17
20

1,428
307
144
384
149
444
0

4,363
437
1,280
248
137
383
495
59
1,324

12,718
1,072
2,408
3,865
5,373

18,874

Source: Rapport de conjoncture 2001: Pour des régions innovantes, Conseil de la science et de la technologie du Québec, March 2001

Statistics on Manufacturing SMEs (1)
2003
Number
Region / Quebec
% of SME in manufacturing employment
  %  

Manufacturing employees (n)

Manufacturing salaries (M$)

Value of shipments (M$)

Value-added (M$)


(1) Establishment of less than 200 employees

14,842

556,849

4,423,646

1,849,326

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.6

 % of SME in manufacturing employment: 2001 Mauricie = 43.45%; 2002 Mauricie = 41.11%; 2003 Mauricie = 42.54;

Sources: Statistics Canada, Annual Survey of Manufactures, Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2005

Main Manufacturing Employers
Manufacturers Number of employees Activities


Kruger (Trois-Rivières)

Abitibi-Consolidated
- Belgo division (Shawinigan)
- Laurentide division (Grand-Mère)

Les Meubles Canadel (Louiseville)

Kruger Wayagamack (Trois-Rivières)

Emballages Smurti-Stone (La Tuque)

Corus S.E.C (Cap-de-la-Madeleine)

Société d'électrolyse et de chimie Alcan
(Shawinigan)

Dist. Toiture Mauricienne (Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap)

Marmen (Cap-de-la-Madeleine)


1,200


559
600

995

600

702

683

487


450

400


Paper products, newsprint


Newsprint, paper pulp
Newsprint, printing paper

Wood furniture

Printing paper and paper for directories

Corrugated boxes

Trusses

Sheet aluminium, aluminum sulfate


Wood trusses, laminated wood panels

Welding and precision machining

Source: Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec, 2004

Capital Spending
Industry In millions of $
Capital Spending in millions

Primary sector

Secondary sector

Tertiary sector (excluding Housing)

Housing

TOTAL (2005)
      Private
      Public

13.8

148.1

762


189

1,113.1
580.4
532.7


Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2005

Important Building Sites

  

Personal Income

In 1997 dollars
Promoters and type of construction In $ millions

Hydro-Québec (Grand-Mère)
Centrale électrique

Ministère des Transports (Trois-Rivières) Réfection du pont Laviolette

UQTR-CIPP, (Trois-Rivières)
Centre intégré des pâtes et papier

Centre hospitalier régionale de Trois-Rivières Agrendissement de l'hopital (Pavillion Sainte-Marie)

Centre hospitalier du Centre-de-la-Mauricie

Société canadienne des ports (Trois-Rivières), Rénovation des installations portuaires

520


90


80


56.3



24


15


Source: Commission de la construction du Québec, Liste des             chantiers importants dans l'industrie de la construction,             2005
 Personal Income $ per capita

Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2005

Autumn 2005