Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Socio-economic profile
CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES


Map of Regional County Municipalities (RCM) for Chaudière-Appalaches

Territory

  

Population

Area
15,138 km2 (1.0% of Quebec)
11th administrative region out of 17

Administrative framework
136 municipalities in 9 RCM and one metropolitan community

Main municipalities
Lévis
Saint-Georges
Thetford Mines
Montmagny
Sainte-Marie
Beauceville
Population
127,400
29,300
26,300
11,700
11,700
6,500

Population (2001)
383,376 (5.3 % of Quebec)
6th administrative region out of 17

Growth
1996-2001 : 0.8 % (1.4 % for all Quebec)
1991-1996 : 3.5 % (3.5 % for all Quebec)
1986-1991 : 3.1 % (5.6 % for all Quebec)

Distribution by age group (2001) Language spoken at home (2001)
0 - 14 yrs
15 - 29 yrs
30 - 64 yrs
65 yrs and over
 17.7 %
20.7 %
48.8 %
12.7 %
 French
English
Other
98.9 %
0.6 %
0.2 %

Sources: Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca), 2001 Census
              Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), Données démographiques régionales, April 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 (2004)

12,900

< 1,500

50,300

10,800

131,400
29,500
9,200
11,100
8,200
6,400
9,300
22,900
4,300
11,300
10,100
9,100

206,200
Relative %: Tertiary=63.7%; Utilities=0.4%; Construction 5.2%; Primary=6.3%; Manufacturing=24.4%;

Sources: Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca), Labour Force Survey, 2005

Employed Persons

  

Unemployment Rate
Employed Persons thousands: 1998 = 183 ; 1999 = 180 ; 2000 = 189 ; 2001 = 193 ; 2002 = 200 ; 2003 = 203 ; 1997 = 206 ;

Source: Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca), Labour Force Survey,             2005

 Unemployment Rate: Chaudière-Appalaches 1998 = 6.6%; 1999 = 6.9%; 2000 = 6.1%; 2001 = 6.5%; 2002 = 6.6%; 2003 = 6.3%; 2004 = 6.5%; Province of Quebec 1998 = 10,4%; 1999 = 9,3%; 2000 = 8,4%; 2001 = 8,7%; 2002 = 8,7%; 2003 = 9.1%; 2004 = 8,5%;

Source: Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca), Labour Force Survey,             2005

Manufacturing Establishments and Employment
Broken Down by Technology Level
Technological level Total
 Employment Distribution by technology level: Medium-low = 27.3%; Medium-high =12.5%; High = 1.0%; Low 59.2%;

Establishment Distribution by technology level: Medium-low = 32.3%; Medium-high = 11.9%; High = 1.7%; Low = 54,0%;
 
Establishment    Employment

High technology
Aerospace
Computers, office machinery
Radio, TV, communi. equip.
Pharmaceutical industries
Software industry

Medium-high technology
Electrical machinery
Precision instruments
Other chemicals
Motor vehicles
Non-electrical machinery
Other transport equipment

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

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


TOTAL

20
1
4
8
2
5

138
20
5
26
31
55
1

373
62
7
54
11
48
3
6
182

624
125
99
321
79


1,155

     

395
5
21
311
10
48

5,078
734
27
369
2,541
1,404
3

11,112
2,750
239
995
439
891
759
505
4,534

24,046
5,792
5,530
10,949
1,775


40,631


Source: Rapport de conjoncture 2001: Pour des régions innovantes, Conseil de la science et de la technologie du Québec (www.cst.gouv.qc.ca),             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 in 2003

16,420

457.5

3,347.1

1,412.4

8.3

8.1

9.2

8.6

 % of SME in manufacturing employment: 1995 Chaudière-Appalaches = 56.8%; Province of Quebec = 46.8%; 1997 Chaudière-Appalaches = 53%; Province of Quebec = 46.1%; 1999 Chaudière-Appalaches = 43%; Province of Quebec = 40.8%; 2001 Chaudière-Appalaches = 48%; Province of Quebec = 48.8%; 2003 Chaudière-Appalaches = 45%; Province of Quebec = 47.4%;

Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), Manufacturing sector statistics, September 2005

Main Manufacturing Employers
Manufacturers
Number of employees
Activities

 

Groupe Canam Manac
- Manac (Saint-Georges)
- Les Aciers Canam (Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce)

Industries de la Rive-Sud (Sainte-Croix)

Olymel (Vallée-Jonction)

Prévost Car (Sainte-Claire)


Les Salaisons Brochu (Saint-Henri)

IPL (Saint-Damien-de-Buckland)

Imprimerie Interglobe (Beauceville)

Exceldor Coopérative avicole (Saint-Anselme)

 


776
747

1,437

1,119

968


670

624

600

480

 


Commercial trailers and semi-trailers
Structural steel components

Wood Household furniture

Slaughtering and meat packing

Highway/intercity buses, highway buses bodies

Slaughtering and meat packing

Plastic Products

Printing

Poultry Processing


Source: Web site of Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (www.icriq.com), week of October 31st, 2005

Capital Spending
Industry Millions $
Capital Spending in millions


         2001-2003: Actual expenditures
         2004: Provisional actual expenditures
         2005: Forecasts

Primary sector
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction

Manufacturing industries
- Wood products
- Food
- Fabricated metal products
- Transportation Equipments

Tertiary sector & housing
- Finances & assurrances, real estates
  & building renting
- Public administration

Housing

TOTAL (2005)

119.4
83.8
35.6

621.9
66.5
50.8
24.4
21.7

903.9
356.1

168.0

751.2

2,396.4


Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), Investissements privés et publics, Québec et ses régions, June 2005

Important Building Sites

  

Personal Income
Promoters and type of construction M$

Ultramar (Saint-Romuald)
Plant modernisation / expansion

La Seigneurie du Golf (Breakeyville)
Residential development

G. Fournier, C. Michaud & A. Leblond
(Saint-Nicolas) Real Estate - Residential development "Roc Pointe"

Ministère des transports du Québec (Lévis) Bridge enlargement

Ville de St-Georges de Beauce
Water treatment plant



350


90


32



30


28

Source: Commission de la construction du Québec (www.ccq.org),             Liste des chantiers importants dans l’industrie de la             construction, 1st and 2nd Quarter 2005
 
Personal Income $ per capita 

Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec             (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), Revenu personnel selon les             régions administratives, 2005 Edition

Autumn 2005