Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Socio-economic profile
QUÉBEC


Map of the Regional County Municipatiry (RCM) for Quebec

Territory

  

Population

Area
19,286 km2 (1.3% of Quebec)
10th administrative region out of 17

Administrative framework
57 municipalities, 9 unorganized areas and one Indian reserve in 6 RCMs and one metropolitan community

Main municipalities
Québec
St-Raymond
La Malbaie
Pont-Rouge
Baie-St-Paul
Lac-Beauport
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
 Population
526,500
9,200
9,200
7,700
7,400
6,100
5,800

Population (2001)
638,917 (8.9 % of Quebec)
3rd administrative region out of 17

Growth
1996-2001 : 0.9 % (1.4 % for Quebec)
1991-1996 : 2.9 % (3.5 % for Quebec)
1986-1991 : 5.0 % (5.6 % for Quebec)

Distribution by age group (2001) Language spoken at home (2001)
0 - 14 yrs
15 - 29 yrs
30 - 64 yrs
65 yrs and over
 15.3 %
19.7 %
51.1 %
13.8 %
 French
English
Other
97.8 %
1.3 %
0.7 %

 

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
Business management, admin. services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Information, culture and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Public administration
Other services

TOTAL (2004)

4,600

3,000

29,800

12,200

283,800
53,100
16,600
18,500
18,800
13,500
23,800
43,700
16,200
23,900
37,500
18,400

333,400

 Relative %: Tertiary=85.1%; Utilities=0.9%; Primary=1.4%; Manufacturing=8.9%; Construction 3.7%

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

Employed Persons

  

Unemployment Rate
Employed Persons thousands: 1998 = 300 ; 1999 = 286 ; 2000 = 293 ; 2001 = 303 ; 2002 = 323 ; 2003 = 328 ; 2004 = 332 ;

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

 Unemployment Rate: Quebec 1998 = 9.7%; 1999 = 9.2%; 2000 = 8.7%; 2001 = 8.3%; 2002 = 6.6%; 2003 = 7.2%; 2004 = 5.9%; Province of Quebec 1998 = 10.4%; 1999 = 9.3%; 2000 = 8.4%; 2001 = 8.7%; 2002 = 8.6%; 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 = 26.5%; Medium-high =15.9%; High = 6.0%; Low 51.5%;

Establishment Distribution by technology level: Medium-low = 31.7%; Medium-high = 14.3%; High = 6.9%; Low = 47.1%;
 
Establishment   
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 products and furniture
Paper and printing


TOTAL

66
0
6
27
1
32

137
23
26
32
19
37
0

304
37
4
70
8
36
4
1
144

452
97
83
135
137


959

      

1,600
0
144
985
20
451

4,225
674
1,206
836
296
1,213
0

7,026
746
752
836
165
1,209
135
64
3,119

13,652
3,650
2,180
2,123
5,699


26,503

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 (in millions of $)

Value of shipments (in millions of $)

Value-added (in millions of $)


(1) Establishment of less than 200 employees in      2003

10,003

289.1

1,728.5

786,6

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.8



 % of SME in manufacturing employment: 1995 Quebec = 52.4%; Province of Quebec = 46.8%; 1997 Quebec = 52.1%; Province of Quebec = 46.1%; 1999 Quebec = 49.1%; Province of Quebec = 40.8%; 2001 Quebec = 59.7%; Province of Quebec = 48.8%; 2003 Quebec = 53.1%; Province of Quebec = 47.4%

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

Main Manufacturing Employers
Manufacturers
Number of employees
Activities


Stadacona (Québec)

Alcoa-Aluminerie (Deschambault)

Julien (Québec)

Abitibi-Consolidated, Beaupré Division (Beaupré)

Ingénierie Électro-optique Exfo (Vanier)

Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (Québec)

Produits forestiers Bowater (Donnacona)

Alex Coulombe Ltée (Ste-Foy)

Biscuits Leclerc Ltée (St-Augustin-de-Desmaures)

Corporation Steris Canada (Charlesbourg)

Chaussures Régence (Charlesbourg)

950

550

435

400

378

374

364

360

359

350

335


Newsprint, cardboard, telephone directory paper
Primary aluminum

HRI furniture and articles

Printing paper

Optical fibre measuring instruments

Cigarettes and cigarette filters and tobacco

Printing paper, newsprint

Soft drinks

Cookies and Crackers

Commercial and service industry machinery

Shoes

 

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

Capital Spending
Industry In millions of $
Capital Spending in millions $

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

Primary sector
- Agriculture, foresty, fishing and hunting

Manufacturing industries
- Paper
- Food

Tertiary sector
- Public administration
- Trade
- Finances, insurance, real estates and leasing

Housing


TOTAL (2003)

24.2
20.1

281.5
63.8
20.2

2,216.2
843.6
220.7
212.8

1,385.0


3,749.3


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

Important Building Sites

  

Personal Income
Promoters and type of construction In millions of $


Canadian National (Québec)
Bridge restoration

Gestion Groupe Faubourg (Québec)
"Le Marigot" Hotel, Golf and Apartments

Jean-Guy Boilard (Québec)
Residential development

Société immobilière du Québec (Québec) Office building "Place Québec"

ID Biomédical du Québec (Québec)
Laboratory expansion

Papiers Stadacona Ltée (Québec)
Plant modernisation


80.0


67.0


60.0


51.5


46.5


45.0

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

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

Autumn 2005