Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Socio-economic profile
SAGUENAY - LAC-SAINT-JEAN

Map of the Regional County Municipatiry (RCM) for Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean

Territory

Population

Area
98,579 km² (7.3 % of Quebec)
3^rd administrative region out of 17

Administrative framework
49 municipalities, 10 unorganized areas
and one Indian reserve in 4 RCM and Ville de
Saguenay

Main municipalities
Ville de Saguenay
Alma
Dolbeau-Mistassini
Roberval
Saint-Félicien

Population
148,339
30,579
14,802
11,013
10,674

Population (2003)
278,519 (3.7 % of Quebec)
10^th administrative region out of 17

Distribution by age group		Language spoken at home
0 - 14 yrs 15 - 29 yrs 30 - 64 yrs 65 yrs and over	16.6 % 20.0 % 50.1 % 13.2 %	French English Other	99.0 % 0.6 % 0.4 %

Growth (estimates)
1981-1991 : + 2.4 % (9.7 % for Quebec)
1991-2001 : - 3.0 % (4.7 % for Quebec)
2001-2011 : - 5.1 % (5.0 % for Quebec)
2011-2021 : - 4.3 % (3.2 % for Quebec)

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census.
              Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2005.
              Répertoire des municipalités, 2005.
              Portrait socio-économique des régions du Québec, 2004.

Employed Persons by Sector

	Number	Relative %

*Primary sector* Utilities Manufacturing industries Construction Tertiary sector Trade Transport and warehousing Finance, insurance, real and leasing Professional, scientific and tech. services Management, admin and other services Educational services Health care and social assistance Information, culture and recreation Accommodation and food services Public administration Other services *TOTAL (2004)*	5,800 1,200 19,600 6,500 88,200 20,200 5,100 4,600 5,000 2,900 9,300 16,100 4,200 7,800 6,200 6,800 121,300
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005, Human Ressouces and Skills Development Canada, Jonquière, 2005

Employed Persons

Unemployment Rate

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005, Human Ressouces and Skills Development Canada, (Jonquière).

Unemployment Rate: Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean 1996 = 14.5%; 1997 = 14.8%; 1998 = 14.6%; 1999 = 11.6%; 2000 = 10.5%; 2001 = 11.5%; 2002 = 12.2%; 2003 = 12%; 2004 = 12%; Province of Quebec 1996 = 11.8%; 1997 = 11.4%; 1998 = 10.4%; 1999 = 9.3%; 2000 = 8.4%; 2001 = 8.7%; 2002 = 8.6%; 2003 = 9.1%; 2004 = 8.5%;

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005, Human Ressouces and Skills Development Canada, (Jonquière) 2005.

Manufacturing Establishments and Employment
by Technology Level

Technological level

Total

Employment broken down by technology level: Medium-low = 34.5%; Medium-high =14.8%; High = 0.3%; Low 50.4%;

Establishment broken down by technology level: Medium-low = 34.9%; Medium-high = 11.2%; High = 1.2%; Low = 52.7%;

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

5
1
0
4
0
0

48
7
4
6
7
23
1

149
17
12
16
4
26
1
2
71

225
56
25
103
41

427

53
1
0
52
0
0

2,772
112
18
1,798
63
776
5

6,460
147
4,115
196
86
567
7
130
1,212

9,427
1,651
412
3,109
4,255

18,712

Source: Rapport de conjoncture 2001: Pour des régions innovantes, Conseil de la science et de la technologie du Québec, March 2004

Manufacturing SMEs Statistics(1)

1998	*Number*	*Region / Quebec*	*% of SME in manufacturing employment*

		%
Manufacturing employees (n) Manufacturing salaries (M$) Value of shipments (M$) Value-added (M$) (1) Establishments of less than 200 employees in 1998	5,137 170.7 1,673.1 549.6	2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0
Sources: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Statistiques principales de secteur manufacturier selon la taille des établissements, par région administrative, December 2001

Main Manufacturing Employers

Manufacturers

Employees

Activities

Alcan inc.
- Arvida and Vaudreuil plants (Jonquière)
- Grande-Baie
- Laterrière
- Alma
- Research and Development Centre (Arvida)
- Lapointe, Saguenay and Dubuc plants
- Electricity, port installations and railway

Abitibi-Consolidated
- Alma (580), Kénogami (448) et Saint-Félicien (350) factories
- La Doré (180), Girardville (105), Normandin (40), St-Thomas (105), St-Fulgence (118), Petite-Saguenay (43), Roberval (120), Saguenay (30), St-Prime (50) and St-Ludger (115) factories
- St-Prime (115), Larouche (100)
- Forest workers and others

Produits forestiers Bowater
- Dolbeau-Mistassini (199), Girardville (28) and St-Félicien (154)

Louisiana-Pacific
- Chambord(219) and Lac-Bouchette(40)

Cascades
- Carton plat Inc.(170) and Fjordcell(84)

5,624
2,150
671
569
813
208
145
1,239

3,962
1,378

906

215

1463

381

259

254

Al., anodes, calcinated coke, ingots, alumina
Al., anodes, sheet and casting ingots
Primary aluminum and ingots
Primary aluminum and anodes
Industrial inorganic chemistry
Dross recycling, wire, sheet,
Duralcan

Newsprint, printing paper and paper Directory, Mechanical pulp

Lumber and lumber preparation

Lumber, Finger Jointing, Joists

Lumber and planing

Particleboard and Lumber

Sheet Carton and Mechanical Pulp

Source: Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec, B2B Information Portal, August 2005 and Guide presse Alcan au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, edition 2004; Abitibi-Consolidated, 2005; Cascades, 2005

Capital Spending

Industry	In millions of $

Primary sector - Forestry - Agriculture, fishing, hunting - Mines Manufacturing industries - Paper and wood products - Others Tertiary sector and Housing - Housing - Finance, insurance, real estate - Public services - Teaching, health, culture - Trade and transportation - Public administration - Accomodation and food services - Others TOTAL (2005)	68.4 40.3 21.9 6.2 187.3 81.6 105.7 1,511.4 311.9 244.6 564.3 141.4 90.3 131.6 13.3 14.0 1,767.1
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Dépenses en immobilisations par secteur et sous-secteur Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, 2001-2005

Important Building Sites

Personal Income

Promoter and type of construction

In Million of $

Hydro-Québec
Péribonka station
High voltage line
Others

Ministère des transports du Québec
Régional roads
Highway 175 (estimate: 7 years)

Alcan
Treatment of industrial wastes
(Jonquière)

1,300.0
150.0
7.0

31.5
525.0

150.0

Sources: Commission de la construction du Québec, 2005 ; Alcan, Hydro- Québec; Transport Québec, Abitibi-Consolidated, 2005

Personal Income $ per capita: Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: 2002 = 23,592; 2003 = 24,485; 2004 = 25,421; Province of Québec: 2002 = 26,765; 2003 = 27,507; 2004 = 28,595

Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Indicateurs du revenus par habitant, april 2005, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

Autumn 2005

Socio-economic profileSAGUENAY - LAC-SAINT-JEAN