Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Socio-economic profile
LAURENTIDES

Map of the Regional County Municipatiry (RCM) for Laurentides

Territory

Population

Area
20,560 km² (1.6% of Quebec)
8^th administrative region out of 17

Administrative framework
83 municipalities, 11 unorganized areas and one Indian reserve in 8 RCMs

Main municipalities
Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Eustache
Blainville
Mirabel
Boibriand
Sainte-Thérèse

Population
62,684
41,635
40,655
30,546
27,284
25,225

Population (2004)
499,882 (6.6 % of Quebec)
4^th administrative region out of 17

Growth
variation 2001-2026 : 29 % (9.3 % for Quebec)

Distribution by age group (2004)		Language spoken at home
0 - 14 yrs 15 - 24 yrs 25 - 54 yrs 55 - 64 yrs 65 yrs and over	19.0 % 12.1 % 29.6 % 27.8 % 11.5 %	French English Other	91.2 % 5.4 % 2.5 %

Sources: Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca), 2001 Census (100% data)
Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005
Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions (www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca), Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, April 2005

Number of jobs by Industry

	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)	3,800 2,400 48,200 13,200 190,000 45,500 12,700 10,600 17,300 5,900 16,000 33,200 10,400 14,300 12,400 11,900 257,600
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005

Number of jobs		Unemployment Rate
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005		Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005

Manufacturing Establishments and Employment
Broken Down by Technology Level

Technological level

Total

Employment broken down by technology level: Medium-low = 23.0%; Medium-high = 26.1%; High = 16.5%; Low 34.4%;

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
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

23
6
0
9
4
4

94
23
6
22
15
27
1

229
32
3
42
5
42
5
2
98

329
70
53
166
40

675

3,926
3,223
0
388
288
27

6,223
999
183
1,173
3,397
463
8

5,475
829
190
1,411
64
1,151
30
137
1,663

8,186
2,157
1,762
2,915
1,352

23,810

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

Statistics on Manufacturing Activity (1)

2001	*Number*	*Region / Quebec*	*% of SME in manufacturing employment*

		%
Number of establishments (n) Manufacturing employees (n) Manufacturing salaries ('000 $) Value of shipments ('000 $) Value-added ('000 $) (1) Establishment of less than 200 employees in 2001	823 19,560 629,531 6,207,917 2,352,072	5.4 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.2
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca) , Winter 2005

Main Manufacturing Employers

Manufacturers

Number of employees

Activities

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd
(Mirabel)

Bombardier Inc. (Mirabel)

Paccar Sainte-Thérèse Plant
(Sainte-Thérèse)

Nova Bus (St-Eustache)

Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc.
(Saint-Jérôme)

Paradox Security Systems Ltd
(St-Eustache)

Jeno Neuman & fils Inc. (Boisbriand)

1,164

846

675

640

575

450

370

Aircraft and Aircraft Parts Industry

Aircraft and defence

Heavy-Duty Truck Manufacturing

Motor Vehicule Industry

Stationery Product Manufacturing

Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Sport clothing for woman

Source: Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (www.icriq.com), April 2005

Capital Spending

*Industry*	*Millions $*
		(1) Provisional actual expenditures (2) Revised forecasts
Primary sector - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Manufacturing industries - Chemical products - Computer and Electronic products - Wood products Tertiary sector and housing - Housing - Finances & Assurances, Real Estates & Building Renting - Public Administration TOTAL (2004)	11.2 9.3 216.7 14.9 13.8 14.0 3,379.2 2,222.3 371.1 167.7 3,607.2
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005

Important Building Sites

Personal Income Per Capita

Promoters and type of construction

Station Mont-Tremblant (Intrawest)
Station upgrade, Phase 2 (Mont-Tremblant)

Resort One et Société des hôtels Concorde. Tourist Development, Condos-hotels (Ferme-Neuve/Grand Remous)

Corporation de développement immobilier Intersite. Residential Development Cap Tremblant, Phase 3 (Mont-Tremblant)

Stonehaven Country Club. Resort (Ste-Agathe)

Centre hospitalier Laurentien. Hospital renovation (Ste-Agathe)

First Pro Development. Shopping mall Porte des Laurentides (Saint-Jérôme)

1000.0

260.0

100.0

35.0

30.0

23.0

Source: Commission de la construction du Québec (www.ccq.org), Liste des chantiers importants dans l’industrie de la construction, First Quarter 2005

Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec (www.stat.gouv.qc.ca), April 2005

Autumn 2005

Socio-economic profileLAURENTIDES