Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for Mechanical Assemblers and Inspectors in Centre-du-Québec Region as well as in the rest of the Québec.

Location	Employment Potential	Release Date
Centre-du-Québec Region		2012-12-03

For the 2012-2014 period, job opportunities in the Centre-du-Québec region are expected to be good for this occupation.

There are more than 600 jobs in this occupation in the Centre-du-Québec region, mainly located in machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing, and to a lesser extent in fabricated metal product manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade. Ground passenger transportation equipment, specialty vehicles and recreational vehicles have been identified as areas of excellence in the region, which could have a positive impact on employment in these industries.

There are few jobs in this occupation in the region. Job opportunities will result primarily from the need to replace retirees. The unemployment rate will remain very low between now and 2014.

Young people under age 25 hold a very low percentage of jobs in these positions in the Centre-du-Québec region (8%), compared with all jobs in the region (16%). There are also many workers over age 45: they make up half (50%) of the workforce, compared with 39% in Quebec as a whole.

Local Labour Market News

Week of Apr 29 – May 03, 2013

• Les Planchers bois franc Wickman is investing $5.5M to ensure its competitiveness in a very competitive market while securing 120 jobs. Four new positions will be created. (available in French only)
• Nova Bus of Saint-François-du-Lac signs a $148M contract with Chicago's city transit company for the delivery of 300 buses at the beginning of 2014 (available in French only)
• Vaillancourt Portes & Fenêtres of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham has invested $1.5M to expand, which will lead to the hiring of new employees (available in French only)
• Rotisserie restaurant St-Hubert in Victoriaville has invested $2.3M to expand and could thus create nearly a dozen jobs (available in French only)

Week of Apr 22 – Apr 26, 2013

• More than fifty-some positions need to be filled within Cascades' plants, a manufacturer of packaging products and papers mainly made up of recycled fibers (available in French only)
• Fifteen-some positions of various nature need to be filled at Machinage Piché in Daveluyville, a manufacturer of wood handling equipment (available in French only)
• Creative recreation goods retailer DeSerres invests $1.5M in its Drummondville store, which will open this fall (available in French only)

Week of Apr 15 – Apr 19, 2013

• Rotec International of Baie-du-Febvre, which specializes in the production of adjustable electric beds, is investing $639,000 to optimize its production processes. Some 70 jobs will be consolidated as a result. (available in French only)
• Claude Joyal, a company that sells and repairs farm equipment, has purchased the Elphège Boissonneault garage in Lyster. More than $800,000 has been invested there to set up a showroom and to store parts. (available in French only)
• Sixpro in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, the largest paint coating subcontractor in Quebec, is investing $2M to purchase state-of-the art equipment. Roughly a dozen new jobs should be created. (available in French only)
• Following a $950,000 investment, J.N. Donais, the largest funeral cooperative in the Centre-du-Québec region, has just opened its fully-renovated complex on Lindsay Street in Drummondville (available in French only)
• Soucy Plastiques in Drummondville, a subcontractor supplying contractors in the recreational, military, agricultural and transport sectors, is investing $600,000 in state-of-the art equipment (available in French only)

Week of Apr 08 – Apr 12, 2013

• Canneberges Bieler in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford invests more than $5.1M to obtain a freezer that will be linked to the cranberry receiving plant (available in French only)
• The Théâtre Parminou of Victoriaville invests more than $2M to renovate its facilities and modernize its equipment (available in French only)
• The centre d'hébergement du Roseau in Victoriaville invests $4.8M to expand and focus its food production in a single kitchen (available in French only)