Provincial Employment Potential Information

The following table identifies employment conditions within Québec.

Table on the employment potential for Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews in Côte-Nord Region as well as in the rest of the Québec.

Location	Employment Potential	Release Date
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region		2012-10-10
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region		2012-10-15
Capitale-Nationale Region		2012-10-16
Centre-du-Québec Region		2012-11-07
Chaudière-Appalaches Region		2012-11-15
Côte-Nord Region		2012-12-10
Estrie Region		2012-11-19
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region		2012-10-10
Lanaudière Region		2012-11-20
Laurentides Region		2012-11-05
Laval Region		2011-10-20
Mauricie Region		2012-11-20
Montérégie Region		2012-10-23
Montréal Region		2012-11-26
Nord-du-Québec Region	N/A	N/A
Outaouais Region		2012-10-12
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region		2012-11-20

Additional Provincial Prospects

Visit the Provincial Job Futures for information on the current trends and the future outlook for occupations in this province or territory. This Web site is a joint effort of the federal, provincial and territorial governments. You can view a report specific to this occupation on: Provincial Job Futures - (Employment Prospects section) Web Site.

Labour Market Bulletins

An analysis of the local labour market and an assessment of local employment-related events.

• April 2013 | (PDF, 563KB)
• March 2013 | (PDF, 225 KB)
• February 2013 | (PDF, 225 KB)
• January 2013 | (PDF, 545 KB)
• Annual Edition 2012 | (PDF, 521 KB, 10 pages)

Provincial / Territorial Labour Market News

Week of Jun 10 – Jun 14, 2013

• Groupe Quorum, a real estate developer, announced construction of some 50 condominiums in two buildings in Verdun. The project will be completed in fall 2014. (available in French only)
• Construction is under way on Loft Angus, a 60-unit residential project in Rosemont Petite-Patrie. The housing complex is expected to open in spring 2014. (available in French only)
• A park-and-ride lot estimated at between $20 and $30M will be built in Sainte-Julie. Work will begin in 2014 with completion in 2016. (available in French only)
• Gatineau's Théâtre de l'Île will be renovated at a cost of $1.5M, with the work being spread over one and a half years (available in French only)
• Ivanhoe Cambridge, a real estate developer, plans to invest $20M to renovate the Rockhill housing complex in Montréal (available in French only)
• Construction Norascon of Amos has won a $1.7M contract to rebuild the Chemin Senator intersection in Rouyn-Noranda (available in French only)

Week of Jun 03 – Jun 07, 2013

• A residential tower estimated at $60M will be erected in Griffintown. Devimco Immobilier will build 257 dwelling units by the beginning of 2015. (available in French only)
• A $110.5M investment to build and expand elementary and secondary schools in Montréal in the next couple of years has been announced by the provincial government (available in French only)
• Real estate promoters Groupe HYDE and Développement SCD have announced the TOM condominium tower project in downtown Montréal. This 40-floor project plans construction of 287 apartments, as well as a business centre. (available in French only)
• Work on the biggest traffic circle of Gatineau estimated at $4.7M will begin soon (available in French only)

Week of May 27 – May 31, 2013

• Canada Post modernizes its facilities at its mail processing establishment located in the Saint-Laurent borough to increase its productivity. At a cost of $200M, work will be completed in December 2013. (available in French only)
• Produits alimentaires Viau, a firm specializing in food processing, announced an expansion project in Montréal estimated at $61M. This project will allow the creation of 105 jobs in the next 5 years and the retainment of 285 others. (available in French only)
• The provincial government has announced a $90M investment to create 1,150 affordable community housing apartments in Montréal in the next year (available in French only)
• A new daycare, with a capacity to welcome 160 kids, will be built in Aylmer sector of Gatineau (available in French only)
• Thirty-two affordable apartments, divided among 5 buildings, will be built in Gatineau (available in French only)
• Jean Coutu has invested $190M in Varennes for the construction of a new distribution centre (available in French only)
• The construction of the new Carrefour St-Romuald should begin this fall. This project is estimated at $500M. Many store banners will set up shop, such as Costco, Toys 'R' Us, Bouclair and Latulippe. (available in French only)
• The Ville de Shawinigan will restore some of its infrastructure at a cost of more than $16.3M (available in French only)

Week of May 20 – May 24, 2013

• Nearly $150M will be invested over the next two years in the development and maintenance of the road network in Centre-du-Québec (available in French only)
• Two churches in Montréal will be converted into 156 units of public housing and a new location for the Maison de l'économie sociale. Projects are estimated at over $48M. (available in French only)
• The Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montréal has announced the redevelopment of its dialysis clinic, a project worth an estimated $40M (available in French only)
• Le Cube, a community organization located in Montréal that creates children's theatre, will move into a redeveloped church at a cost of $12.3M (available in French only)
• It will take four years and $12M to renovate the residences at the Cégep de Rimouski (available in French only)
• The provincial government has announced an investment of $63.1M to rebuild and expand the Wilder building in Montréal's theatre district. Several cultural organizations related to dance creation will be located there. (available in French only)