Estrie Region | Québec métiers d'avenir

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Estrie

Estrie is one of the most beautiful regions of Québec nestled between Montréal and Québec City. With its mountains, lakes and many vineyards and orchards, it offers visitors magnificent landscapes. Thanks to the vitality of its businesses and cities and its proximity to the U.S., Estrie leads Québec in exports.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE

In winter, enjoy snow sports at Mont Orford (in French only, Sutton, Bromont and Owl’s Head.

Year-round, take part in music, theatre and film festivals, sporting events, including International Bromont, the Fête des vendanges wine harvest festival, and more.

Visit the Zoo de Granby and observe over 1,000 animals and almost 225 exotic species.

Coaticook gorge park (Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook): Discover a gorge that is 50 metres deep from the longest suspended footbridge in the world (169 m). With over 20 km of hiking trails and two observation towers, there is so much to discover!

With Mont-Mégantic national park (Parc national du Mont-Mégantic) and Mont-Orford national park (Parc national du Mont-Orford), a range of outdoor activities await nature lovers, both summer and winter.

SERVICES AND RESOURCES

Public transit

Intercity transport

Nearby airports

Settlement and integration services

FACTS AND FIGURES

Population : 322,100 with density of 31.6 inhabitants per km²

Land area : 10,200 km²

Unemployment rate : 5.0% (2017)

Major cities and towns :

1.5 hours from Montréal and 2.5 hours from Québec City

Key industries :

Agriculture and dairy production
Manufacturing (mines and textiles)
Rubber, wood and paper processing
Leading-edge microelectronics, precision tooling and IT
Biomedical
Environmental bio-industry

Consult the trainings offered in this region

Manual felling and timber hauling

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