Montérégie Region | Québec métiers d'avenir

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Montérégie

DISCOVER MONTÉRÉGIE

With urban areas, wide-open spaces and many services, Montérégie offers the best of both worlds. Located on the outskirts of Montréal and stretching to the American border, the region has a low unemployment rate and strong employment growth.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE

Shoppers will love Brossard’s Quartier DIX30, a shopping centre built like a city.

Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum lets visitors try out trains and tramways and visit the largest railway collection in the country.

Îles-de-Boucherville national park (Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville), Mont-Saint-Bruno national park (Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno) and the Gault Nature Reserve are unique places for sports and bird and amphibian watching.

Local products are featured on circuits such as the farm-oriented Circuit du Paysan, the Wine Route and the Cider Route.

A 600-km network of bike paths connects the Route Verte and the Route du Richelieu, not to mention hiking, golfing and cross-country skiing.

SERVICES AND RESOURCES

Public transit

Réseau de transport de Longueuil

Intercity transport

Nearby airports

Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)

Settlement and integration services

FACTS AND FIGURES

Population : 1,520,000

Land area : 11,111 km²

Unemployment rate : 4.6% (2017)

Major cities and towns :

10 minutes from Montréal and three hours from Québec City

Key industries :

Agri-food
Biofood and biotechnology
Aerospace and aeronautics
Transport equipment technology and logistics
Environment
Tourism

Consult the trainings offered in this region

Soudage-montage

Vente-conseil et représentation (DEP + ASP)

Light-duty equipment and leisure vehicle mechanics

Conduct of Water Collection and Treatment Processes

Stationary engine mechanics

Horticultural production

Livestock and animal production

Heavy-duty road vehicle mechanics

Fabricated structural metal and metalwork

Masonry: bricklaying

Surveying and topography

Floristry

Secretarial studies

Accounting

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